Sam Bradford Injury: Rams QB Expected To Be Shut Down For The Season

by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 20, 2011 8:52 AM CST in 2011 NFL regular season

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford did not practice on Monday. Once again, he watched from the sidelines in walking boot, dealing with the high ankle sprain that has dogged him all season. No decision has been made yet, but the Rams will likely shut him down for the season, according to Jim Thomas.

Thomas' report echoes a report from Adam Schefter over the weekend, and only seems logical at this point.

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LB Josh Hull expected to be added to IR - Special teams player Josh Hull is likely to be the next Rams player added to the injured reserve list. That would make him the 16th player on IR this season.

Rams quarterback still trying to learn names of all his teammates - Quarterback Kellen Clemens began his press conference after the St. Louis Rams' 20-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday by introducing himself. Clemens will finish out the season as the Rams quarterback.

Rams offense is historically impotent - The Rams offense is poised to reach new lows. If they don't score at least 34 points in their next two games, they'll be only the 15th team to score fewer than 200 points in a 16-game schedule.

Roethlisberger, offense are breaking down - Watching Ben Roethlisberger try to play through his ankle injury reminded me of watching Sam Bradford try to play through his against Seattle. Yes, there are numerous other differences between the Rams and the Steelers, but that was a good reminder of just how much Bradford's injury has impacted his season.

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Comments

Good

They should not have been playing him like they have. Its not like we were ever close to being on the brink for playoffs let the man heal his injury

by frankthatsrambo on Dec 20, 2011 8:55 AM CST reply actions

I have to say: I like Kellen

Any chance he sticks as the back up? Cheaper than Feeley and played admirable for a 1/2 week of practice. He seems like a good back up, plenty of tools to match the skill set.

Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS

by King Sam Rules! on Dec 20, 2011 9:03 AM CST via mobile reply actions

Agreed

I thought he played as well at the QB position last week a anyone this year. Like you for only being there a short time I was impressed for one game. We will see if he can maintain against the Steelers and Whiners D. At any rate a step up at the backup QB spot not to mention younger.

by RWRAMS28 on Dec 20, 2011 9:09 AM CST up reply actions

Sam

Played really well before he was hurt. He put up over 300 yards against the pack.

by ThomasZ on Dec 20, 2011 9:13 AM CST reply actions

so did everyone else in the league lol

by Ram_Redemption on Dec 20, 2011 9:54 AM CST up reply actions

am i crazy for wanting to see more clemens rather than sam this year?

by Ram_Redemption on Dec 20, 2011 9:54 AM CST reply actions

With the line we have?

Id rather Clemens play as well

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by King Sam Rules! on Dec 20, 2011 9:59 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

+1

by ThomasZ on Dec 20, 2011 10:24 AM CST up reply actions

Clemens played well for two reasons

He if fresh meat and not beat down yet, and the throwback uniforms make a differance. Rams seem to play better in those uni’s.

by OakCityRam on Dec 20, 2011 11:02 AM CST reply actions

Fuck you, Clay Matthews

Beating off the dog is never appropriate when we have company over...... I mean EVER!

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by sergey606 on Dec 20, 2011 1:12 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Sam Injury

I agree with shutting him down, but let’s not give too much credence to the injury being the reason for Bradford’s poor play. He played five games before the injury (including the Green Bay game, which was one of his best this year) and five games after the injury. His stats before and after the injury are fairly similar.

Category Before After

QB Rating 71.7 68.8
Yards/game 235.4 197.4
TD 3 3
INT 2 4
Comp% 53.1 54
Avg/completion 5.95 6.2

I’m not saying you that the injury should be discounted. I’m just saying that it can’t be cited as the reason for Bradford’s poor play this season, since he has only had the injury for half of the year and his stats haven’t suffered significantly because of it.

by Jim Everett on Dec 20, 2011 1:17 PM CST reply actions