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Is Jason Campbell an option for the Rams at QB in 2010?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Another man's team's treasure? Browse more photos » With a bye week, Mondays can be a little tough. I forgot, but it has been a year (or more) since our last bye week. Anyway, we have plenty to talk about, and one of the most engaging conversations in the midst of a 1-7 season (we are on a winning streak) is the future of the St. Louis Rams. The draft and quarter...

Random Ramsdom: Nov 9th, 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:32:43 -0500

An interesting weekend of football occurred yesterday (and Saturday, for that matter). Boise State drops in the polls even though they win by double digits...the Titan's winning two in a row under Vince Young. Cincinnati walloping on the Ravens. Wouldn't it have been nice if the Rams took a chance on Cedric Benson? The possibilities...anyway, here are the stories for today: Numerous reporters have linked Gerald J. Ford, a Texas billionaire, as a possible bidder of the Rams. ...

Rams bid farewell to S Anthony Smith

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:50:54 -0500

It was anything but a quiet bye weekend for safety Anthony Smith. After being waived by the St. Louis Rams at the end of the week, Smith was claimed over the weekend by Jacksonville. He was among the Jaguars’ pregame…

News of the Bye Week

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:35:36 -0500

As most bye weeks go, this week was generally very quiet and soothing for a St. Louis Rams team coming off a win against the Detroit Lions. Here are a few notes of the events of the past week: -Hope you didn’t get used to seeing WR Tim Carter around. The Rams waved Carter and signed [...]

Hawk gets the nod following Chillar's injury

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:21:46 -0500

PFT has written previously about A.J. Hawk's losing battle for playing time, but an injury has opened the door for him to see the field more again.The Packers need someone to fill in for linebacker Brandon Chillar in Green Bay's...

Rams get ratings; TST joins Sprint's NFL Mobile Live

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:59:40 -0500

One win will do wonders for your Nielsen ratings. The St. Louis Rams victory over the Lions last week drew a 17.8 percent market share in the STL metro, the best ratings all season for the Rams. The Rams bested some tough competition. Check this out: ...drew a higher rating than any World Series game, all Cardinals regular-season contests and is about eight times greater than an average Blues telecast. Maybe St. Louis is just one winning season away from becoming a "...

Race to the bottom: Which teams are contending for the #1 pick in the draft?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:14 -0500

by Carlos Osorio - AP Which NFL team will have the first overall pick in the 2010 draft? View full size photo » It's a Saturday morning and the St. Louis Rams are off this week. With a full day of college football, it's a great time to look at the second half of the NFL season and see who's in contention for the top draft picks. Lots more can happen in 8 more games, and 3k's mock draft generated just ...

Grading Spagnuolo at the halfway point

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:08:16 -0500

More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP You like me, you really like me. Browse more photos » We're officially at the halfway point of the season for the St. Louis Rams, and that means evaluation. Let's take the pulse of fan nation this morning...with an approval poll. Head coach Steve Spagnuolo got his first win last week against Detroit, in case you hadn't heard. It's been a tough season for t...

Evalutating The Offense So Far

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:49 -0500

With the season being officially halfway over for the St. Louis Rams, now would be a good time to step back and evaluate how the Rams have fared this season in terms of progress. Lets take a look at each position: Quarterbacks: Marc Bulger has played well at times, and has played aweful at other times. [...]

If We Ran the NFL's Fastest Man Competition

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:15:59 -0500

Eighteen competitors. Three first-round heats. The top eight scores advance to the semifinals. Two semifinal heats with four runners apiece. The top four times advance to the finals. This could be done over a 2-day span Pro Bowl weekend. The NFL combine does the 40, but for this competition, we’d do the 100 meter dash. After [...]

Turf Show Radio, 11/4: A very special episode

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:41:41 -0500

More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP James Butler is stunned...stunned by the things he learned on tonight's Turf Show Radio. Browse more photos » I think I can safely say that tonight was the mother of all Turf Show Radio episodes. 3k and myself thoroughly parsed the St. Louis Rams 2009 season, and when we were through with that, it was time to talk...you know it, you love it, you can't live without...

Rams 29th in DVOA

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:34:16 -0500

The St. Louis Rams are up 1 spot in DVOA from last week to 29th. They scored -42.3% so far on the year, which is nowhere near good. Our offense is -19.3% which is good enough for 26th in the NFL. Our defense is 22.8%, which is good enough for 31st. Ouch. The good news comes in the form [...]

All stats point to greatness for Steven Jackson

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:57:59 -0500

The St. Louis Rams are 1-7. They still have the best running back in the league. We don't need stats to tell us how great Steven Jackson is, but it's always nice to see dominance quantified. Football Outsiders reserved a special section of their weekly DVOA report this week to dig inside Jackson's performance this season. Through 8 games, the Rams have faced 6 of the league's top ten run defenses. He's been one of the top performers against each of those teams. Anyway...

Random Ramsdom, 11/4

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:30 -0500

This might be the best bye week ever. We get to enjoy the first of many Rams wins in the Spagnuolo era for two weeks. And last I checked, the Rams won't be losing this week, either. On a personal note, I'm glad they picked Sunday to win. The night before, my football spirits were in the dumps as I was on Rocky Top witnessing my school on the wrong end of a good ole' fashion beat down in the steady rain and cold. God those uniforms were hideous. On ...

Rams release WR Tim Carter; add cornerback

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:32 -0500

Wide receiver Tim Carter, who had once catch and several drops in two games with St. Louis, was released by the team on Tuesday. The Rams have filled his roster spot by signing cornerback Danny Gorrer off the New Orleans…

Reading between the offensive lines: Random Ramsdom, 11/3

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:22:05 -0500

Still basking in the glow of the St. Louis Rams first win? Yeah, me too. Let's dive into some random ramsdom. RG Jacob Bell has a concussion and a neck stinger. Bell now has two concussions on the season, something that certainly won't help his effectiveness. Speaking of concussions, does it seem like the Rams have had an inordinate amout of concussions this season? People can't seem to say enough good things about the Rams first round pick OT Jason Smith. He had a monste...

Gus Johnson Uses An Unfortunate Analogy

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:17:00 -0500

Chris Johnson is undoubtedly very fast, but when describing his prowess in that department, you probably shouldn't call it "get away from the cops speed". That's what Gus Johnson said during the Titans romp over the Jags yesterday, and it brings up a lot of questions. First the video....

"First down and ten. Johnson ... gets his shoulders square! Watch out! He's got gettin' away from the cops speed. Touchdown."- Gus Johnson

I know that this is just another attempt at making a clever comment, that went wrong, but an ESPN commenter just got suspended for a similar line of thinking recently. What would happen if Jim Nantz blurted that line out instead of Gujo?

Exciting calls like these are made on the fly, but every announcer should seriously just stick to the gameplan and not try to be so clever.

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