Friday Practice Notes: Sirens push practice indoors

by VTramsFan on Dec 31, 2010 4:13 PM CST in 2010 St. Louis Rams season

Today's practice, which started outside once again, went extremely well, until sirens started blaring tornado warnings which pushed the Rams back inside as heavy wind and rain swept through the area.

"We were hoping to get it in before anything came. But that was the education I got, as soon as you hear the horns, don't take any chances," Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "My nature would have been, 'oh well we can wait a little while. I don't see anything out there.' But they say they can come up quick.

"Then I figured, once they heard the horns, that's all they'd be thinking about were horns, so we immediately came in here."

The Rams are hoping a similar storm hits Seattle on Sunday night... figuratively. A storm of offensive points for themselves.

Josh Brown, no stranger to Qwest field is exited about heading back to his old stomping ground once again. "I love the atmosphere out there," Brown exalted. "It's one of those things where you got to go and be focused and the task at hand has to be on the forefront of your mind because it's going to be loud, loud, loud. It's a bit of a rowdy crowd."

Josh Brown isn't the only Rams player who is fired up. Animal Jr. hinted that the entire team is more than ready for the match up on Sunday Night as well.

"Guys are loose; they are confident in our game and excited to go out there and play," James Laurinaitis said. "We could have played this thing on Wednesday. It's going to be exciting to go out there and see what we can do."

Sounds like the Rams are ready for Prime Time.

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I'ts a game OUTDOORS (with lighting we have not played under) IN THE RAIN

which we have not played in, WITH SWIRLING WINDS, which we are not accustomed to, ON WET SOGGY GRASS, which we have not played on, WITH MAYBE OVER CONFIDENCE, which we have been bit by before, THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK IS STANDING UP!!!!!!

by Knoxfan on Dec 31, 2010 4:38 PM CST reply actions

Seattle forecast

A ridge of high pressure will continue to protect us and send storms mainly south of us on into the start of next week with continued cold temperatures-though temperatures will warm a a few degrees each day starting on Saturday.
New Years Eve will be dry and chilly with temperatures at midnight in the mid to upper 20s with light winds. However the temperatures could be in the low 20s in some of the out lying areas.
A couple of weather systems will brush by to the south of us later Friday and on over the weekend but only give us a few high clouds clouds at times.

by Thomas W on Dec 31, 2010 5:11 PM CST up reply actions

I can tell you right now first hand

It’s below freezing, it’s dry, and it’s completely clear.

Number 8 is great

by Eric Nagel on Dec 31, 2010 7:14 PM CST up reply actions

That was a good decision.

I live not far from st louis and some of the storms got pretty crazy. We wouldn’t want Sam to get swept away to Oz.

by turpinforpresident on Dec 31, 2010 4:59 PM CST reply actions

Woooooooooooooooooooooo I heard it will be dry at the stadium.

However it will be around 30 degrees during the game :/

Is that great man formally known as Tevin T. Broner

by Tevin Broner on Dec 31, 2010 5:12 PM CST reply actions

Thanks TW

I just realized that I read the wrong city for the weather. Whew!!!!

by Knoxfan on Dec 31, 2010 5:25 PM CST reply actions

you were probably reading STL's

lol… it was like wizard of oz here today…. wierd… doesn’t mother nature know STL doesn’t get tornadoes in December…

by stlfan2004 on Dec 31, 2010 5:34 PM CST up reply actions

An F3 tornado touched down about a mile from my house today.

It had touched down a few miles west of us first, so it may have skipped right over our house. Lots of damage, houses destroyed, cars turned over, power poles snapped and wires down. About 3 miles of Lindbergh Blvd., a major road in St. Louis, is closed. Not fun.

by andyhawk on Dec 31, 2010 11:47 PM CST up reply actions

Whew

I’m glad you’re untouched, at least so far. Stay safe. I joke about it but i know it’s no joke.

by dbcouver on Jan 1, 2011 12:18 AM CST up reply actions

I was watching

the new Tron movie at Gravois Bluffs. Apparently the sirens were going off slightly before I got there, but there was obvious destruction about .5 miles south from where I was.

I guess that’s a testament to how sound-protected new movie theaters are?

Best wishes to anyone involved.

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

by thisguy on Jan 1, 2011 3:25 AM CST up reply actions

glad you're ok

our area pretty much just had trees down, few roofs blown off…. nothing big….

by stlfan2004 on Jan 1, 2011 9:16 PM CST up reply actions

Pussies

I don’t see a problem with a tornado or 2.

by dbcouver on Dec 31, 2010 5:33 PM CST reply actions

Especially at the Seahags where it can suck and blow at the same time.

by Knoxfan on Dec 31, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions

I thought that was candlestick lol

by dbcouver on Dec 31, 2010 6:52 PM CST up reply actions

If they were women i’d marry them,every man’s dream

by chndlr54 on Dec 31, 2010 9:10 PM CST up reply actions

Only if they can cut bait and fish

by Knoxfan on Jan 1, 2011 2:29 AM CST up reply actions

crowd noise

I was kinda hoping that they would practice indoors with the sound system turned up playing crowd noise so when we get to Seattle we wouldn’t be making stupid mistakes like false starts that would stop us when we have a good drive going.

by bwramsfan on Dec 31, 2010 5:52 PM CST reply actions

Remember though

that the Master of False Starts in in Dallas now. While we may get one or two here or there at least we can count on it not being every play………Hopefully……..Right?? Please…………

If it ain't hockey, it ain't shit.
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by BackesisreallyChuck on Dec 31, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions

They should of practiced outside...

if you can play in a tornado, you can play in the rain in Seattle. (Sarcasm)

I don't love to hate you T.O. I just hate you.

by Brandon Birkhead on Dec 31, 2010 6:34 PM CST reply actions

If you can dodge a car…..then you can dodge a ball!

I should be working right now...

by gorams77 on Dec 31, 2010 9:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

hahha

"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.

by douchiedude on Jan 1, 2011 3:19 AM CST up reply actions

BTW is that an actual picture of St Louis

or part of the crime scene that was at ND earlier this year. Kind of an ominous photo in light of what happened there.

by dbcouver on Dec 31, 2010 6:53 PM CST reply actions

it was an actual st louis photo, from July practice

Pooch punts should be illegal inside an opponents 38 yard line.

by VTramsFan on Dec 31, 2010 7:57 PM CST up reply actions

Like Ed Rendell said

America has become a nation of wussies.

Personally, I would be more poignant like retarded, air-headed, stupid, whiny, greedy, lazy, blood sucking gold digging hilly billy back brush city slickin child producin baby killin braindead minions washing thy stool pigeons on dope. I could go on forever, but why when the fan has been hit, is slowly slowing down and folks will be believers very soon.

by jlcdb70 on Dec 31, 2010 9:01 PM CST reply actions