Speaking of the justice system, I read Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a Small Town by Jon Krakauer. I think that I’ve read most of Krakauer’s books. They always come across as being so well researched. However, his targets aren’t always given a chance to defend themselves. Anyway, as always Krakauer had me engrossed throughout. As the title implies it is not a plesent book, but it opened my eyes in many ways.

Here’s a link to a brief article that covers Krakauer’s visit to Missoula to give critics an opportunity to confront him.

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/author-faces-heckler-at-forum-about-book-on-missoula-rapes/

That should take him down a couple of helmet sizes.

So sorry for your loss.

Fantastic. I’ve never seen him before. Funny stuff.

If they could come up with some kind of deal that allows them to back out after 2-3 seasons without a major impact on the cap that’d be a wise move, I would think. I’m not making any bets about Foles being the savior under centre, but I doubt that the Rams will be a position to get the next Andrew Luck in the near future. I’m pretty sure that Foles will be better than Austin Davis, and confident that Keenum won’t be a threat either. Maybe Mannion develops into something over the next few seasons though. So coming up with something that keeps Foles around for a couple of seasons for sure would be a good idea.

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For that kind of money, at his age, I’d say no thanks. If it shakes out that he’s willing to take a short term deal at a fair price then I’d be all for it. I still feel like the Rams need a veteran for the line.

I wonder if it’s possible that Rhaney or Barnes end up starting at C and Jones ends up starting at one of the G spots? To answer my own question, sure I guess it’s possible, lots of things are possible. I guess it’s more of a “what are the chances?” type of question. Jones doesn’t have the size of Brown, so he might not have the physical upside as a run blocker, but in the short term I wonder if he ends up getting a chance at guard?

I guess I see things differently than the OP. I see Quick’s progress last year as reason for optimism. I don’t think that he is a “total bust.” He’s started to play physically last year. Now if his shoulder is permanently shot then all bets are off.

I don’t agree about Bailey either. Bailey’s route running makes his game speed plenty fast enough in my book.

Neither of those guys have had the benefit of stability at QB to fairly evaluate.

No idea what the record will be this season. I stink when it comes to making such predictions.

I just saw that my iPad autocorrected Saffold to Scaffold. That kind of stuff never happened when I was a kid writing letters to the LA Rams asking for free stuff.

Here’s hoping that the bitterness leads to dysfunction that lasts into week one of the season.

Brugler on Hagen:

23. JACOB HAGEN | Liberty (Va.)
2010: Redshirted
6023|207 lbs|5SR Orange Park, Fla. (Orange Park HS) 3/15/1992 (age 23) #27 GRADE Priority Free Agent
MEASUREABLES Arm: 31 1/4 | Hand: 10 1/8 | Wingspan: 76 1/2
COMBINE Not invited
PRO DAY 40-YD: 4.55 | 10-YD: 1.62 | 20-YD: 2.66 | BP: 22 | VJ: 36 1/2 | BJ: 10’04”
2011: (11/0) 2012: (11/10) 2013: (12/11) 2014: (14/14) Total:(48/35)
30/0.0/0.0/4/0 46/3.5/0.0/4/1 61/2.5/0.0/13/6 108/5.5/0.0/15/8 245/11.5/0.0/36/15

SUMMARY: A three-year starter, Hagen developed into one of the most productive safeties in the country, finishing his senior season with a team-best 108 tackles, 15 passes defended and eight interceptions. He is a football junkie with a natural feel for the game, flashing controlled instincts with quick eyes to diagnose and put himself in position to make plays. Hagen hits with a heavy shoulder and looks to separate man from ball at the contact point, but that also leads to missed tackles when he doesn’t properly wrap or overpursues the action. He has above average ballskills with the length to give him a large catching radius, showing smooth feet to flip his hips and track the ball. Hagen has excellent height with NFL toughness, but lacks ideal muscle tone and functional strength. He isn’t an elite athlete and tends to be feast or famine on tape, but the natural ballhawking instincts are there – offers special teams experience with NFL upside as a valuable reserve safety.