Published on: 8th October, 2010
In anticipation of this week’s matchup, Lions Featured Columnist Dean Holden and I exchanged some questions and answers regarding our respective teams. You can find my answers to Dean’s questions on the Lions board. Here are my questions and Dean’s answers on some key issues involving Detroit: AD: The Lions have done ...Published on: 30th September, 2010
What's the media's favorite hobby? Tearing down someone who is on top. What's the media's second favorite hobby? Building that same person up after he or she has hit bottom. Never mind the truth, just go with the flow. Those are he rules of the game. The truth is that Michael Vick is not a ...Published on: 21st September, 2010
As the old saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. By that description, the Rams' offense is insane. Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur's playcalling has become, in a word, predictable. Fans can see it but, more importantly, opposing defensive coordinators can ...Published on: 3rd September, 2010
I think its fair to say that there is a level of optimism in St. Louis that has not been present for several years. The reason: Sam Bradford. Thus far, Bradford has done everything Rams’ fans could have hoped he would. No long contract holdout. He arrived at camp healthy and in shape. He had ...Published on: 27th August, 2010
The St. Louis Rams have had a very good week. Sure, its only August and opening day is sixteen days away. But, when Rams fans look back one day and identify the week when things turned around for the team, they may very well think of this week. It started with a ...Published on: 23rd August, 2010
Its halfway through preseason. The Rams' starting quarterback, acquired during the preseason, has been injured. The team will now have to rely on a new quarterback with little experience. Where have I heard this story before? Okay, so its not 1999, and we can't presume that Sam Bradford will have the kind of impact ...Published on: 20th August, 2010
It's hard to be a Rams' fan these days.For the past few years there has been little to cheer about.From the decline of the Greatest Show on Turf, to the ineptitude of the previous front office, to the fiasco that was the Scott Linehan regime, to the ownership in limbo, ...Published on: 25th July, 2010
The Rams need as much talent as they can get. But they don't need Terrell Owens. Nevermind that Owens is one of the most disruptive, egomaniacal, self-aggrandizing players in the history of the league. Nevermind that he's burned bridges with virtually every team he's played for. Nevermind that he's been among the league leaders ...Published on: 25th May, 2010
On May 24, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in American Needle, Inc. v. NFL, et al. that the NFL, a collection of 32 separate businesses, is not immune from the coverage of the anti-trust law. One day later, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Jim Thomas published an article ...Published on: 20th May, 2010
One of the more in vogue clichés heard in NFL circles is that it's a “quarterback driven league.” Certainly in recent years, the quarterback spot has been a strong indicator of team success in the NFC West. In the last two seasons, Kurt Warner helped the Cardinals rise above their division rivals. Before ...