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Probable: Steven Jackson (foot)
Questionable: Barry Richardson (knee), Robert Quinn (concussion), Scott Wells (knee). So the Rams get one game with their starters on the offensive line before it falls apart again? Sigh. Wells did not practice this week till Friday, and was limited for that one. Richardson was fine until Friday. Quinn has to pass the last round of concussion tests before he can be cleared to play. That's anyone's guess, so Questionable is a good designation there.
Doubtful: Danny Amendola (foot). 'Tis only a flesh wound!
Out: Mario Haggan (elbow).
Kickoff tomorrow at noon. All the rest of this season's games will be televised on Fox.
* Transactions: The Rams recalled Sammy Brown from the practice squad yesterday and waived Quinton Pointer, probably with an eye toward returning him to the PS. Pointer played quite well on special teams last week, but as a LB/pass rusher, Brown fills bigger needs, given the injuries to Haggan and Quinn. Brown's recall appears to leave the Rams two men short on the PS; I've never seen that they made a move to fill the slot left open after they promoted Corey Harkey.
* Stan Kroenke, dental floss tycoon. The Rams' owner has plunked down over $130 million on a 124,000-acre cattle ranch in Montana called the "Broken O." (Broken O? Is that a vote of non-confidence in Brian Schottenheimer?) The ranch has 4,300 cows and 175 bulls, (which leads one to believe bulls do not live very hard lives) and is also Montana's largest irrigated farm, producing 700,000 bushels of various crops annually. Part of Stan's ranch is a 10,000-square foot "farmhouse" with an indoor pool. From Stan's end, it's an investment both in farmland, which has appreciated rapidly in value lately, and in beef and grain markets, where prices have been on the rise.Obviously, there's also plenty of ground up there to build a new stadium. Ladies and gentlemen, your Montana Rams!
$130 million would pay for a lot of stadium renovations in St. Louis, by the way, Farmer Stan. Good luck convincing taxpayers to spend a dime of their money on Dome upgrades after you just spent $130 mil on a bunch of cows.
Which reminds me, here's a link to Sports Illustrated's recent feature article on Stan.
* Ex-Rams update:
- a Joe Germaine update here by Bernie Miklasz. (toward the end of the column). Germaine's quickly becoming a standout coach at the high school level, not just by leading a state champ, but by leading players with real character.
- Kellen Heard signed with the Colts last week. Leave it to RamView to let a 340-pounder slip by me.
* Condolences to Chiefs Nation on today's tragedy.
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