Rams News Recap: Feb. 3

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Jim Thomas on Stadium Consultant Hire: Peacock, Blitz Keep Moving Forward
Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz have hired John Loyd as a consultant on the riverfront stadium project north of the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rams writer Jim Thomas reported Monday.

Evan Silva Highlights the Rams’ Four Greatest Positional Needs –Karraker
Following the Super Bowl, rotoworld.com’s Evan Silva revealed his list of every team in the NFL’s four greatest positional needs heading into the offseason.

Key Offseason Dates for the Rams –Wagoner
The offseason is officially here which means combines, drafts, organized team activities and more are next up on the NFL schedule.

Hall of Fame look ahead: Orlando Pace –Wagoner
The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class was announced Saturday night and to the surprise of many, none of the players who spent the majority of their careers with the St. Louis or Los Angeles Rams made it in.

Gordon’s Tipsheet: Rams Dodged Johnny Football Disaster
Well, it could have been worse for the Rams last season. They could have taken the plunge on Johnny “Manziel” Football.

Morning Ram-blings: Wrapping up the Super Bowl –Wagoner
Since football is over until next season begins, I wanted to take a moment to start these Ram-blings with a final look at one of the greatest (or at least most dramatics) Super Bowls ever played.

 

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Morning Ram-blings: St. Louis stadium efforts ramping up
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...am-blings-st-louis-stadium-efforts-ramping-up

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and stltoday.com, the group working toward getting a new stadium built in St. Louis has taken another step in the ongoing process of seeing the project through to a finish.

Thomas reported Tuesday that the two-man task force of Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz officially added John Loyd as a consultant for the St. Louis stadium project. The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex authority recently approved the hire of such consultants for the project and will pay Loyd to participate. It's expected to be the first of a handful of hires likely to come in the next few weeks.

Loyd has experience on such projects, even contributing to the development of the new Busch Stadium for the Cardinals in 2006.

It's a step that's already taken place on Stan Kroenke and his team's stadium plans in Los Angeles but it's a necessary and important one as the group in St. Louis attempts to get the project some more momentum.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, California state senator Isadore Hall has begun a petition directed at NFL owners to bring an NFL team to Inglewood.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... The Ram-blings opened the day with a wrap-up of all things Super Bowl. ... We then revisited my 2014 season predictions. ... Orlando Pace didn't make the Hall of Fame this year but his chances stand to increase next year. ... We closed the day with a look at some key offseason dates for the Rams.

Elsewhere:

Tuesday's NFL Spreecast discussed the ending to the Super Bowl.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will again go to camp with the Texas Rangers.

At 101sports.com, Kevin Wheeler and his listeners discuss the game-clinching Super Bowl call in a larger context.

At stltoday.com, Thomas participated in his weekly chat.

Jeff Gordon says the Rams dodged a bullet by not drafting quarterback Johnny Manziel.