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Looking back at Perry Fewell's career path

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:15 -0500

More photos » by Don Heupel - AP Browse more photos » It's only appropriate that Buffalo Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell's first game as an NFL head coach would be against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fewell broke into the NFL as a coach with the Jaguars organization in 1998. Let's take a closer look at the Bills' new leader. Playing CareerPerry Fewell attended South Point High School in Belmont, N.C...

2009 NFL Franchise Tags

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:14:49 -0500

Fourteen teams have placed their franchise tags. The St. Louis Rams who cut Corey Chavous a week ago have used their franchise tag on Free Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe. With Atogwe in the fold and Todd Johnson able to play Strong Safety, the Rams will now set their sites in trying ...

Safety Corey Chavous Released By Rams

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:09:13 -0500

The Rams began their roster-shaping and their salary cap drive Friday, releasing veteran strong safety Corey Chavous 33, who came to St. Louis as a...

Rams Cut Chavous - Finally!

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:14:00 -0500

The Rams have cut Corey Chavous today, long overdue as the Rams Gab whipping boy was frequently out of position when on the field and frequently in the right place for the cameras to catch him when he was not on the field. Hopefully, the Rams can find a replacement that can tackle running backs [...]

Offseason Blueprint: St. Louis Rams

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:44:38 -0500

Notable Free Agents: Ron Bartell, CB; Richie Incognito, C; Dane Looker, WR; Dante Hall, WR; Projected 2009 Cap Space: Draft Order: Top 3 Needs: The Rams have major holes along their offensive line and will likely look to upgrade their linebacker corps and Offseason ...

Rams SS Corey Chavous To Move To The Coaching Staff?

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:38:42 -0500

Could Rams veteran SS Corey Chavous, widely considered to be on his last legs as a player, conceivably make the transition to becoming a coach on the...

Rams Bench Starting SS Corey Chavous

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:35:54 -0500

Sources said that Rams strong safety Corey Chavous will be replaced in the starting lineup by Todd Johnson in this Sunday's game against Seattle....

Rams Bench Starting SS Corey Chavous

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:34:34 -0500

Sources said that Rams strong safety Corey Chavous will be replaced in the starting lineup by Todd Johnson in this Sunday's game against Seattle....

Rams make Five Changes on Defense

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:21:34 -0500

According to Bill Coats at Around the Horns blog on Stltoday.com, the Rams will have five new starters on defense in week 4.? I'll quote Bill, and then give my reactions to each one. *Cornerback?Fakhir Brown,?who started in?Tye Hill's?place Sunday at Seattle, was released Wednesday morning. Hill was back in the lineup at practice. *Clifton Ryan?was at defensive tackle, replacing?La'Roi Glover. *Victor Adeyanju?was at defensive end, in?James Hall's?spot. (We don't know yet whetherLeonard Little?will be healthy enough to play this week.) Adeyanju was on the left side, with?Chris Long?back on the right side. *Chris Draft?was at strongside linebacker, taking over for?Quinton Culberson. First, Hill lacks confidence, but he will not get this confidence on the sidelines.? He needs to be in the lineup and he will be able to get his confidence back as he starts to play better.? Additionally, the Rams do not have any corners that are better than Hill, so it is in their best interest to help him turn it around Second, Clifton Ryan was a breakout and suprising rookie last year, but he hasn't seen much of the field this year.? I applaud this move as Ryan has a very high ceiling and was playing well at the end of 2007.? Glover additionally will be fresher if he is brought on to spell Ryan. Third, Adeyanju is very good against the run and in Hall's two plus games, he was never heard from.? It makes sense to start Adeyanju based on the Rams problems against the run so far this season. And lastly, I am certainly a supporter of Quinton Culberson, but for now Draft will be able to play much more solid at the strong side linebacker position.? The Rams defense needs solid and consistent play, and Draft will be able to provide it better than Culberson. Beyond these moves, the only other move I would make would be to replace Corey Chavous. ?However, Chavous's backup is Todd Johnson, who is a spectacular special teams player, but unproven in the starting strong safety role.? Lacking a good option, Chavous does not yet have to be replaced. Also, kudos to the Rams coaching staff for making changes.? Now, let's see how they turn out against a solid and up and coming Buffalo Bills team.

Rams Vote For Captains, Sign Players

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:46:39 -0500

The Rams reduced the number of team captains from nine to five yesterday and then voted for five players to serve in that role.? On offense, Marc Bulger and receiver Torry Holt are captains while Will Witherspoon and Corey Chavous will lead the defense.? Safety Todd Johnson has been elected the captain of the special teams.? Off the field, the Rams signed cornerback Ricky Manning and came to terms with linebacker Gary Stills.? Manning arrived in St. Louis from Chicago after being cut by the Bears.? Stills was released by Baltimore where he excelled on special teams.? To make room on the roster for Manning, the Rams released defensive back Eric Bassey.? An additional player will be released in order to make room for Stills.

St. Louis Rams Select Five Team Captains

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:41:00 -0500

The St. Louis Rams have announced that the players have selected five 2008 St. Louis Rams team captains. On offense Marc Bulger and Torry Holt are captains. The defensive captains will be Will Witherspoon and Corey Chavous. The defensive captain for 2008 will be Todd Johnson. I believe Witherspoon and Chavous are nice choices [...]

St. Louis Rams (Ramblin Fan)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:41:29 -0500

Team MVP: Steven Jackson - Have you heard of Marshall Faulk, Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson? These are all NFL running backs that had career years while Al Saunders was their teams offensive coordinator. There is no doubt that Steven Jackson will be the player that makes this team tick in 2008. Jackson is going to have a monster year, and everything is going to revolve around him. Jackson will be the focal point of the media and fans alike. Love him or hate him he is one of the top 5 running...

Get Donald Trump in the Rams' front office

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:06:10 -0500

Now that the Rams' season is over, we can examine which players didn't quite live up to expectations. Release them, trade them, do whatever, but these guys should no longer be suiting up in the blue-and-gold. Mr. Trump, if you would: "You're fired!"