St. Louis Rams

The Preseason Rams Arrive Midseason

Steven Jackson, still the engine for the Rams' offense after all these years. ​Something odd happened on Sunday, something folks around these parts just aren't used to seeing. See, there was this football game held at the Edward Jones Dome, which isn't all that weird, and the St. Louis Rams played ... More >>

Miracle Weekend for Missouri Sports: Is God to Thank?

The gift of life and the gift of winning.​October 28-30, 2011, may just go down as the greatest weekend for Missouri sports ever. On Friday the Cardinals won their 11th World Series title in one of the greatest come-from-behind stories ever in sports. On Saturday the struggling Missouri Tigers tra ... More >>

Rams: We Do NOT Have the Most Expensive Beer in NFL

Rams shatter the assertion that their beer is priciest.​Yesterday, Daily RFT reported on a survey from Business Insider that found the St. Louis Rams had the highest-priced beer in football. But that's simply not true, according to Kevin Demoff, chief operating officer for the Rams. In an email to ... More >>

Rams Have Most Expensive Beer in NFL

Nice mug. Just wish we had the cash to fill it.​Need another reason to complain about your 0-5 St. Louis Rams? Trying swallowing this -- if you can afford it. The Rams have the most expensive beer in all of football, according to Business Insider. The St. Louis club sells its brew for $9 per beer. ... More >>

Bradley Fletcher Done For the Season

​Question: What does a circle and the 2011 St. Louis Rams have in common? Answer: Neither one has any corners!(Cue rim job.) Wait, no. Shot. Rim shot. Damn it. I always screw those two up. Which, coincidentally, is why you never, ever, ever want to go to a comedy club with me. It te ... More >>

Rams' Awfulness Explained in One Series of Downs

​I can tell you everything you need to know about the Rams' loss to the Washington Redskins Sunday -- and really, the Rams' whole season to this point -- with just one series of plays. It began with James Laurinaitis picking off Rex Grossman deep in Redskins' territory, returning the intercep ... More >>

Three Keys to Victory: Rams at Redskins

​The St. Louis Rams are in bad shape. Three games in, they have yet to get their first victory of the season, nor have they looked at all good yet in losing. This weekend they welcome in the Washington Redskins to the Edward Jones Dome, who come in with a 2-1 record built on the back of a surprisi ... More >>

Ryan Fitzpatrick: Did Rams Let Greatness Go?

Hey, I totally understand if this is the only thing you know about the town of Buffalo. But there just might be a quarterback with a Rams connection worth paying attention to up there. ​I can't imagine too many Rams fans pay a whole lot of attention to the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is far away, the B ... More >>

The Rams Embarrass Themselves Again

The Newsboys: totally not ashamed. The Rams: totally should be. ​In what is quickly becoming St. Louis's version of Groundhog Day, the Rams beat themselves last night, with turnovers, foolish penalties, and pretty much any other variety of mistake you can think of the order of the day. It did ... More >>

Rams at Giants: The Monday Night Football Preview

Ah, the only Monday Night Football crew worth caring about. Quite a long fall from here to the current crew. ​There was just enough hype surrounding the Rams coming into this season that the breakdown the team suffered in week one against the Eagles was actually noticed. By pretty much everyone. S ... More >>

James Clark and Norm White want their Neighborhood Alliance to save St. Louis' worst neighborhoods. Then they want it to save America.

Rams Add Former Mizzou Tiger, Tim Barnes, to Practice Squad

Tim Barnes, newest member of the St. Louis Rams. Now tell me that doesn't just LOOK like an offensive lineman. ​In trying to deal with the potentially devastating loss of Ron Bartell for the season (as well as some other, somewhat lesser concerns), the Rams have begun making what will surely be a ... More >>

Rams Instructional Video Assumes Fans Are Complete Morons

youtube.comJust your typical Rams "fans" this year.​Apparently going to a Rams game this year is a big costume party, if you believe that the "fans" on the team's television commercials (dressed as Elvis reenactors and clowns in blue-and-gold wigs) resemble the people you'll see at the Edward Jone ... More >>

Not the Start the Rams Were Looking For

Aw, c'mon guys. It was just one game. No need to break out the bags just yet. ​As Saturday came to a close, there was a sense of optimism and excitement in the air. The buzz was the result of a Cardinal victory over the Atlanta Braves, combined with the imminent opening of the NFL season. The Rams ... More >>

Options For the Rams at Corner

Cornershop! Get it? Y'know, like a shop that sells corners? 'Cause the Rams...need to...you know, buy a...oh, forget it. ​The Rams have mostly put their final roster together, with just a few exceptions. We know the backup quarterback will be A.J. Feeley (boo!), we know Jabara Williams did manage ... More >>

Mark Clayton Returns to the Rams

Mark Clayton happy to be back on Rams.​Well, it took quite a bit longer than I think most expected, but the St. Louis Rams have finally come to terms with wide receiver Mark Clayton. Early in the offseason, even before the lockout began, it seemed a foregone conclusion Clayton would be back f ... More >>

Five Things To Watch: Rams at Jaguars

Up yours, Jaguar! ​The Rams are coming down to the end of the preseason now, with their final tuneup tonight in Jacksonville. Ordinarily, the fourth game of the preseason isn't much to watch unless you're specifically interested in certain roster battles taking place. The starters don't play, with ... More >>

Scouting Report: Rams Can Beat Philadelphia in Week One

It's a Scout. On a completely off-topic note, I really wish I had one of these. ​I admit, I am an obsessive watcher of sports. I love our hometown teams, of course, but I can watch a game I have no rooting interest in almost as easily. In fact, I would say close to 90% of my television viewing is ... More >>

Warner to Bradford, Touchdown

Stocks Up, Stocks Down From the Rams' Preseason Opener

Wow, fantasy football has really gotten complex, hasn't it? ​I have to tell you, after watching the Rams run roughshod all over the Indianapolis Colts Saturday night, it's tough to remember the preseason mantra. "These games don't count. These games don't count. These games don't count." Repeat it ... More >>

Go Ahead and Exhale, Rams Fans; Laurinaitis Injury Not Serious

You can all go ahead and let it out now, ladies. JL55 is going to be just fine. ​Everybody can exhale and unclench now, hopefully. James Laurinaitis doesn't look likely to miss significant time with the pectoral injury we wrote about yesterday. He is currently listed officially as questionable, an ... More >>

Los Angeles Approves Deal for Football Stadium; Could Rams Return to LaLa Land?

Rendering for Los Angeles' proposed stadium.​The Los Angeles City Council this week approved financing for a new downtown stadium, paving the way for the NFL to return to Hollywood for the first time since the Rams left in 1995. Speculation is ripe that the Rams might be one of the teams intereste ... More >>

Rams: One Step Forward, One Back with Leber Signing and Laurinaitis Injury

commons.wikimedia.orgLaurinaitis, just hanging out and looking like a linebacker should look. ​There's a bit of very exciting news floating around Rams Park currently, as the team is reportedly very close (read: pretty much done), to having a deal in place with Vikings free agent outside linebacke ... More >>

How the Rams "Snookered" St. Louis: Details of the "Most Scandalous" Stadium Deal in History

The Rams could leave the Edward Jones Dome if the stadium isn't a top-tier facility come 2015.​Neil Demause, author of the book Field of Schemes, penned an article last week on his favorite subject: stadium-financing. The story, which originally ran in The Nation and was re-purposed on NPR, begins ... More >>

Rams: Let's Hope the Season is as Good as Free Agency

​Training camp for NFL franchises is well underway, and the most frantic part of free agency is now past. That's not to say there aren't still moves to be made and players to be signed, but the bulk of the important deals have already happened. We can look around and get at least a fair idea of wh ... More >>

A Remarkably Good Day for the Rams

Steve Holt is excited about the Rams' big Tuesday, and you should be too. ​The Rams may have just had one of the best days in their long history as a franchise yesterday. In fact, I would go so far as to say it was a day any fan of the Rams should remember as a day for celebration from now until t ... More >>

It's Quinn In the First For the Rams

I really should have just checked one of these for my predictions, because I clearly don't know what the hell I'm talking about. ​I made two predictions yesterday, and neither one came true. I thought for sure the Rams would trade down. They did not. I saw them picking Corey Liuget, a defensive ta ... More >>

Rams' Draft 2011: Wonderlic'd

Vince Young holds one of the most famous low Wonderlic scores in recent history, prompting plenty in the NFL to question whether he had the acumen to make it as a quarterback in the pros. ​In case you've never heard of the Wonderlic test, here's the gist of it: it's a test designed to measure the ... More >>

Are the Rams Really Gunning for Plaxico Burress?

commons.wikimedia.orgBrandon Gibson has taken some flak as a member of the Rams' much-maligned receiving corps. How easy would it be to upgrade? ​Okay, so before I really even get into this I have to admit the title is really kind of a stretch. See, I'm really writing about two troubled wide recei ... More >>

Oshiomo-gone: Atogwe Takes His Talents East

The Redskins certainly did pay a pure premium to bring in their new O.J. Oh come on, nothing? Not one single laugh? Man, tough crowd. ​You know, I had actually been considering not writing about Oshiomogho Atogwe's contract situation yesterday. I thought to myself, "Y'know Aaron, maybe you sh ... More >>

The Unfortunate Franchising of The Rams' Future

I would like to suggest to any other NFL teams out there that perhaps they would be interested in this sort of franchising, rather than continuing to deplete the pool of players the Rams can choose from. ​It's unfortunate, really, that the rest of the NFL doesn't seem at all worried about the Rams ... More >>

Rams Also Winners on Super Bowl Weekend

commons.wikimedia.orgMarshall Faulk, playing what I imagine is a digital version of himself in an XBox football game. ​So there was this game held over the weekend, called the Super Bowl, and the St. Louis Rams were, sadly, not a part of it. Shocking, I know, but them's the breaks. I would argue, ... More >>

Ex-Rams player Kyle Turley rolls to the Super Bowl as a musician, not a player

Missouri's Tim Barnes Getting NFL Draft Hype

The Union Buster, preparing to take a swipe at the NFLPA Game and, possibly, Tim Barnes' future.​Tim Barnes, former center for the Missouri Tigers, is garnering some attention this week as he plays in the NFLPA Game. That's the National Football League Players' Association, better known as the Pla ... More >>

A Quiet All-Star Weekend for St. Louis Sports

City of a thousand sites, but only two all-stars. ​There were two all-star games going on in the sporting world this weekend: the NFL's Pro Bowl, a.k.a. The Least Interesting Thing Ever, and the NHL All-Star Game, a.k.a. Whoops, I Totally Forgot About Hockey For a Second There, This Might Be Less ... More >>

The Rams Got Their Man. Now What?

commons.wikimedia.orgNow tell me that's not a face that you just want to fall in love with. Go ahead. Can't do it, can you? ​It turned out to be much more interesting and convoluted than most of us had expected, with a negotiations breakdown and last-minute rumors of Seattle involvement, but in th ... More >>

What the Rams Can Learn From the Jets Defeat of Patriots

commons.wikimedia.orgBill Belichick is still the smartest coach in the NFL. He doesn't make many plays on the field, though. ​It wasn't supposed to end like this for the New England Patriots. It wasn't supposed to be this way at all. They were the unbeatable playoff monster, the team that put up 3 ... More >>

Thoughts on Pat Shurmur's Imminent Departure

Pat Shurmur is expected to be named the Cleveland Browns' next head coach in the very near future.​The announcement is expected to come sometime today that Pat Shurmur, current Rams' offensive coordinator and former Most Hated Man in St. Louis will be the new coach of the Cleveland Browns. (He got ... More >>

Rams Could Greatly Improve Secondary with Acquistion of Nnamdi Asomugha

commons.wikimedia.orgI'll be honest: I really only put this picture here to help me remember how to spell Asomugha while writing this article. ​It isn't very often that one of the top two players at a given position becomes available in the NFL, but that's just what has happened with cornerback Nn ... More >>

Rams Report Card, Week 17: More A's than D's

​The Rams had a chance to put their collective foot on the throat of the San Francisco 49ers a month ago, but couldn't get the job done. At the time San Fran was barely relevant in the NFC West playoff picture, the Rams were looking more and more like a team emerging as a serious playoff threat, a ... More >>

Kyle Turley Back in St. Louis -- This Time as a Musician, Not a Football Player

courtesy of Gridiron EntertainmentKyle Turley​Remember ex-Rams offensive lineman Kyle Turley? The long-haired, tattooed guy with all those anger-management issues? The man who once got so pissed off, he tore the helmet off a guy's head and flung it across the field? Oh yeah, that Kyle Turley ... More >>

Edward Jones Dome Unlikely to Collapse From Snow, Unfortunately

Built to withstand the elements, sadly.​After seeing that dramatic footage of the roof collapsing yesterday at the Minneapolis Metrodome, you know what was racing through the mind of Rams' owner Stan Kroenke: How can we make that happen in St. Louis? Just think about it for a second. A natural dis ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 6: Safety

And so we come to the end of our road, dear friends. There has been plenty of laughter along the way, and plenty of tears too. Okay, so most of the tears have been over that whole Jimmy Kennedy thing, but still. We've come a long way, baby. You know, that dance wasn't as safe as they said it wa ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 5: Running Back

I'm not going to lie. The 2010 draft will almost assuredly not include anyone with hair that can match up to Eric Dickerson's. That shouldn't stop the Rams from at least considering taking a player at his old position, though. ​To review so far: Priority one: receivers. Priority two: out ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 4: Defensive Line

commons.wikimedia.orgChris Long has been an absolute beast in his third season on the Rams' defensive line. ​Three down, three to go. So far, we've looked at the Rams' anemic wide receiver corps, inspected their sievelike outside linebacker situation, and taken offense at the offensive line's inte ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Need, Part 2: Outside Linebacker

commons.wikimedia.orgJames Laurinaitis has solidified the middle; now the Rams need to find him some help on the outside.​Yesterday we looked at the Rams' situation at wide receiver, and it was determined said situation is, at least in the near term, somewhat less than ideal. A combination of inju ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 1: Wide Receiver

How I'd pick 'em.​We're coming up on the three-quarter mark of the NFL season, meaning our beloved Rams are just about to enter the home stretch. It's been a remarkably exciting season to this point, as well, if not entirely satisfying at times. (read: the San Francisco loss, the Oakland loss, the ... More >>

Bout Time

Danario Alexander: From the 'Zou to the Lou

​Now that Danario Alexander is officially a member of the 2010 St. Louis Rams I guess we can all quit worrying about that pesky little injury that knocked Mark Clayton out for the season, right? Alexander was promoted from the practice squad and given a four-year deal by the Rams as they attempt t ... More >>

Lions 44 - Rams 6: Two Steps Forward, One Giant Leap Back

Image viaA street sign outside of the Rams training facility?​Early in the first half of yesterday's game in Detroit, when the Rams trailed just 3-0, the offense was moving with ease toward the end zone. Sam Bradford completed a pass to Brandon Gibson, who shook off three tackles for a long gain. ... More >>