Former Rams Who Excelled Elsewhere?

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That REALLY counts as elsewhere!!(y) ( Loved Kramer!)
Me too!!

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First player that came to mind was Fletcher.

Then, Bettis.

When I tried to find a more obscure one , I thought about Shanle... but Noreager beat me to it.
 

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Saying he excelled elsewhere would probably be considered a stretch... but I was really pissed when Jeff Kemp left us for the whiners. Him playing there made it so much worse for me. I really liked him as a player.

Nothing pisses me off more than a player leaving us for the whiners... Tyler and Bruce going there were really tough on me.
 

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Saying he excelled elsewhere would probably be considered a stretch... but I was really pissed when Jeff Kemp left us for the whiners. Him playing there made it so much worse for me. I really liked him as a player.

Nothing pisses me off more than a player leaving us for the whiners... Tyler and Bruce going there were really tough on me.
Getting Isaac Bruce after letting him go must have softened the blow for most folks cause I didn't see anyone mention Ellard, who had some great years in DC after the rams
 

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All the players Empress Georgia was to cheap to resign, right off the bat, Hacksaw and Dryer, both went to SF and helped create a dynasty,
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bunch of good ones left but didn't really do all that away from horns...but I see some familiar names, Bettis, Greene, and maybe London F. that outshined their time here (or there, whichever you prefer). Gaston Green was a pop warner PHENOM! But he never did much anywhere...Hacksaw was solid but not spectacular....
 

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Kurt Warner. :cry:

I wouldn't have included Kurt only because when I initially posted the thread, I was thinking of players who had better careers with other teams than what they had with the Rams.

But that isn't necessarily clear in the thread title, and you are certainly correct to suggest KW excelled with another team.
 

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First person that came to mind for me was London Fletcher but he's already been named. Another that I just thought of is Dre Bly. Was named to a couple Pro Bowl teams in Detroit.

Ryan Fitzpatrick has also done a lot better since he left the Rams. Mike Furrey also had a couple nice years in Detroit with Mike Martz. John Greco has become a solid starter for Cleveland since leaving us. Incognito became a good starter too.

I wondered if anyone would mention Greco.
 

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The only Quarterback to defeat St. Vincent Thomas Lombardi in a Title Game:
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I was just catching on to the NFL as a youngster living just outside of Philly in 1960 when Van Brocklin was traded to the Iggles. Led the Eagles to the '60 NFL title where they beat the Packers for Vince Lombardi's only playoff loss. He retired after that game (Van Brocklin that is...not Coach Lombardi).
 

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I was just catching on to the NFL as a youngster living just outside of Philly in 1960 when Van Brocklin was traded to the Iggles. Led the Eagles to the '60 NFL title where they beat the Packers for Vince Lombardi's only playoff loss. He retired after that game (Van Brocklin that is...not Coach Lombardi).

Van Brocklin (The Flying Dutchman) went on to be Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings (Expansion 1961) and the Atlanta Falcons with a career record of 66-100-7.
 

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London Fletcher in a runaway. Seriously we should have never let this man go.

I was thinking Wistrom too, but he never amounted to much in Seashit and retired early.