Interesting that Cusomano calls his show the “Hollywood Casino”. Hollywood Park has a Casino which is being relocated and will remain open just down the street from the new stadium.

Why does a guy in St Louis call his show the Hollywood Casino? Never made sense to me.

Grits

bnw you are going to love watching Rams games at 3:00 in the afternoon on Sundays. Just think, you’ll have the whole day pretty much to do whatever and you can still catch your favorite team.

Grits

I love football so I will watch both games. To me the Brady vs Manning is more interesting.
I personally want to see Carolina fail because I don’t like their owner Jerry Richardson.

Would be great to see Rancho Santa Margarita boy Carson Palmer get a Super Bowl ring.

Grits

Licensee acknowledges that Licensee has no claim against the Rams with respect to this [PSL] and/or its termination whatsoever. Licensee understands and acknowledges the possibility that the Rams may not play its gams in the Stadium or St. Louis for the entire term contemplated by this License. Licensee expressly agrees not to sue the Rams for damages or injunctive relief relates to this [PSL], including without limitation should the Rams not play its home games in the Stadium or in St. Louis for any reason.”

This language alone defeats any law suit on behalf of PSL owners.

Grits

• This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by zn.

Just as I said going back many years. Knowing of the top tier clause almost from its inception I knew in my heart it was in John Shaw’s mind that the Rams were eventually moving back to LA.

Kroenke knew this too. The perfect project came along but Kroenke made his intentions know to all when he attempted to buy the Dodgers.

He also made his feeling known in a 2011 article in a UK paper called the Mirror where gushed about how pro athletes long to play in NY or London or LA. Not once did he mention St. Louis.
Yet St. Louis media cried their eyes out that Stan would not talk to them when he had spoken loud and clear by his actions and by that 2011 article. That was all needed to say.

Riverdump Stadium in St. Louis was never going to be good enough. The NFL played St. Louis as they have many cities in the past but it was never their intention to force Stan to stay there. Stan knew this and that is why he was good soldier all during the relocation soap opera.

All this bull about bylaws (hah!) and take care of Dean Spanos (hah!) was all just that. Bull! As the old saying goes “Money talks and bullshit walks” and the LA money and Stan’s plan was talking good and loud. 30 to 2 loud in the final vote.

Jerry Richardson (hah!) Bob McNair (hah!) Bob Iger (hah!)

During his final presentation to the owners that fateful Tuesday in Houston, Bob Iger reminded the owners of how much Disney was paying the NFL on TV rights via ESPN and Monday night Football. Jerry Jones it was reported almost immediately pushed back his chair, stood up and told Iger “Last I checked it was your share holders paying the NFL” and laughed in his face and the whole room full of owners began laughing as well.

This whole thing was never as much in doubt or in doubt at all as the media was led to believe and led most of us to believe.

Grits

Don’t know if you all saw this yet but the Rams are reported to be pursuing Pat Shurmur as the OC. You know and I know that Bradford was rookie of the year in Shurmur’s offense and probably the thing that hurt Bradford early in his career was Shurmur leaving to be the head coach in Cleveland. Probably hurt Shurmur too as Cleveland is a place where coaches go to die.

Shurmur was again involved with the Eagles offense last season and who was the quarterback? That’s right Sam Bradford. And who had his best season as a pro since his rookie year? That’s right, Sam Bradford.

The Rams had one thing in particular hold them back from being a playoff team last season. Decent quarterback play. Yes, I know, I screamed louder then any of you to get rid of Bradford prior to last season. I was one of those who viewed Bradford as a injury prone China Doll and a alleged elite QB who had never really proven himself to be elite.

Well, if the Rams had Bradford just playing as he did in Philly last year they would have been a playoff team.

The Rams need to win in LA. The Rams clearly need a QB. They are going to be hard pressed to get a veteran signal caller who can win. The top two free agent QBs available, believe it or not are Sam Bradford and Drew Brees and I don’t see the Saints giving up on Brees that easily. Also, Sam is only 28. Brees is 9 years older.

Call me crazy but if the Rams are bringing Shurmur back as the OC can a push to get Sam Bradford be far behind?

As crazy as it sounds, they may even have to overpay to get him back but, you are not going to win with a rookie QB and Case Keenum is not the long term answer.

Grits

Only place that has banned me is the Herd Board. And maybe that whiney ass Bernie Miklasz.

Grits

Howdy ZN! I think they could draft a couple of DEs as well. But if Paxton Lynch (Memphis QB) is there when they pick first, I don’t see how they could pass him up. Or Hogan from Stanford for that matter.

Good to talk just football again. So sick of the relocation soap opera.

Grits

WV my old friend,

Rams need consistent play from the quarterback position. If they had at least received decent QB play this season they would have been a wild card team. As you recall all we needed was on TD against the Steelers and that game was ours. A missed field goal against Vikings cost us that game and the Ravens game. Rams win those three games and they’d be in the playoffs because they would have the tie breakers vs the Seahawks.

I would say, lets draft the kid QB out of Memphis and lets sign a good veteran QB (Brees) and lets get a go to big play wide receiver.

Grits

Brandon Flowers would be a great addition at corner.

Cromartie too. Both can cover with the best of them.

Some good WRs in this list. Torry Smith is very intriguing.

Grits

April 9th, I’am a true Ram, makes me an Aries.

Grits