Rams News Recap: Oct. 22

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Rams Notebook: Fassel credits players’ execution on ‘special’ plays –PD
John Fassel, the Rams’ special teams coordinator, met with reporters Wednesday following practice at Rams Park.

Givens gets reprieve in what has become competitive WR unit –PD
Rams wide receiver Chris Givens got the word personally from coach Jeff Fisher that his two weeks in exile were over.

Bernie: Davis looks good, but let’s not go overboard
Brett Favre reared back and threw another long bomb Wednesday, telling ESPN’s Ed Werder that young Rams quarterback Austin Davis could be the next Kurt Warner or Tom Brady.

Rams QB Austin Davis joins the ‘Hekker Hot Seat’ –Radio Interview

Are the Next Few Games a True Test of Austin Davis’ Abilities? –Radio Interview

Rams QB Austin Davis: “We’re excited to go play” –Video

Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher, ST Coach John Fassel and QB Austin Davis Transcripts: Oct. 22

Three Plays That Defined Rams’ Win Over Seahawks –Stalter
We can debate whether or not the Seahawks were vulnerable on Sunday in wake of the Percy Harvin trade,

Austin Davis Wows Brett Favre –ESPN
It’s safe to say the Seattle Seahawks might not have seen Austin Davis coming either.

Stedman Bailey Wins Special Teams Player of the Week –Wagoner
Of the many choices the St. Louis Rams offered for this week’s NFC special teams player of the week honors, it’s receiver/returner Stedman Bailey who is taking home the award.

Making Sense of Rams’ Running Back Situation –Wagoner
Less than a week ago, St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer seemed to finally shed some light on what the Rams’ “plan” for deploying their running backs really is.

PFF’s First-Rounders in Review
Seven weeks in and we’re building quite the sample size of tape on the rookies who looked to take the lead by storm. Some are already earning recognition for their performances while others have gone largely unnoticed.

Morning Ram-blings: A Bigger Twitter Presence –Wagoner
For the better part of the past decade, the St. Louis Rams haven’t spent much time in the national spotlight. Since social media really took off, they’ve rarely been relevant much, if at all.

Bernie: Austin Davis Might Be a Keeper –Video

Wagoner: Rams Get Healthy in Defensive Backfield –Video

Rams Playmakers: Week 7 vs. Seahawks –Video

Game of Inches: Rams Dissect, Exploit Seahawks Special Teams –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: The L.A. survey
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12911/morning-ram-blings-the-l-a-survey

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The stops and starts for the NFL returning to Los Angeles have been too numerous to count over the past two decades, but it seems that the league is finally starting to work toward an actual end game.

Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this week that the NFL is actually taking tangible steps to gauge the city's interest in bringing a team back to Los Angeles.

In this case, the step is coming in the form of a survey to Los Angeles area residents asking them to quantify their interest in attending NFL games again and more.

Farmer, who has had his finger on the pulse of the situation for years, offered this context behind it:

"The fact that the NFL is conducting a survey is not necessarily earthshaking news, nor is it an indication that a return to L.A. is imminent. However, it is an incremental step in the process, indicating that the league has intensified its attention on the nation's second-largest market."


Of course, there's been plenty of speculation about the St. Louis Rams becoming the team that would be playing there. That speculation isn't going to go away anytime soon. At least in this case, there's actual information to work with rather than hearsay or rumors.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Wednesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we began the day with a look at the Rams-Seahawks game and it's social media presence. ... In this week's Buzz Video, I discussed the possibility of the Rams adding key pieces to the secondary to help their ailing pass defense. ... Rams receiver Stedman Bailey earned special teams player of the week honors for his 90-yard punt return for a touchdown. ... We then tried to make sense of the Rams' current running back situation. ... Brett Favre's comments about Austin Davis are a bit unrealistic even though Davis could still have a bright future. ... Finally, the Rams were missing key pieces for Wednesday's practice.

Elsewhere:

Here's the news story with Favre's comments to ESPN's Ed Werder.

Christopher Harris discusses the emergence of Tre Mason from a fantasy perspective.

At 101sports.com, Anthony Stalter offered his weekly look at three plays that defined the Rams' win against Seattle.

Some audio highlights from last week's game.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas provides interesting comments from former Rams on the team's future in St. Louis.

Bernie Miklasz discusses Davis and his potential.

 

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At KC, at SF, at Arizona, Denver, at SD....yes, the next 5 games are a major test for the team and Davis.
I think the team can compete with any of these teams, possible exception being Denver. If Davis plays well in this stretch (regardless of win total) it will be hard to deny him his shot. I am not ready to say he is the long term guy yet. The rest of the year or next year too will determine that. I keep waiting for DCs to get film adjust and make life hard on him.