Rams News Recap: Oct. 23

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QB Smith Writes Career’s Second Act with Chiefs –PD
Alex Smith was in the midst of his finest NFL season in 2012 when he suffered a concussion in a Nov. 11 game against the Rams.

While Mason Flourishes, Stacy Disappears –PD
A week ago during his regular Thursday media session, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said the Rams were going to give all their running backs some touches in the early going against Seattle, and then go with the hot hand.

Keeping Davis Away from Third and Long is Key –Farr
The Rams took a step in the right direction in last Sunday’s 28-26 victory over the Seahawks in terms of penalties (two) and turnovers (zero).

Austin Davis: The Difference a Year Makes –Simmons
A lot can happen over the course of a year. As Austin Davis prepares to start against the Chiefs on Sunday, that’s a fact the quarterback surely knows.

Rams’ Special Teams Plan to Stay Aggressive –Wagoner
St. Louis Rams special teams coach John Fassel met with the local media Wednesday for the first time since his group’s game-changing performance in the Rams’ 28-26 win against the Seattle Seahawks this past Sunday.

T.J. McDonald Returns to Rams Practice –Wagoner
A day after the St. Louis Rams went through a practice missing a handful of key starters, they got many of them back for Thursday night’s session.

Jim Thomas: Can Confident Rams Win in KC? –Video

Jeff Fisher Favors Governor’s Cup –Wagoner
As recently as two years ago, the Governor’s Cup game was an annual preseason tradition involving the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.

Rams-Chiefs Quick Look –Latsch
It has been so long since the Rams last defeated the Chiefs in the regular season that the team was still based in Los Angeles then, back in 1994.

Rams vs. Chiefs Preview –Wagoner/Teicher
The 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs and 2-4 St. Louis Rams, both coming off big divisional victories, meet for the Governor’s Cup this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Morning Ram-blings: The L.A. Survey –Wagoner
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.

Rams WR Kenny Britt Mic’d Up for the Seahawks –Video

ESPN’s Mark Schlereth’s Impression Of Rams QB Austin Davis –Video

ESPN NFL Live Prediction: Rams-Chiefs –Video

CBS Sports Kirwan & Prisco Rams at Chiefs Preview –Video
 

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Morning Ram-blings: Prediction time
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12946/morning-ram-blings-prediction-time-4

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- It's that time of the week again. Time for our weekly roundup of predictions as the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs square off on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Last week, nobody in our NFL experts group saw the Rams coming out on top of the Seattle Seahawks. This week, it's not much better with one notable exception in the form of Da Coach.

For something slightly more scientific, ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando digs into the numbers with the help of NumberFire to make a pick.

The ESPN NFL Live crew, featuring Mark Schlereth and Brian Dawkins, makes its pick. Spoiler alert: Not much love for the Rams here.

As always, my pick will post a little later Friday afternoon.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Thursday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... We kicked things off with a game preview from Chiefs reporter Adam Teicher and I discussing Sunday's matchup. ... In the Ram-blings, we took a look at the NFL's latest show of interest in the Los Angeles market. ... We then looked back at the hit that changed Alex Smith's career. ... Rams coach Jeff Fisher is a fan of the Governor's Cup. ... The Rams special teams has no plans to change their aggressive approach. ... We closed the day with our usual injury updates.

Elsewhere:

Not Rams related per se but this piece on the art of the back shoulder fade from Packers reporter Rob Demovsky is definitely worth your time.

Pro Football Focus' Sam Monson ranks the supporting cast Insider for every quarterback in this Insider piece.

Teicher writes that the Rams-Chiefs rivalry isn't really much of a rivalry.

At 101sports.com, Torry Holt discusses the development of receiver Brian Quick.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas covers the battle for snaps among the Rams receivers.