Rams injury news: Amendola has a concussion

by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 2, 2009 3:22 PM CST in News

St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo just wrapped up a Monday afternoon presser. The big news to come out of it has to do with some injured Rams starters. The Rams have a bye this week, which will help players recover ahead of the next game.

First, WR Donnie Avery and TE Randy McMichael are fine. DE C.J. Ah You will test his ankle this week. Would the Rams really miss McMichael? Yes, in the depth chart sense, but not so much as a playmaker.

Jacob Bell has "head and neck" injuries, and will be tested this week. They didn't say anything about a concussion, which is what the coach said he thought Bell had in the wake of yesterday's game. Run blocking got better with Setterstrom filling in for Bell. Setts has proved his mettle as a starter before, and I'm more than willing to say he's a better for the Rams going forward than Bell. This is the second year of his six-year contract he signed in the Spring of 2008.

WR/KR Danny Amendola has a concussion and will be tested Wednesday. Keep an eye on this one. Amendola's work returning kicks has been a pleasant surprise for the Rams, and looked like the answer to a long overdue question of who could be a consistent kick returner for the Rams. Hopefully, it's mild enough that he's cleared by the time the team resumes play in week 10.

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That bothers me

That jacob bell is signed that long. He’s too inconstant with his play and something always seems wrong with him. Setterstorm stepped in and did pretty good i thought. I think we should have threw Bell in with will witherspoon during that trade and tried to get winston justice as well. Or trade Barron take your pick.

by keeperskillz24 on Nov 2, 2009 3:43 PM CST reply actions

I’ve always liked Stett to start, but he can’t stay healthy. He was the G who cracked holes for Maroney in college.

Bell is a waste. Hopefully, our coach will make a decision to give the start or split time with Stett.

Has anyone heard knews on an OJ extension? He hasn’t played up to the franchise tag this year, and I’d be hesitant to pay him a top-5 contract.

by 81 Witness on Nov 2, 2009 4:38 PM CST reply actions

Stett can’t stay healthy

then again we only need him for half a season. And the ~~marshmallow~~ guy he’s playing for isn’t exactly Mr Durability, either.

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Nov 2, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions

I was surprised

that there was no flag on the play that injured Amendola. Looked like a helmet to helmet hit to me. Then again, the refs weren’t calling much along the lines of personal fouls that game…

THIS year's the year. I hope....

by thisguy on Nov 2, 2009 5:26 PM CST reply actions

Sound the horns....

now entering the arena of the ram Cris Chambers

by Go_Blues on Nov 2, 2009 6:10 PM CST reply actions

It wouldve been a miracle if amendoula didnt have a concussion on that hit. Danny didnt see that guy coming at all, it was like two trains colliding. Good thing we’ve got the bye week

by hisTALLness on Nov 2, 2009 6:53 PM CST reply actions

In Case You Missed It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tzr_b9hy0

Looked clean to me… just a nasty @$$ Hit

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 2, 2009 6:57 PM CST reply actions

Definitely helmet-to-helmet

Which is I think is technically iIlegal, but at full speed I don’t think it was intentionally “dirty”. Just what happens sometimes at speed.
Pretty rugged hit, though.

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Nov 2, 2009 7:04 PM CST up reply actions

I agree.

I didn’t notice it when I was watching the game. I was in a bar full of Bear fans and they all stopped watching the Bears/Browns game to watch the Amendola hit.

Anyway, that was definitely helmet-to-helmet. Doesn’t matter if he meant to or not.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Nov 2, 2009 8:05 PM CST up reply actions

and by that you have to fine the guy

intentional, don’t know. I think like CoachConners said, just high speed kamikaze on those plays.

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by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 2, 2009 9:10 PM CST up reply actions

UMMM after looking again I stand corrected

Looks like helmet on helmet to me…

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 2, 2009 7:03 PM CST reply actions

Absolutely

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Nov 2, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

& The shot that makes you cringe... yee-freakin' ouch

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 2, 2009 7:05 PM CST reply actions

Looked like

helmet to helmet to me when it happened. Course it was only the Rams…..Right
That was bullsh!t. Let’s see if the NFL does anything about THAT. That’s like when Bulger slid I think it was the Jacksonville game and got hit by TWO defenders and no flag. BULLSH!T

by johnniewarthawg on Nov 2, 2009 7:06 PM CST reply actions

Special Teams

Is insanity. It’s all Kamikaze, all the time

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Nov 2, 2009 7:07 PM CST reply actions

It almost looks like Danny was ducking

at the last milisecond, however, looking back I think he was hitting rather high… could have been avoided… in other words, he had plenty of time to position himself to deliver the hit. But this is the NFL, and emotions run high, adrenaline, etc… who knows

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 2, 2009 7:09 PM CST reply actions

Tough to say

Really without being at field level, and who knows what his intent was. It ended up illegal, though.

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Nov 2, 2009 7:12 PM CST up reply actions

Lions fan, so take with a grain of salt

but it looked like the returner crouched down a little to change direction just before taking the hit.

If he had still been running upright, it would have still been a hard hit, but would have hit him in the chest pads.

by n4ry4 on Nov 3, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions

Ya but

You touch the letters on a runback and the hankie always comes out. Some of those call are weak at best. That was brutal and NO call.

by johnniewarthawg on Nov 2, 2009 7:10 PM CST reply actions

Definately not disagreeing

the Rams have gotten the shaft all year.. no question. I do agree there should have been a flag and fine.

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 2, 2009 7:12 PM CST reply actions

FINE!!!!!!

I say we tie his sack to a train and…………….sorry, just got home from work and the brewskis haven’t had a chance to fix the attitude yet. Just cause we don’t get (or should get) any respect yet we shouldn’t be sh!t on. And about that sack thing………..feeling better

by johnniewarthawg on Nov 2, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions

Injuries

The most durable guy on our team also appears to be our biggest slug – Alex Barron. Maybe there’s some connection there? Bell has pretty much been a flop, but geez, a 6-year contract?? McMichael has disappointed as bad as Klop. These three guys need to take the train….

I sure hope Amendola will be ok. And, if Avery could stay healthy for a week or two, it would help a lot. We need these guys if we’re gonna pick off a game from SF or Seattle this season.

by edpjr on Nov 2, 2009 9:26 PM CST reply actions

i agree

Randy had a couple decent blocks on sunday but other than that he has shown nothing this season to make me think about him coming back next season. Along with the usual Jacob and Alex they’re a part of linehan, let them go so Detroit can pick them up or something. I think next year we could do ok with Fells and Bajema.

by keeperskillz24 on Nov 2, 2009 9:37 PM CST up reply actions