Rams News Recap: Jan. 20

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Rams Denied Permission to Interview Two OC Candidates –PD
The Rams’ ongoing offensive coordinator search hit a couple of roadblocks Tuesday with both the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts denying them permission to interview potential candidates.

Bernie: St. Louis Gets an Unfair Rap for NFL Support
One of the things that continues to bother me is the perception of St. Louis failing to support the Rams.

Five to Watch for Rams at Senior Bowl –Wagoner
It’s no secret the St. Louis Rams need to bolster their offensive line and find an intriguing young quarterback prospect in this offseason, and the NFL draft is clearly one avenue to accomplish both.

Plays That Shaped Rams’ Season: No. 9 –Wagoner
Given the difficulty of the St. Louis Rams’ schedule during an eight-game span after a Week 4 bye, there was little doubt that if the team wanted to have any success in 2014, they would need to find a way to get some wins in their first three games.

Quarterback solutions hard to find for Rams –Wagoner
In assessing the St. Louis Rams, it’s been written or said that they are “only” a quarterback away from taking the next step out of the depths of mediocrity and becoming a legitimate playoff contender.

Morning Ram-blings: Who is Stan Kroenke? –Wagoner
There aren’t many people who can tell you much about St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, at least not in the media.

One on One with Rams WR Kenny Britt –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Defending St. Louis
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/15586/morning-ram-blings-defending-st-louis

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- There's little doubt that when it comes to sports and St. Louis, the city is known for its baseball affinity. It's a longstanding love affair that the Gateway city has with baseball and that's probably not going to change anytime soon.

But when it comes to football, the conversation usually turns back to some form of 'Well, it's a baseball town anyway.' On Tuesday, stltoday.com columnist Bernie Miklasz wrote a piece defending St. Louis as a football town.

The main gist of the post, though it's worth a full read certainly, is that St. Louis football fans get a bad rap when it comes to supporting the team. And while attendance numbers might have dwindled over the past decade, that's understandable given the product on the field.

Considering how great the fan support was during the Greatest Show on Turf and even in the lean years that preceded it after the Rams moved to St. Louis, there's no doubt that St. Louis can and will back a football team that isn't historically bad. Empty seats pervade nearly every NFL stadium, especially the ones inhabited by losing franchises.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we opened with a look at who Rams owner Stan Kroenke is. ... Next, we looked at how difficult finding a quarterback solution will be for the Rams this offseason. ... We then had a big play from safety T.J. McDonald as the No. 9 play that shaped the Rams' season. ... We closed the day with a look at five players to watch in this week's Senior Bowl.

Elsewhere:

Fun read on ESPN Insider from Mike Sando and Matt Williamson ranking the players participating in the Super Bowl.

So you want a Super Bowl in your city? An interesting look at how it helps or doesn't help the host city financially.

At 101sports.com, Jerome Bettis talks about the challenges a player faces during a possible relocation.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas previews Senior Bowl week.

Thomas writes that Jerry Jones' comments about Kroenke and the Rams didn't come after the loss to Green Bay as NFL executive Eric Grubman initially said it did.