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I think this is kind of like just after the 1998 season and the Rams were about to can Dick Vermeil. They forced him to make changes to his staff and to bring in Martz as the OC. I think Fisher is only fooling himself if he thinks the offense will be any better next season with Schottenheimer. There are at least 4 guys who are OCs that are better than Schottenheimer, and they are available. Trestman, Chudzinski, Mike Shanahan, Mike Martz.
Grits
Problem is, if the owner tells Fisher to make changes, Fisher may say “take this job and shove it,” or something like that. If Fisher would be let go, he would take his talents to Oakland or Chicago.
Jack. You’re not the GM. For all you know … that is, REALLY know… every thing you list would be the worst possible way to approach it.
We’ll see.
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Barksdale is not a problem. Jerry is a pretty good LG that would be good for us. Grabbing some depth at Guard in the 2nd round, is not a good thing. Plus, we desperately need a QB. Watching Hill and Austin was frightening. I don’t believe Sam is capable of playing a full season, no matter what. If Winston slides to us, we should nab him. This kid can play. We have to believe he is alot better than what we have backing up. If Sam can play for a year or two, without hitting the IR, which I doubt, but if he does, it is better for us, because we have two QBs. One we can hold off and groom if need to.
And then my question to you is,what will this rookie look like running for his life with no pass protection?
Resign Barksdale, move Saffold from LG to RG, and then sign a Guard in free agency, maybe a John Jerry. We should be fine. Wells will be cut, and Barrett Jones should be ready to take over at Center. On top, draft an OG in the 2nd round, with a Free Safety in round 3.
This is the 15th time since the NFL/AFL merger that it has happened. Below are the previous shutouts
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http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/cowboys/2010/01/backtoback-shutouts.html#storylink=cpy
Back to Back Shoutouts in NFL History
How rare are back-to-back shutouts? The Cowboys became only the 14th team — technically the 1976 Steelers did it twice, so it’s 13 teams to accomplish it 14 times — to do it since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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2009//Dallas Cowboys//Dec. 27 and Jan. 3
2000//Baltimore Ravens//Sept. 24 and Oct. 1
2000//Tennessee Titans//Dec. 17 and Dec. 25
2000//Pittsburgh Steelers//Oct. 15 and Oct. 22
1985//Chicago Bears//Nov. 17 and Nov. 24
1984//Seattle Seahawks//Oct. 29 and Nov. 4
1983//Cleveland Browns//Nov. 13 and Nov. 20
1982//New England Patriots//Dec. 12 and Dec. 19
1976//Pittsburgh Steelers//Oct. 24, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7
1976//Pittsburgh Steelers//Dec. 5 and Dec. 11
1974//San Francisco 49ers//Nov. 17 and Nov. 24
1973//Miami Dolphins//Nov. 11 and Nov. 18
1971//Minnesota Vikings//Oct. 3 and Oct. 10
1970//St. Louis Cardinals//Nov. 1, Nov. 8 and Nov. 16
I remember NOT wanting Mike Evans in the draft.
But it looks like he may be having a rookie of the year
type yearhttp://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Does-Mike-Evans-deserve-Rookie-of-the-Year.html
“….And he plays it adeptly. The 6-5, 231-pounder has caught 49 balls for 841 yards and eight touchdowns by using his large frame, physical style and ability to adjust to the quarterback’s pass.
“He knows how to control his body to position himself,” quarterback Mike Glennon said. “There have been times where you feel like the ball didn’t come out perfect, and it’ll end up being exactly where you wanted it.”….
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Sammy Watkins has done well, but he’s not been a factor in
his last four games.Overall he has 51 receptions for 695 yards.
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vEvans had the one great game where he had 200+ yards. Inconsistency has been an issues. Right now Kelvin Benjamin has been consistent all year. But the guy I am afraid that will may win Offensive rookie of the Year, but does not deserve it is, Odell Beckham. He is having a decent rookie year, but he plays in New York, and had that one handed grab that people keep talking about.
StL Police Officers Association condemns Rams display
Prior to Sunday’s game versus the Oakland Raiders, several members of the St. Louis Rams offense came out during pregame introductions with their hands up as they entered the field at the Edward Jones Dome.
Wide receivers Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt and tight end Jared Cook all took the field displaying the gesture, which mimics the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” stance that has become a frequent image among protesters since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in nearby Ferguson, Mo. in August.
While the players and Rams have not yet confirmed whether the gesture was related to the recent protests after a prosecutor’s decision Monday not to indict Wilson, a number of other athletes did respond to the news from Ferguson via social mediaand in interviews earlier this week.
The St. Louis Police Officers Association has released a statement condemning the St. Louis Rams football players who entered the field displaying the “hands up don’t shoot” pose. Click here to read the entire statement[/url].
You can read the full statement below:
St. Louis, Missouri (November 30, 2014) – The St. Louis Police Officers Association is profoundly disappointed with the members of the St. Louis Rams football team who chose to ignore the mountains of evidence released from the St. Louis County Grand Jury this week and engage in a display that police officers around the nation found tasteless, offensive and inflammatory.
Five members of the Rams entered the field today exhibiting the “hands-up-don’t-shoot” pose that has been adopted by protestors who accused Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson of murdering Michael Brown. The gesture has become synonymous with assertions that Michael Brown was innocent of any wrongdoing and attempting to surrender peacefully when Wilson, according to some now-discredited witnesses, gunned him down in cold blood.
SLPOA Business Manager Jeff Roorda said, “now that the evidence is in and Officer Wilson’s account has been verified by physical and ballistic evidence as well as eye-witness testimony, which led the grand jury to conclude that no probable cause existed that Wilson engaged in any wrongdoing, it is unthinkable that hometown athletes would so publicly perpetuate a narrative that has been disproven over-and-over again.”
Roorda was incensed that the Rams and the NFL would tolerate such behavior and called it remarkably hypocritical. “All week long, the Rams and the NFL were on the phone with the St. Louis Police Department asking for assurances that the players and the fans would be kept safe from the violent protesters who had rioted, looted, and burned buildings in Ferguson. Our officers have been working 12 hour shifts for over a week, they had days off including Thanksgiving cancelled so that they could defend this community from those on the streets that perpetuate this myth that Michael Brown was executed by a brother police officer and then, as the players and their fans sit safely in their dome under the watchful protection of hundreds of St. Louis’s finest, they take to the turf to call a now-exonerated officer a murderer, that is way out-of-bounds, to put it in football parlance,” Roorda said.
The SLPOA is calling for the players involved to be disciplined and for the Rams and the NFL to deliver a very public apology. Roorda said he planned to speak to the NFL and the Rams to voice his organization’s displeasure tomorrow. He also plans to reach out to other police organizations in St. Louis and around the country to enlist their input on what the appropriate response from law enforcement should be. Roorda warned, “I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Well I’ve got news for people who think that way, cops have first amendment rights too, and we plan to exercise ours. I’d remind the NFL and their players that it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their advertiser’s products. It’s cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns that do. Somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. If it’s not the NFL and the Rams, then it’ll be cops and their supporters.”
