Positives from Sunday: more explosive play from Chris Givens; patchwork offensive line held together pretty well; Jackson and Richardson continue to run well; Greg Zuerlein got his mojo back with 2 FGs.
Negatives: horrific game in the secondary, sliced and diced by Aaron Rogers for 340-plus; Rams have little receiving threat besides Givens; special teams fooled by onside kick; Chris Long appearing locally on milk cartons.
* Injuries: Eugene Sims suffered a knee injury, that, while unspecified, gives the impression of being a long-term injury. First question for next week is if Wayne Hunter will be ready to return, though Joe Barksdale held his own in Hunter's place.
* Transactions: not-ESPN's Shelley Smith had such a good game at LG Sunday that the Rams have gone ahead and cut previous starter Quinn Ojinnaka for the second time this season. He's replaced on the roster by former Bears draft bust Chris Williams, drafted out of Vanderbilt to be a tackle but likeliest to be in the mix at guard here. Theoretically he can play either. He's really a finesse lineman who might help the Rams in pass protection but wasn't good at it in Chicago at all. He should be something of an upgrade over Ojinnaka, but I doubt by much.
* The Rams are flying to London tonight for their game Sunday against the Patriots. New England is a touchdown favorite. I assume the game will be on CBS, with the Patriots having the "road" team role. Noon kickoff CST.
A question: if the game had not sold out in London, would it have been blacked out here in St. Louis? Hey, the NFL's done weirder things.
* Ex-Rams news:
I think Fox reported during yesterday's game that 27 players who played for the Rams in 2011 are not only no longer with the team, they're no longer in the league. Well, make that 26, and congratulations to Danario Alexander, who has been picked up by the Chargers. Let's see now if he can make it to the end of the season in one piece. Hell, let's see if he can make it to the end of October in one piece.
The Rams continued their fairly ridiculous game of practice squad three-card monte over the weekend. They cut Mason Brodine and signed Chase Beeler on Saturday, then turned right back around today and re-signed Brodine and cut Beeler. This is the second straight week they've done this. The hell?
Bryant Browning wasn't without a team long, joining the Browns' practice squad Monday.
Joe Vitt's league suspension has ended. He should be in charge of the Saints Sunday night when they play in Denver.
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