Found January 18, 2013 on Rams Herd: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Well, Bob, here we are again. It’s the end of the year, and we’ve got guys whose contract with the Rams is up. It’s a fun time, isn’t it? I mean, fun for us, not so much for these guys who just spent five months getting the you-know-what beat out of them every week, and now they have to prove to us that they’re not too old or too beat up for us to pay them to do it again. But hey, it’s a part of life in this career. Don’t hate us for thinning the herd. We’re like lions. Or sharks. Nice sharks. Totally necessary to the ecosystem. So, Danny Amendola? Here’s an interesting case. Really had three seasons in one this year. Let’s bring him in. Danny! Danny, Danny, Danny. Where were you all last year? I mean, we were paying you, right? And you missed … let me see … EVERY GAME? No, wait, that’s not right, there you were in the opener against Philadelphia. And then this happened. Our guy throws you a pass, and you just decide to lie down and take a little nap, right on the team’s
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