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- Steven Jackson (groin), limited, didn't do much, starting to look like a game-time decision again this week
- Michael Brockers (ankle), limited, seems to have a good chance of playing Sunday
- Wayne Hunter (knee, ankle), did not participate but says he's good to go Sunday
- Matt Daniels (hamstring), out
- Matt Conrath (knee), out but reportedly getting close
- Rodger Saffold (knee), out
* Transactions: the Rams signed offensive lineman Joe Barksdale, last with the Raiders, and cut Ty Nsekhe. Barksdale was the Raiders' third-round pick last year, but they cut him to make room for Andre Carter. He's a 6'5", 330-lb tackle who played for LSU. He played in every game as a rookie in Oakland but spent the first three games of Dennis Allen's regime on the inactive list. Scouts Inc. grades him as "a good backup." Has good initial quickness and agility, but plays too high and has poor knee bend. Long arms allow him to steer rushers past the pocket and make up for poor footwork on the edge.
Per Howard Balzer, Quinn Ojinnaka, Lord help us, will be the Rams' third tackle on Sunday.
Ex-Rams on the move: the Chiefs signed Bryan Mattison after losing Rodney Hudson for the season last week. Man, Hudson, Marvin Austin, David DeCastro, Prince Amukamara... I sure have a bad record for mock-drafting players to the Rams and getting them hurt lately. Also, the Dolphins cut Ray Feinga.
* Referee nonsense: I'm happy the regular referees are back. The first thing we should see is better control of the games and better flow created by, oh, about a million fewer conferences. Standing ovations like Gene Steratore's got Thursday night, though, are silly, even though they are a good crew. Jerome Boger, Ron Winter and Jeff Triplett are all going to be calling games somewhere Sunday too, you know. Ed Hochuli once blew a game for the Chargers even worse than the scabs blew Monday night's game for the Packers. Also, Super. Bowl. XXXVI. Officiating should be better this weekend, but let's all get a grip here. This is a lot more like Steve Bono coming in for Tony Banks than it is Kurt Warner coming in for Trent Green. When I heard Mike Carey was getting the call for the Rams-Seahawks game Sunday, the first thing I thought wasn't standing ovation, it was one of the worst officiating jobs I've ever seen was Mike Carey doing a Rams-Seahawks game in Seattle. Hopefully, since he'll be in St. Louis this time, he'll know enough not to call the Rams "Los Angeles".
* Kickoff vs. Seattle noon Sunday. The game will air on KTVI. The Seahawks are surprisingly just 2.5-point favorites. Since I'd more than likely be 0-3 betting Rams games this season, I'll go ahead and pick Seattle to cover.
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