Archive for June, 2009

Rams Win Waiver Claim on Former Falcons OT Foster

PFT.com reports that the waiver claim the team put in on former Falcons OT Renardo Foster has been approved, and the team was awarded his rights today: Days after submitting a waiver claim on former Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Renardo Foster, the St. Louis Rams were awarded his rights today over the Denver Broncos. Both [...]

Bulger Says This Probably Will Be His Last Shot

Quarterback Marc Bulger told the media that he realizes that this season is probably his last chance as a msstarter for the Rams. “I understand we have to win,” Bulger told FOXSports.com after a recent offseason practice. “It’s not fair to our fans or the ownership. If we don’t, I know it starts with me. [...]

Rams Put in Claim on Renardo Foster

Via PFT, the Rams claimed an offensive tackle cut by the Atlanta Falcons. The Rams will get him unless the Detriot Lions put in a claim by Friday. Here’s a quick scouting report from PFT. Foster, a 6?7,” 340-pound former All-Big East Conference lineman from Louisville, started two games as a rookie with the Falcons [...]

Spagnuolo Says He’ll Run a Tough Camp

Rams new coach Steve Spagnuolo promises to run a much tougher camp than some Rams players have seen in awhile. The Post-Dispatch reports: Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo bid an inspirational farewell to the players Tuesday but left them with a warning about training camp, which begins after rookies, quarterbacks and selected veterans report July 29. [...]

Big Name Available Player Primer: Plaxico Burress

(This is the first part of the coverage of available players that have been linked to the Rams by fans or the media.) So, the Rams are short experience in their wide receiver corps and Plaxico Burress finds himself potentially available as his trial for carrying an illegal weapon and accidentally shooting himself was delayed [...]

About Trent Green

I hate to run this picture with this story, but this was the defining moment in Trent Green’s Rams career. In 1999, Trent Green was acquired from the Washington Redskins to be the perfect trigger man for new offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s offense.  Green grew up in St. Louis, attending Vianney High and was going [...]

Rams QB Green Retires After 15 Seasons

He never won a Super Bowl as a starter, won’t make the Hall of Fame, and won’t be mentioned in the same breath as some of the top QB’s ever, but in the end, Trent Green will go down as what I consider to be a pretty good pro quarterback. Green announced his retirement on [...]

Go With What You’ve Got

So we’ve got a little turmoil. Not feeling the love since no one has decreed their love for us by supplying a permanent home. We could give into our insecurity and feel sorry for ourselves. We might think “It has been a few years since Bulger had a pro bowl year” or we may be [...]