Rams News Recap: Jan. 27

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Behind the Senior Bowl: Les Snead –Video

Bernie: More Twists in the Rams-LA Game
From what I understand, the freak-out level was running high among St. Louis football fans in reaction to a story written by Albert Breer on NFL.com.

Plays that Shaped Rams’ Season: No. 4 –Wagoner
Sitting at 1-3 and in desperate need of a win to keep their season on track, the St. Louis Rams jumped out to a 14-0 lead against the San Franciscon 49ers in a week 6 Monday Night Football meeting.

Rams Finish Ninth in Special-Teams Rankings –Wagoner
Each year, Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News compiles a season-ending ranking of each team’s performance on special teams in a given season.

Rams Sorting Through Coordinator Options –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers are the only teams remaining without an offensive coordinator in place.

Gordon’s Tipsheet: Foles Could Provide QB Solution for Rams
Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is trying to run the Oregon offense in the NFL. He loves Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Morning Ram-blings: A Long Way to Go? –Wagoner
On Monday morning, we revealed our Super Bowl project done in conjunction with the folks at Pro Football Focus in which the goal was to determine how far away each team is from being a Super Bowl contender.

Could the Greatest Show on Turf Beat the Current Seahawks Defense? –Vermeil Audio

Bernie Cautions Overreacting to Breer Story on Kroenke –Audio

Did Kroenke’s Camp Plant the Latest Stadium Story? Bernie Audio

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Closer to a move?
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/15821/morning-ram-blings-closer-to-a-move

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- It's been two whole days since we started the Ram-blings with something related to the St. Louis Rams' potential relocation to Los Angeles.

But with it being Super Bowl week and commissioner Roger Goodell speaking to the media later this week, it wouldn't be a surprise to see more on the topic coming out as the week goes on. One story that is making the rounds that's worth a read is from NFL.com's Albert Breer.

Breer wrote Monday afternoon that the NFL has been involved in every step of the process with Rams owner Stan Kroenke's Los Angeles stadium plan. There is not a ton of new ground broken in the story, but the discussion of the NFL "quietly applauding" Kroenke's Los Angeles efforts should be eye-opening. It specifically mentions the Rams presenting the project to Goodell in December.

Throughout the rest of the piece, Breer explains that while there are guidelines for relocation in place, if the league wants to put the Rams in a palatial new stadium in Los Angeles owned by Kroenke, then that's exactly what it's going to do.

It's a refrain I've repeated here for quite awhile and I still believe to be true. Rules, guidelines, bylaws, whatever you want to call them, if the league sees Kroenke's plan as best for business, then that's the plan that will be implemented. That shouldn't surprise anyone who has been paying attention.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... The Ram-blings opened the day with a look at the PFF project on "missing pieces." ... We then updated the Rams' ongoing offensive coordinator search. ... The Rams finished ninth in Rick Gosselin's annual special teams rankings. ... The No. 4 play that shaped the Rams' season was San Francisco receiver Brandon Lloyd's 80-yard touchdown on "Monday Night Football."

Elsewhere:

The Rams weren't the only team to miss out on Rob Chudzinski, who is staying in Indianapolis.

Important note from the Los Angeles Times that the Inglewood stadium petition gathered 20,000 signatures to help fast-track the plan.

At 101sports.com, Breer added further context to his story by discussing with The Fast Lane.

At stltoday.com, Bernie Miklasz offered his take on the latest Rams and Los Angeles news.

Miklasz also discussed those Nick Foles to the Rams rumors.