For all intents and purposes, Steven Jackson was the Rams' offense in 2009. He got the ball on first down as often as any back in the NFL, and seldom took a handoff with fewer than eight men in the box. But still he carried the team forward, most notably in the team's one win […]

Imagine a gigantic station wagon driving down the highway on an interminable road trip toward the 2010 season, and the day along the way when Sam Bradford and the Rams agree to the largest-ever rookie contract in league history. How big? What clauses might it contain? How much will be guaranteed? That’s to be determined. […]

It was a quiet night of beers for two dads over at the Tap Room, and as Tom and I stood at the bar with two Kolsches in front of us, conversation turned to The Wire. I started watching the series on his recommendation last year, and Mrs. RamsHerd and I devoured all five seasons […]

Firstly, a bit of a technical note. FanBall has been working on a server migration, and apparently we’re having trouble approving comments from first-time commenters. This includes a nice little note from David over at FrozenNotes.com, and an inspiring comment from “a Rams fan from afar.” Hopefully this will be sorted out quickly, we love […]

“St Louis is a baseball town, first and foremost,” you might say. “The Rams are always going to be a tough sell.” This was the gist of what FanBall’s own Bryan Douglass had to say this morning, when I opened the subject of how to fix the Rams’ “Ultimate Franchise Ranking” onto the Twitterverse. And […]

It seemed like only yesterday I posited that the Rams would be smart to follow in the footsteps of the Blues, in terms of coming up with innovative ways to reconnect with fans. In fact, it was yesterday. They invited the SLU student band to sit behind net and play during the breaks on weekend […]

ESPN tabulated their Ultimate Franchise Rankings for 2010 — always a fun excercise — and St Louis’s pro sports teams generally did pretty well. Those venerable Redbirds (#22 overall) ranked 7th among baseball teams, and the Blues (#41) ranked in the top half of their NHL brethren despite being one of the three or four […]

When you’ve been deemed not good enough for a team that only mustered a single win, that isn’t usually something you want at the top of your resume. In fact, many former Rams from last year’s squad still find themselves unable to crack even the ballooned-out training camp rosters, and are looking to Canada or […]

Like a Leprechaun rolled in sugar, let me keep this short and sweet: today marks one year since the launch of RamsHerd.com and my first post, and I want to say thank you to all the readers, commenters, star-voters, followers on

The news hit Twitter as many were still basking in the glow of the US men’s thrilling 1-0 victory over Algeria in the World Cup: OneRamsWay Rams have re-signed free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe to multi-year contract. Plenty to come quickly here on stlouisrams.com. All at once, all the gibbering soccerheads in my follow list snapped […]

At least one national writer still is, despite the wave of positive stories coming out of minicamps and OTAs: SI_JayClemons @RamsHerd — I’m not saying he’s “doomed” as a starter … I just think he’ll be David Carr/David Garrard-unremarkable in 5 years … This was just a part of an extended Twitter conversation I had […]

Week 3: Packers (1-1) at Rams (0-2) Sept 27, 2009 12:00 CST 36     17 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video Week Date Opponent LY: Record LY: Points 3Y: Record 3Y: Points 3 Sept. 27 vs. Green Bay Packers 6-10 419/380 27-21 1155/1037 Rams games vs opponent, last three seasons: Week 5, 2006: […]

“Watch your thoughts for they become your words. Watch your words for they become your actions. Watch your actions for they become your habits. Watch your habits for they define your character. Watch your character for that becomes your destiny.” – Isaac Bruce

When news broke that the Rams were bringing Isaac Bruce back to St Louis in a gentleman’s agreement with the 49ers, so he could retire as a Ram, I was happy, but not surprised. This was a natural move, and had been in the works for a while. And I was grateful to the 49ers […]

Week 2: Rams (0-1) at Redskins (0-1) Sept 20, 2009 12:00 CST 7   9 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video Week Date Opponent LY: Record LY: Points 3Y: Record 3Y: Points 2 Sept. 20 at Washington Redskins 8-8 265/296 22-26 906/982 Rams games vs opponent, last three seasons: Week 16, 2006: Won […]