Bye bye Barron, hello Ann? The Week in Rams, 5/9-5/15

by Ryan Van Bibber on May 15, 2010 3:02 PM CDT

It was busy week for the St. Louis Rams, offseason be damned. Alex Barron was shipped away, Stan Kroenke groped for other ownership options, Kevin Payne revealed a talent for bowling. Let's look back at the week that was...

Atogwe one step closer to free agency - Free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe will not sign his RFA tender from the St. Louis Rams. What happens next with Atogwe and the Rams?

Retrospective: Alex Barron - Alex Barron is no longer part of the St. Louis Rams. Shocking, yet not surprising. Ram_rod looks back.

Is Stan Kroenke more problem than solution? - This week it was reported that Stan Kroenke has offered to give the Rams to his wife as one option for circumventing the cross-ownership rules. Meanwhile, the team had a big contract to sign and the budget is said to be tight because of the uncertainty.

Kevin Payne is a damn good bowler. - I once won a pin-on button for bowling a 150 in a local bowling alley league. Kevin Payne bowled six strikes in a row. Do they make a button for that?

Stats confirm what you already knew - But they're stats, so that means they're even more right. James Laurinaitis might not have been the best candidate for the defensive rookie of the year, even in the non-PED users category, but people watching him saw a pretty damn good football player anyway.

I chipped in to find Brian Westbrook some bus fare - But the running back the Rams put into the conversation this offseason, went exploring options in Washington and Denver.

Can the Rams win 5-6 games this season? - 44 percent of you apparently believe that the Rams can indeed win 5 or 6 games this season.

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hello ann?

by PCarn on May 15, 2010 3:05 PM CDT reply actions

I agree.. what are we missing Van?

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

by VTramsFan on May 15, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions

I believe she is Stan Kroenke's wife

Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"

by Habte E on May 15, 2010 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Ann Walton Kroenke

Turf Show Times

by Ryan Van Bibber on May 15, 2010 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry Van

But it’s too early in the morning for me to think that hard…I need to wait til I have my coffee then maybe I would have gotten it.

Go Rams!

"We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now." --- Bruce Coslett, New York Jets Head Coach circa 1990s

by Nbr1RamFan on May 16, 2010 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions

On the subject of Kroenke maybe trying

to have his wife buy the Rams, if I were Khan I would be ready for that one with a team of lawyers. Kroenke has the right of first refusal to buy the team, not his wife. He can’t claim she will own the Rams independent of his ownership of the Denver teams, yet say she has the right to buy the team because he has the right of first refusal. If he tries that I would think Khan would hit him with a lawsuit and say if Stan Kroenke doesn’t buy the team, Khan is the next buyer in line. This could get real interesting.

by andyrose on May 16, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Not true

He could do it easily, just due to the fact that he has already said he would transfer the ownership or the Avs and Nuggets to he wife and son. Word around the league is he would get the votes needed to be approved if he were do do any of these things. Kroenke is a very shrewd buisnessman, if he wants them that bad he will get them, this could also be a ploy to get Khan to buy him out at a higher price. Anywho, on a side note, has anyone realized that Kroenke is also on the committee to find a team for LA? My crystal ball says Rams could be heading back in 3 – 5 years, about the same time a new 1 billion dollar fotball complex is being finished.

by Rambling_Rams on May 17, 2010 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Hell yes we are going to win 5-6 gams this season with or with out Westbrook lol

by Ram-on on May 15, 2010 6:38 PM CDT reply actions

games

by Ram-on on May 15, 2010 6:39 PM CDT reply actions

Split Seattle, SF.. beat wash, oak, kc

so yes

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

by VTramsFan on May 15, 2010 6:44 PM CDT reply actions

thats the way to look at the glass half full!

Who is going to be the QB for the wins? Oakland and Washington are week 2 and 3. We have 2 OT that have not taken a snap at their position in the NFL. Last year the Rams in everyones opinion had the worst talent in the NFL but played hard. At the beginning of the season all 32 teams play hard. I don’t see where we picked up a lot of talent and the rookies will take a while to put it together. I think we will be a lot better at the end of the season than the beginning. I would love to see it happen but I think 5 wins will be tough!. I hope your right. There is nothing like a Rams win to start off the work week on the right foot.

by ram87 on May 15, 2010 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions