Rams News Recap: Oct. 9

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Rams Notes: Bates gets the Point on Armstrong’s Release –PD
No Rams player was closer to Ray Ray Armstrong than fellow linebacker Daren Bates. There were times when they wreaked havoc on special teams together.

Rams Hope to Keep Offensive Momentum Going –PD
In some ways the NFL is the ultimate week-to-week business. Oftentimes, what a team does one Sunday has absolutely no bearing on what happens the next week.

Davis: I Think We’re Better Than Our Record & Need to Show It –Video

Jeff Fisher: “Monday Night is going to be special” –Video

Zac Stacy Sits out Thursday’s Practice –Wagoner
As expected, St. Louis Rams running back Zac Stacy did not practice Thursday night as the team continued preparation for Monday night’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Greg Robinson Still Awaiting His Opportunity –Wagoner
The first quarter of St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Greg Robinson’s rookie season has passed. But if you’re looking to assign him a grade, you’d probably have to go with an “I.” As in incomplete.

Rams Need More from Special Teams –Wagoner
All things considered, the St. Louis Rams had an opportunity to beat the Philadelphia Eagles last week in the closing moments.

D’Marco Farr Looks Back at the Greatest Show on Turf –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their Super Bowl XXXIV championship during next week’s “Monday Night Football” matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Morning Ram-blings: Fisher’s Approach –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams’ 1-3 start to the 2014 NFL season has clearly been a disappointment given the expectations the team had for itself and many from the outside had going in.

Kevin Demoff on the Rams moving to Los Angeles –Radio Interview

Key to the Passing Offense Emerging Under Austin Davis? –Radio Interview

Jim Thomas: Davis, Rams Face Stiff Test vs. S.F. –Video

Rams CB E.J. Gaines Joins the ‘Hekker Hot Seat’ –Radio Interview

Jeff Fisher on Decision to Cut Ray-Ray Armstrong –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: On the Rams and L.A.
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12489/morning-ram-blings-on-the-rams-and-l-a

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The rumors and speculation surrounding the future of the St. Louis Rams are only going to continue to heat up as we trudge toward the end of the team's lease at the Edward Jones Dome.

That lease expires following the season and with that, there's been plenty of discussion about the Rams possibly moving back to Los Angeles. Over at 101 ESPN, a local sports radio station that happens to hold the rights to Rams broadcasts, host Randy Karraker recently said on the air that he'd been told the Rams moving back to Los Angeles is a "done deal."

The statement only fueled more speculation but Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff went on with Karraker and "The Fast Lane" on Thursday to discuss the team and its situation.

The audio from that discussion can be found here.

In the interview, Demoff says no decision has been made about the Rams future but also didn't offer much in the way of reassurances, either. Of course, that should be expected since the decision ultimately falls in the hands of owner Stan Kroenke.

From the discussion, here's one sample of what Demoff had to say:

"There has been no decision made," Demoff said. "There is no done deal. There is nothing like that."

I'm not going to add much more here because there's going to be no resolution here anytime soon one way or another. I'll let you listen to it and draw your own conclusions.

Speaking of Los Angeles and no decisions being made, Jim Thomas at stltoday.com also offered this story with quotes from commissioner Roger Goodell on the progress (or lack thereof) of a team playing in Los Angeles.

All that's left to do from here is to wait and see what happens next. Everything is clearly still on the table.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Thursday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we began the day with a look at Jeff Fisher's approach to helping the team through tough times. ... The latest edition of looking back at The Greatest Show on Turf catches up with defensive tackle D'Marco Farr. ... We then looked at rookie offensive lineman Greg Robinson awaiting his opportunity. ... The Rams are looking for more from their special teams. ... Thursday's injury report offers an update on running back Zac Stacy as he works back from a calf injury.

Elsewhere:

The NFL Live crew makes its prediction on the Rams-Niners matchup.

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Caplan discusses the possibility of the NFL returning to Los Angeles.

Mike Sando breaks down the Rams-Niners game.

At Grantland, Bill Barnwell offers the early returns on this year's first-round rookie.

Also at stltoday.com, Thomas writes that some members of the 1999 team are now in the broadcasting business.