He's back: Random Ramsdom, 10/23
by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 23, 2010 7:30 AM CDT
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You have a Saturday morning reading assignment, Rams fans. TST favorite and resident cynic edpjr is back, after vowing to stay away, chastened by the long suffering the St. Louis Rams have inflicted upon their fans through years of callous mismanagement. No more. Edpjr is back with a great fan post expressing the kind of optimism everyone around here is feeling watching a Rams team compete for the first time in years. Give it a read.
In other Rams news...
CB Ron Bartell practiced yesterday, though limited. He has been adamant that he'll play against the Buccaneers this week and that his thigh bruise is nothing like the injury last year that limited what he could do in coverage. The Rams will need Bartell to lock down Mike Williams, a rookie 4th round pick who has been by far the most impressive rookie WR this season.
The news isn't so good for WR Mardy Gilyard who re-aggrivated his hamstring and missed practice yesterday. That gives Laurent Robinson the chance to start making the case that he has something to contribute after disappointing through the early part of the season. Steven Jackson will be the focal point of the offense this week against a Tampa team allowing running backs to rush for triple digits.
Several players make their return this week. Special teams ace LB Chris Chamberlain and LB David Vobora will be on the field. CB Kevin Dockery is back too, which will help the nickel package with Justin King out this week.
No fine for Chargers LB Kevin Burnett for his helment-to-helment hit on Sam Bradford. The league made a big point to crack down on those kind of hits this week issuing some high profile fines and sparking a big conversation about the nature of the game. Nevertheless, Burnett's hit on the rookie QB that went unflagged by the refs also went unflagged by the league. Agree or disagree, it's all about consistency when enforcing rules.
Lots of college football today, and we'll have you covered right here at TST. Also, don't forget about Turf Show Radiowhich is on the air tonight at 5 p.m. Central time.
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why wouldn't we just start denario instead of LR
the thought of LR taking reps away from Alexander is disturbing to me on many levels. I just downgraded our win probability.
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
The Gilyard injury doesn't concern me
I like Mardy, but he’s still struggled at times. LR isn’t much better.. actually, a downgrade. One thing though, every once in a while LR get’s ticked off and hungry to prove himself and has a decent game. Let’s hope this is it..
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
its too bad we didnt get mike williams or aaron hernandez like i wanted
mardy gilyard is everything we already had in WRs….undersized and injury prone.
Those look
like obvious picks in retrospect, don’t they? I wanted Mike Williams, but I didn’t think he’d be this good this fast. Gilyard was projected in the 2nd or 3rd in most mocks. I still think he can play at this level…but Mike Williams has been incredible.
Hernandez is a good receiver, but he drops too many balls. He isn’t great as a blocker. That’s why he was available in the 4th round. Both have been more productive than Gilyard. Keep in mind that Hernandez joined a pretty good offense with a pretty good QB. I’m more impressed with Williams b/c his situation is more like Mardy’s.
also Williams has just straight up made game winning and highlight reel plays
showing excellent concentration and hands and vertical leaping and route running and everything. he looks like the real deal.
Bradford to Onobun!
LR
Doubtful LR “takes” snaps from DX, he can only play so much with his knee. He will most likely play situational downs like last week. Snap counts should improve week by week though so lets keep our fingers crossed.
by KingSamandI on Oct 23, 2010 11:44 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Wait 0_0
Whay does Gilyard getting injured have to do with LR starting? I can’t remember what wide receivers played in what position last game. I thought it was LR, B. Gibson and Alexander last week on outside anyway.
by Tevin T. Broner on Oct 23, 2010 11:44 AM CDT reply actions
Let's be honest. Laurent Robinson is this year's bust. He can't get open or Sam would find him.
And, as someone said earlier, Milyard is undersized, injury prone, and, in hindsight, looking like another Hall Davis type draft mistake. That leaves us with Amendola, Alexander, Gibson, the TE’s and SJax. Vincent Jackson ain’t comin’ to STL. So they’ll have to do till Clayton returns next year and we draft somebody new. I predict Avery is another Adam Carriker type injury magnet that will eventually have to be discarded.
your name is so fitting lol
you talk about cutting players and discarding them like meat.
Bradford to Onobun!
Indeed. Just call me the Chopper. But I have been right about many of the cuts. I was one of the 1st that said Carriker was a goner. Some people actually thought he'd help anchor the D-Line this year.
I also said Barron, Obog, McMichaels, Little, Burton, Null, Bulger, Butler, Boller, among others were goners. I did miss Atog though. I never thought we’d re-sign him. But, no other team bit on him either…
it saddens me though
i tend to find that I root for guys I like and can’t bear the thought of losing them.
I think letting Atogwe go would mean we’d be 2-4 now, or 1-4 now. His presence is SO BIG for this team.
but i agree with that last besides Burton, I liked him, but always saw he was an odd man out.
Carriker could have contributed, but we got SOMETHING for him which was good.
I guess I’m most taken aback by how you do not have any rose tint on your glasses and can criticise players regardless of team.
I find it too hard to criticise a player unless he REALLY stinks. HELLO BARRON or McMICHAELS but other than that I tend to hope they can prove naysayers wrong, and do work for the team.
are you really giving up on Mardy already though? wr is a tough position to learn…
Bradford to Onobun!
I'm sorta like Vince Lombardi and, yecch, Bill Belichick when it comes to highly paid professional football players. If they aren't disciplined and don't give 110%, I'd find somebody else for my team.
Sorry to say it, but I don’t think Mardy or Avery have got what it takes for the long haul. Bruce and Holt, they ain’t.
while i won't disagree
I doubt many could be THAT good, but they are very talented.
Avery’s biggest knock is health and isn’t it WAAAAYYYY too soon to judge Mardy?
My issue with criticising players is my lack of experience, but you may be an ex GM or something lol!
Bradford to Onobun!
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