Rams News Recap: Sept. 24

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Rams Notes: Westbrooks Getting His Feet Wet on Defense –PD
Even when he was inactive for the season opener against Minnesota, undrafted rookie Ethan Westbrooks tried to make the most of the opportunity to be on an NFL sideline.

Bye Week Gives Rams a Little Breathing Room –PD
The Rams join the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns as the first teams in the NFL to take their 2014 bye this week.

Rams QB Austin Davis: “We’re graded on wins and losses” –Video

Rams Notes: Hill Feels Good, Austin Practices –Latsch
Rams quarterback Shaun Hill said Wednesday he feels like he is coming along with his rehab from the quadriceps injury that has kept him on the sidelines for the past two and a half games.

Rams Post Practice Press Conference Transcripts: Sept. 24

Wagoner On How the Rams Will Use Their Bye Week –Radio Interview

Rams Could Get Austin, Hill Back after Bye –AP
Tavon Austin could return to the St. Louis Rams lineup after the bye week.

Jeff Fisher: “We’re Looking At Some Things We Need to Do Better” –Video

Chris Long Looks to Speed on Road to Recovery –Wagoner
With no other means of transportation these days, St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long is making the most of his aqua colored “knee scooter.”

Plenty to Do for Rams on Bye Week –Wagoner
Having a bye week this early in the season might seem unfortunate for a St. Louis Rams team that would probably like to get right back to business after last week’s 34-31 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Morning Ram-blings: Defensive Disappointment –Wagoner
Even now, three days after the fact, it’s hard to believe the St. Louis Rams were able to score 31 points in a game at home and come away with a loss.

Rams WR Brian Quick Mic’d Up vs. the Cowboys: Part 2 –Video

Rams WR Brian Quick Wired Up vs. the Cowboys: Part 1 –Video

Wagoner: Rams Have Issues Heading into Bye Week –Video

Jim Thomas Rams Chat Highlights: Sept. 23

 

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Morning Ram-blings: The Greatest Show
By Nick Wagoner

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EARTH CITY, Mo. -- In the next couple of weeks, we'll spend plenty of time in this space looking back on the "Greatest Show on Turf" era of the St. Louis Rams. More on that later.

For now, though, be sure to head over to sister site FiveThirtyEight.com and check out their piece on how that team changed the way offense is played in the league.

The piece offers an outstanding numerical retrospective on a team that took to the skies like few before it.

While we're on the subject, the Rams are going to honor that team and celebrate its 15th anniversary the night of the Monday night game against San Francisco. They're planning to wear the throwback uniforms and bring back many members of that team.

For those who want to celebrate that team in person, the Rams are also offering a pretty cool and unique opportunity to do so on the Sunday night before that game. Details on that here.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Wednesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we examined the Rams' disappointing defense a little further. ... In this week's buzz video, I discussed what the Rams need to get done on the bye week. ... From there, we looked at the Rams' specific plans for the bye week. ... End Chris Long is cruising around on a scooter as he begins his road back from an ankle injury. ... Finally, we recapped the Rams' practice day, which focused heavily on fundamentals and self scouting.

Elsewhere:

John Clayton rounds up news and notes in his weekly mailbag.

Your favorite team (the Rams, presumably) isn't playing this week but your fantasy team is. Here's Matthew Berry's weekly rankings.

At 101sports.com, Anthony Stalter gives his three plays that changed the game from last week's meeting with Dallas.

The Stats Doctor takes his weekly spin through the numbers.

At stltoday.com, Joe Strauss writes that the Rams' defense has lost its luster in the first three weeks.