Thursday, October 7, 2010

Rams notes, 10/7

ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 03: Brandon Gibson  of the St. Louis Rams breaks free from Marucs Trufant  of the Seattle Seahawks on October 3, 2010 at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
* Injury update:
- Gary Gibson sat out practice yesterday due to a shoulder injury.
- Rodger Saffold left practice early due to a shin injury but expects to return to practice today.
- Laurent Robinson is apparently back at full strength after missing two weeks due to a foot injury. The Rams were 0-2 with Robinson on the field; 2-0 with Brandon Gibson. Just sayin. They scored 27 points in 2 games with Robinson on the field; 50 with Gibson. Just sayin again.
- Billy Bajema, Chris Chamberlain, Michael Hoomanawanui and Darian Stewart are practicing in individual drills. Steven Jackson and Oshiomogho Atogwe are close to, if not full-go.
- Remaining out: Kevin Dockery (hamstring), Cliff Ryan (migraines), Dorell Scott (ankle).
- Out of nowhere, Marquis Johnson has been put on season-ending IR. He has both knee and shoulder injuries that will require surgery. George Selvie better not walk under any ladders anytime soon; he's the only of the three Rams' 2010 7th-round picks not on IR. I thought 7 was supposed to be lucky. Mark Setterstrom was a 7th-rounder, too; his 2010 season ended before training camp. Be careful out there, George.

* Roster moves:
- Johnson's spot on the practice squad has been filled by former Notre Dame DB Terrail Lambert.
- Mounting injuries at DT have led to the "deletion" of Jamie McCoy from the practice squad. He has been replaced by DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen. I don't know a thing about Saddler-McQueen, but the last time the Rams had a DT with an awesome hyphenated last name, they won the Super Bowl. And the new guy's last name has *3* capital letters. Way to raise the bar.

* Kurt Warner's Hall of Fame candidacy is safe; he has outlasted Margaret Cho on Dancing With The Stars.

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