diesels in general are not popular in the states which is a shame because by all accounts they ARE better than the gas engines. more durable. more efficient. better performance. but there are other diesels out there which didn’t get caught. maybe they cheated and just didn’t get caught? dunno. but i know lots of people who swear by the diesel engine but for some reason americans hate them.

that kendricks dropped td pass was a real heartbreaker.

sorry, guys. won’t be able to do chat room today, but i will be watching the game and will be at the chat room in spirit.

hopefully we’ll all be happy by the end of today.

pass protection was supposed to have been a strength of his. not just that but advanced as a receiver as well. should take pressure off foles.

but yeah. less than 10 touches today. i believe fisher said he’ll be limited first time back.

or maybe it’s time they get rid of gas and diesel powered engines. it’s an antiquated piece of technology.

i think it has everything to do with quick. not being able to beat out givens speaks volumes to me. of course i may be totally wrong.

well they’ll be playing at home, and that should make a huge difference.

best case scenario. rams shore up the run defense and go to town on roethlisberger. force a couple turnovers.

mason and a healthy gurley show us what a healthy running game is capable of. takes pressure off of foles who is able to make some explosive plays to the wide receivers. offensive line gains confidence.

it’s a trend we’ve seen though the past several years.

but maybe this is the season they reverse that. foles stays healthy. the oline gels. running backs get healthy. everyone is happy.

or foles gets injured. the oline is patchy. running backs have no holes to run through. everyone cries.

or something in between.

i hate weekdays.

there’s probably a lot of truth to that.

they’re a very young team.

i do think that eventually a good team will come out of this. but i wonder if fisher will still be the head coach when that happens.

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/21726/rams-rb-todd-gurley-not-listed-on-injury-report

St. Louis Rams RB Todd Gurley not listed on injury report

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff Writer

EARTH CITY, Mo. — The St. Louis Rams only had two players listed on Wednesday’s injury report. Neither of them is running back Todd Gurley.

A week after Gurley (knee) was listed on the injury report throughout the build up to the game against the Washington Redskins, Gurley was noticeable only in his absence from Wednesday’s list.

In fact, the only Rams on the injury report are holdovers from Week 1 in running back Chase Reynolds and end Eugene Sims, both of whom did not practice as they recover from knee ailments.

As for Gurley, he said he is feeling good and when he was asked if he would tell coaches he’s ready to play Sunday against Pittsburgh if they asked, Gurley said “Yeah, I would.”

Gurley said he is getting more work in practice and getting back into football shape.

“It’s definitely getting there,” Gurley said. “I know as far as my recovery from being tired, I definitely feel a lot better. I feel like I’ve been doing a great job of that. And getting those reps, it’s helping me a lot.”

Here’s the Rams’ injury report for Wednesday:

Did not participate: RB Chase Reynolds (knee), end Eugene Sims (knee)

in order to go 3-3, i think the rams defense has to play better than even their week 1 performance.

from the past 2 weeks i can gather that.

1. the rams just match up well with the seahawks. that’s been the case the past several years. i’m not sure how well they stack up against their next 4 opponents.

2. the seattle offensive line is not good. they’ve gotten battered 2 weeks in a row now. i don’t know the ol situations of their next 4 opponents.

they’ve got some tough matchups coming up.

2 of them feature some heavy duty running backs in bell and lacy. those two teams happen to have very good quarterbacks too. better than cousins. if they can’t shore up the defense. the run defense in particular. that’s 2 losses already right there with arizona and cleveland still to play.

of course. who knows. maybe they play up to their opponents and really take it to pittsburgh and green bay.

maybe fisher needs to reign in williams?

just frustrating. sounds like williams’ ego is getting in the way. wouldn’t surprise me.

yeah. about 4 games. actually i’ll give them until around the bye week. i want to give the oline some time to gel but also gurley needs to play before i can get a full grasp of what this team is. i mean that’s no small thing when you’re possibly talking about the potential centerpiece of this offense.

i also want to say that boy am i glad the rams traded for foles. i think foles will be better than bradford when it’s all said and done.

that would be very good.

in my wildest dreams, gurley comes in and gives a shot in the arm to this offensive line. not only that he gives foles another option in the passing game. the one thing they keep saying about gurley – in addition to his explosive running ability – is his ability to run routes and his hands. having that safety valve should make foles’ job easier.

in my wildest dreams, inserting gurley into this offense will be akin to putting a v8 hemi into a toyota camry. or something like that? i don’t know anything about cars. sorry.

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