Rams News Recap: Dec. 1

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Hill’s Rare Rushing TD Part of Standout Win –PD
The Rams threw the ball nine times and were up 7-0 and driving again when Tre Mason took a handoff around left end for a 5-yard gain to the Oakland 2. On the next play, quarterback Shaun Hill went around right end untouched for the touchdown.

Rams Can Become ‘Special,’ Long Says –PD
In the wake of the Rams’ 52-0 clubbing of the Oakland Raiders, playing the “what if” game is tempting.

Rams report: Fisher hopes Saffold can bounce back quickly again –PD
Talking strictly about football, Rams coach Jeff Fisher couldn’t help gushing just a little bit more about the team’s 52-0 rout of the visiting Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

The Jeff Fisher Show – December 1, 2014 –Audio

Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher Monday Press Conference –Video

Bernie: Should We Raise Expectations for the Rams? –Audio

What to Watch For Revisited: Rams vs. Raiders –Wagoner
Looking back at three things to watch from the St. Louis Rams’ 52-0 win Sunday afternoon against the Oakland Raiders:

Ten Takeaways from Sunday’s 52-0 Win Over Raiders –Karraker
The Raiders came in with a record of 1-10, and the Rams turned in their best effort of the Jeff Fisher era with a 52-0 thrashing of Oakland Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome. The crowd of 55,650 was engaged from the start and enjoyed the biggest blowout in St. Louis Rams history.

Chris Long Provides Spark in Return –Wagoner
There was plenty for St. Louis Rams fans to cheer about in Sunday’s 52-0 destruction of the Oakland Raiders.

Turning Point: Tre Mason’s 89-yard Touchdown Run –Wagoner
A look back at the turning point play in the St. Louis Rams’ 52-0 win against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon:

Morning Ram-blings: Monday Game Balls –Wagoner
You know the drill by now. It’s Monday morning, so let’s take a spin around the league as my NFL Nation colleagues and I recognize the best and brightest from Sunday’s games.

ESPN: Rams Players Won’t Be Fined For Gesture –Video

Bernie: Rams Learning How to Win –Video

CBS Sports Raiders and Rams Recap –Video

Rams vs. Raiders Highlights –Video

Rams RB Tre Mason: “I want to be the best player” –Video

Chris Long: “It was a great team effort” –Video

Jim Thomas: Rams Trounce Raiders –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Tre Mason's fantasy value
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/14251/morning-ram-blings-tre-masons-fantasy-value

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis Rams running back Tre Mason's big first half performance against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday was the best output in the first half by a running back this season.

Mason went on to post the best performance of his young career, tallying 164 yards of total offense on just 17 touches to go with three touchdowns. Although Mason rushed for more than 100 yards against the Denver Broncos a few weeks ago, it was clear that his true breakout game had arrived.

With that in mind, ESPN fantasy analyst Christopher Harris broke down Mason's fantasy value moving forward after his breakout performance.

Harris cautions that it's important to be careful when it comes to Mason. He says it's fair to be excited about Mason's future but risk remains with him based on how the game is going.

Still, Harris is ready to plug in Mason as a guy who should be in your lineup every week so long as he's not displacing a top 10 running back.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Monday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we began the day by handing out our weekly game balls. ... In W2W4 revisited, we looked back at three keys to the Rams-Raiders matchup. ... Defensive end Chris Long offered a spark in his return to action. ... This week's Turning Point was Tre Mason's 89-yard touchdown run. ... Rams coach Jeff Fisher declined to discuss anything other than football Monday.

Elsewhere:

Here's our news story on the five Rams players not receiving punishment for their "hands up" gesture.

Grantland's Robert Mays declares the Rams as one of this week's big winners in the NFL.

At 101sports.com, Randy Karraker provided his 10 takeaways from Sunday's game.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas covers the fallout of the "hands up" gesture.

Bernie Miklasz writes that those five Rams did nothing wrong.