I think the Rams just wanted to add a good player to the roster. In the short term, he can chase all the QBs that take off and run.

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The Jeff Fisher Show – October 27, 2014

1:00 Reviewing the blowout loss to Kansas City

7:00 Fisher responds to debatable penalties called in Sunday’s game

9:00 Dealing with the loss of Brian Quick and Jake Long

13:45 Playing San Francisco with an injured o-line

27:00 Fisher on Rams’ performance defending the run

Barron trade interesting, because I'm told McLeod's injury isn't serious and that he might miss only a game or 2 _ if he misses any time.

— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) October 28, 2014

Coady is probably gone, sooner or later or TJ might move to LBer.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by Agamemnon.

Bucs send Mark Barron to the Rams
Posted by Mike Florio on October 28, 2014, 4:13 PM EDT
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/28/bucs-send-mark-barron-to-the-rams/

As Buccaneers coach Lovie Smith tries to remake the defensive roster into a unit that will better employ his preferred defense, they’ve moved on from one of the safeties acquired by the prior Tampa regime.

Per a league source, Mark Barron has been shipped to the Rams. The former Alabama standout was picked eighth overall by the Bucs in 2012. At the Jimmy Graham franchise tag grievance hearing, former Bucs assistant Butch Davis testified that Barron was drafted specifically because of Graham.

Barron, a strong safety, started 16 games as a rookie, 14 in 2013, and all seven in 2014.

The Rams inherit Barron’s rookie contract, with runs through 2015 but which carries an option for 2016. To extend the deal, the Rams will have to agree to pay Barron in 2016 the average of the 10 highest-paid safeties in 2015.

He’ll make the remainder of his $1.7 million salary this year. Next year, Barron’s pay bumps to $2.3 million.

Bailey is the guy I would trust to make that catch. He is really good at tracking the ball in the air. It does also shows that you can throw deep anytime. If Bailey can start at the line of scrimmage, facing backwards and still catch the ball that far down the field, then the QB can always get off a punt like throw. GO DEEP! 😉

Jason LaCanfora Talks Rams’ Future on The Morning After

The Morning Talks Burwell’s Report

Jim Thomas Reacts to Burwell Report on The Press Box

Brendan Marks posted on October 21, 2014 07:40

The unclear future of the Rams continues to loom over St. Louis, and the latest shots were fired Sunday when CBS Sports’ Jason LaCanfora reported the team would be heading to Los Angeles next year if it wasn’t for the NFL’s control of the process.

LaCanfora’s report came just days after The Home Stretch co-host and St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell reported there are talks going on behind the scenes of possibly developing an outdoor football stadium in downtown St. Louis.

LaCanfora stopped in on The Ryan Kelley Morning After on Tuesday, and said he doesn’t currently see a scenario in which the Rams won’t be playing in Los Angeles in the next two years.

You can listen to the whole thing here:
http://www.insidestl.com/insideSTLcom/STLSports/STLRams/tabid/137/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/15097/LaCanfora-I-Dont-See-a-Situation-Where-the-Rams-Stay-in-St-Louis.aspx

Some of the Audio doesn’t seem to follow the titles that they gave it, but whaterver……….. Anyway, sounds like a bunch of BS to me, but Grits will like it. 😉

WR Austin Pettis was not claimed on waivers.

— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) October 21, 2014

Right now, I think he is Dalton.

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/print?id=12819
Monday, October 20, 2014
Turning point: Chris Givens’ big catch
By Nick Wagoner

EARTH CITY, Mo. — Here is a look back at the turning-point in the St. Louis Rams’ 28-26 win against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon:

Givens
The situation: With a third-and-6 at Seattle’s 44 and a 21-19 lead that had shrunk from 21-3, the Rams looked poised to let another big lead slip away for another disappointing loss. The offense had barely moved the ball at all in the second half and now desperately needed a drive that ended in the end zone. A field goal would have helped stop the bleeding, but probably would have been little more than a quick fix delaying the inevitable. A promising drive had taken a turn for the worse after Tavon Austin gained 4 yards on first down and quarterback Austin Davis threw incomplete on second. The Rams needed points, but first they needed to move the chains.

The play: The Rams lined up with Austin split wide right, Chris Givens in the slot beneath him and Brian Quick wide to the left. With Davis in the shotgun and flanked by running back Benny Cunningham to his left and tight end Jared Cook to his right, Davis sent Cook in motion to the left before going back to the right. Seattle was in its nickel defense with cornerback Marcus Burley matched up against Givens in the slot. At the snap, the Seahawks sent linebacker Malcolm Smith on a blitz that the Rams cleanly picked up with right tackle Joe Barksdale handling Smith with relative ease. Quick ran a crossing route from Davis’ left to right, which cleared out that side of the field as Austin and Cook ran deep routes down the right sideline. Burley allowed Givens a free release to the inside, possibly with the expectation that he would have safety help. But safety Kam Chancellor decided to help cover Cook and Earl Thomas took a step toward the receivers running down the right sideline, leaving him flat footed and unable to help on Givens. Givens runs a deep crossing route with a step on Burley the whole way. Given a clean pocket and plenty of time to throw, Davis fired a strike to Givens for a 30-yard gain to Seattle’s 14.

The fallout: There were a ton of plays to pick from for this spot this week, and since we already went into great detail on the two big special teams plays on Sunday, I chose this one because it led to the points that would ultimately decide the game. After Givens’ catch, a play made more relevant by the fact that Givens had been inactive the previous two weeks, the Rams scored three plays later when Davis hit tight end Lance Kendricks for a 4-yard touchdown. That gave the Rams a 28-19 lead, and though there were other things that happened after it to determine the outcome, we never get to those without this. Making it more important was the fact that Davis had not even attempted a pass more than 19 yards downfield until hitting Givens here.

“We thought we’d get man-to-man coverage,” Davis said. “When they need a play, they trust their guys to cover man-to-man. Chris, with his speed, just ran across the field. I trusted it and obviously, we worked the play all week, and when we needed it, he made a big play. That’s how you win games. You’ve got to make big plays when the game is on the line. You’re going to have a chance to go down and win the game at the end or not. Today, we did it.”