St. Louis Rams Add FB Brit Miller To Injured Reserve
by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 14, 2011 1:12 PM CST
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The St. Louis Rams will send yet another player to the injured reserve list, according to Jim Thomas. Fullback Brit Miller joins the 14 other players currently finishing their season on IR. Cornerback Nate Ness was promoted from the practice squad to take his place.
Miller injured his knee in practice last week. For those of you keeping score at home, that's the fourth player whose season ended because of an injury sustained in practice or off the field this season. Cornerbacks Jerome Murphy and Bradley Fletcher both suffered season-ending injuries in practice this year. Tackle Rodger Saffold tore a pectoral muscle while lifting weights during the season.
When you look at the list of players on injured reserve and what put them there, nothing stands out other than just bad luck. So many of those injuries are just fluky happenings that can't really be blamed on any one factor. You wonder a little if some of the rookies and fringe roster guys on the list if there's a technique issue, but it really is just an unbelievable run of bad luck.
As far as excuse making goes, let's not get too carried away. The injuries have exposed poor coaching and bad personnel moves that left the roster devoid of adequate depth. As I mentioned yesterday, Seattle's offensive line has suffered as many season-ending injuries as the Rams line has, but the results are different.
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Make it five, Van.
Spags and Co. ruined Amendola..
Formerly JBaccSTL. Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.
The horrooooor
The horroooooooor!
by Ram_Redemption on Dec 14, 2011 1:55 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Van Bibber still finds a way to take a shot at Spags over Miller going to the IR.
LMAO at you dude.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 14, 2011 2:02 PM CST reply actions
Who do you prefer? Bradford or Spagnuolo?
Formerly JBaccSTL. Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.
Both.
But I prefer the Rams over both too. I believe that keeping Spags gives us the best chance to win.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 14, 2011 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
Except Seattle's secondary is intact.
Which for this team is almost as important as the O-Line.
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
by TrojanRam on Dec 14, 2011 2:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Don't even bother dude.
He’s too far gone to bring back.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 14, 2011 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
I know. However,
does he have to make the agenda this obvious?
I’m good with you wishing Spags is gone. But present your case in a balanced way that doesn’t just brush off every argument.
Namely (in order of importance):
1. Continuity, and how disrespectful/sad it would be to tell Steven Jackson we’re starting over, again (which would end the STL career of a Ram legend who actually wants to stay).
2. Sam, and how important it is that he (and more crucially, the rest of the offensive players, specifically the Wide Receivers) doesn’t have to learn YET another system (see: Smith, Alex)
3. Player Development on Defense (See: Long, Chris)
4. Injuries (see: everyone)
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
The obvious agenda is what I've been reacting to.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 14, 2011 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
I remember a particular ucla bRuins blog organized a huge campaign to remove Karl Dorrell as football coach.
And it landed them Rick Neuheisel. Maybe we’ll be hiring Jim Mora in a few years?
In any case, I know that’s college, but it isn’t good that my brain found that connection.
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
Rank, in order, which units will piss you off most for the next five years.
San Francisco’s Linebacking Corp
Seattle’s Defensive Backs
Arizona’s Defensive Line
Formerly JBaccSTL. Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.
Seattle's DBs.
Even if we draft a large playmaking receiver, how in the blue hell are we supposed to pass on them when they have 6’3" corners who can run?
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
you know there's a counter for everything
Guys 6’3" usually can’t change directions well.
by CoachConnors on Dec 14, 2011 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
I couldn't tell on Monday Night...
…then again Brandon Lloyd’s route running has cooking one of them. Maybe there’s a correlation. I’m going to bet that Danny could’ve chewed them up. How I miss that little guy…
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
yeah, the further you down the depth chart, the less you find guys that actually can bring a counter
I was at a Patriots game earlier this year, and you would not believe how easily Welker gets open, I mean against all kinds of players, and he’s smaller than me.
There’s always a competitive answer to someone else’s advanatge.
by CoachConnors on Dec 14, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah well, If I miss Danny that much, I can't imagine how Sam feels.
It probably hurts more than the ankle does.
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
- the further you go down the depth chart.
by CoachConnors on Dec 14, 2011 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
I left something here and came back to find it, but am not entirely sure its here
by CoachConnors on Dec 14, 2011 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
Strictly comparing season ending injuries
between the Ram’s and Seattle offensive lines is not a fair comparison at all.
Just because we’ve lost the same number of guys to IR doesn’t mean that they both should take the same impact in performance. You have to look deeper than 1 single fact.
How many total games have been lost from starters? Which specific starters were lost? Have there been multiple depths at a single position?
You aren’t making a fair comparison at all. It’s akin to looking at a players sacks and judging them solely on that singular stat. It takes more than one stat to efficiently compare positional units or players.
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