0 comments by Will Horton on 3/18/2011
"I don't think we've got your attention," Jones said to the players, several of whom recounted the incident to SI. "You clearly don't understand what we're saying, and we're not hearing what you're saying. So I guess we're going to have to show you to get your attention." Jones tapped his fists together for emphasis—the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/17/2011
Just as momentum for an LA stadium seemed to be building, the Lockout gets in the way. After years of speculation, politics and in-fighting, the consortium led by Ed Roski that has been attempting to build a new stadium in Los Angeles and lure an NFL team away (or prompt Roger Goodell to reach into […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/16/2011
One year after this seminal book came out, Adrian Peterson signed the richest contract ever given to an NFL running back — before playing a single down. AP: All some people see is, ‘Oh, we’re not going to be around football.’ But how the players look at it … the players are getting robbed. They […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/13/2011
To be honest, while I’ve leaned on the side of the players during this labor standoff, I don’t hold a lot of truck with the events of the last week. From what I understand, the work done to get an extension — and an extension of the extension — was done based on some notion […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/11/2011
Occasionally we are reminded that our existence clings fragilely to a huge and violent planet controlled by massive forces that toil invisibly beneath its own surface, or in the currents of the far away sky. When something breaks in the balance of these forces, we — either you, me, or some copy of you and […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/10/2011
Lincoln cited Matthew 12:25 when decrying the division of the union in 1858: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” Memo to the NFL owners: there’s a moral to this story. The latest mantra to emerge from the NFL Players Association in […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/9/2011
Mel Kiper on the Rams’ draft options: “You could get with this, or you could get with that.” Mel Kiper released his latest mock draft this week, throwing DT Corey Liuget to the Rams at #14. A debatable value pick but definitely fills a need. Begin mild debate over Liuget here over a Stephen Paea […]
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How big is the void left by OJ Atogwe, and could Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel fill it? The third round of the draft has been a mixed bag for the Rams so far under Devaney. He has yet to move aggressively up or down, into or out of the round, and their value board seems […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/7/2011
CL7TWO IMPORTANT all my tweeps-this relationship has been fabulous.lets keep it going… pls follow my new twitter @CL9ONE THANK YOU 4 UR PATIENCE CL9ONE to answer yalls questions in regard to a number change, yes i am changing my number. for those of you with my old jersey, i appreciate that Rams fans in 2011 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/6/2011
The key word for architecture of this generation is “sustainability.” This has a lot of meanings, from limiting the environmental impact of construction to the long-term health and financial viability of the stadium itself. This will be a key consideration for Kroenke and the Rams: the Jones Dome will be twenty years old in 2015. […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/5/2011
Introduction: In 1983, four architects in Kansas City decided to build a practice exclusively focused on sports arenas: HOK Sport, now called Populous. Dennis Wellner was one of those four, and football stadiums became his niche. Since that time, perhaps no other person has had a hand in more football stadium designs. Joe Robbie Stadium […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/4/2011
The Rams lose a big playmaker, but was he already partially lost in Spagnuolo’s system? Scene: Washington, DC. Reporters huddled en masse around a nondescript conference room while the clock ticked down on the NFL’s last-ditch bargaining session. Somewhere amidst the speculative tweets questioning whether owners and players would announce an extension to their deadline […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/3/2011
Further Reading nflplayers.com: Lockout Steps usatoday.com: Timeline of NFL Labor Disputes Charles Baschnagel, Williams College: An Analysis of the Effects of the 1993 NFL Salary Cap on Competitive Balance and League Revenue
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/2/2011
Judge David Doty, the man who saved football… again? I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. — Benjamin Franklin In 1992, the Honorable David S. Doty, S.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota, saved football. In March […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/28/2011
For a man who just set a combine record in the broad jump, Julio Jones isn’t about to brag. “Just wait, there’s more” he seems to say. For a month of mock drafts, Julio Jones safely slid down to the Rams at #14 as various scouts and bloggers and such touted and jostled various players […]
