Tuesday, November 20, 2012

RamView, 11/20

Photo - ESPN
* RamView for easily the most bitterly disappointing game of the Jeff Fisher era, Sunday's 27-13 loss to the 3-6 Jets, is up now. Link

- Positives: Steven Jackson. Brandon Gibson caught 2 TDs. Janoris Jenkins played pretty well.
- Negatives: everyone else. Bradford was poor and had 2 turnovers. Daryl Richardson had a costly turnover. Receivers could not get open. D-line didn't do anything after first quarter. Trumaine Johnson burned badly for a TD and another big play. Kick returns were poor, especially thanks to referees calling a TD return back. Coaching staff at present cannot motivate players, cannot put together a coherent game plan, or apparently even do third-grade math.

* Injury report: Mario Haggan was knocked out of the game early due to an elbow injury that sounds long-term. I'm expecting he'll be moved to injured reserve.

Danny Amendola injured a heel in the first half but got it taped up and returned to the game. So it's not a ruptured Achilles, but it doesn't sound like the best injury for a wide receiver to have, either. Let's call Danny questionable pending an exam of that injury.

Eugene Sims and Austin Pettis played against the Jets. Darian Stewart's knee injury kept him on the inactive list.

Scott Wells is expected to return to the 53-man roster this week, so look for a move to clear a roster spot for him. Tim Barnes or Cory Harkey could return to the practice squad, which has been a man short since Harkey's promotion last week.

* The Rams next travel to Arizona for a 3:25 game Sunday. The Rams won the first meeting 17-3 in October behind a 9-sack attack of Kevin Kolb. The Cardinals appear to have switched to rookie Ryan Lindley at QB now, and haven't won since taking their first loss of the season here.

How disappointing were the Rams Sunday? Against an Arizona team that's 4-6 and had 70 yards passing last week, they're 3-point underdogs.

* Ex-Rams news:
- Greg Salas has been promoted to the Patriots' main roster, replacing Deion Branch.
- Joe Gibbs has been added to Green Bay's practice squad.

* Ex-Ram of the week is once again Danario Alexander, who had 7 catches, 96 yards and 2 TDs in San Diego's 30-23 loss at Denver. Brandon Gibson's the only Rams player who scored more TDs this year than DX has in two games.

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