Rams News Recap: Nov. 25

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Bailey Finally Resurfaces as Option in Passing Game –PD
When the NFL revised it drug policy in September, it meant Stedman Bailey’s four-game league suspension was cut in half.

Fisher Expects Bradford to be Under Center for Rams in 2015 –Video

Jeff Fisher Frustrated by “Adventures” in Officiating –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams knew it was coming. But they still couldn’t stop it.

Rams Rookie Review: Week 12 –Wagoner
A look at playing time and production of the St. Louis Rams’ rookie class in Sunday’s 27-24 loss against the San Diego Chargers.

Morning Ram-blings: The Waiting Game –Wagoner
Sunday’s loss to the San Diego Chargers offered plenty of strange calls and officiating scenarios for the St. Louis Rams to be upset about.

Rams Slip to No. 23 in Power Rankings –Wagoner
An upset win followed by a disappointing loss has become something of a common occurrence for the St. Louis Rams this year. So it’s no coincidence that, more often than not, their spot in the ESPN NFL Power Rankings has also been a bit of a rollercoaster.

Bernie: How many games have the Rams lost due to bad QB play? –Audio

Bernie: Fisher to Blame for Penalties? –Video

The Jeff Fisher Show: Nov. 24 –Audio

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Cap casualties?
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/14041/morning-ram-blings

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams will have plenty of decision to make this offseason when it comes to whether to keep or part ways with certain players.

The same is true of many teams around the league, something that ESPN Insider Field Yates took an early look at on Tuesday in an Insider piece offering five potential salary cap casualties this offseason. As you can probably guess, Yates' piece leads with Rams quarterback Sam Bradford.

Bradford is due to count more than $16 million against the cap in 2015. Releasing Bradford would leave over $3 million in dead money but would save the Rams close to $13 million.

At this point, it's pretty safe to assume the Rams won't bring him back at the current price tag. But that doesn't mean he won't be back. My early read on the situation is that the Rams would like to bring Bradford back at a heavily reduced rate. Whether the two sides can work out an agreement to that end remains to be seen, but it's something that will almost certainly be explored in the offseason.

That doesn't mean the Rams won't draft a quarterback relatively early. The Rams know they have to add a potential franchise player there, but that's a discussion for a different day.

Although they aren't mentioned in the piece, the Rams also have some decisions to make on players such as left tackle Jake Long, defensive tackle Kendall Langford and center Scott Wells.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... The Ram-blings began the day with a look at the five-minute wait the Rams had for the officials to get the ball spotted properly after a penalty. ... We followed up with Jeff Fisher's thoughts on the officiating against the Chargers. ... Quarterback snapshot examined Shaun Hill's performance against San Diego. ... The Rams rookie review offered snap counts and production for the Rams' rookie class. ... Finally, the Rams dropped a spot to No. 23 in this week's ESPN NFL Power Rankings.

Elsewhere:

Here's the full look at this week's Power Rankings.

Off topic a little but Tim Keown provided this great read on Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith.

Aaron Schatz projects the playoffs in this ESPN Insider piece.

John Clayton discusses the work of the many rookie offensive linemen around the league.

At 101sports.com, the weekly video of Fisher's radio show.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas participated in his weekly chat.

 

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Morning Ram-blings: The Waiting Game –Wagoner
Sunday’s loss to the San Diego Chargers offered plenty of strange calls and officiating scenarios for the St. Louis Rams to be upset about.

I often criticize Wagoner's Reports, but , credit were credit is do, this ^ is well worth reading! Even if it does rub a little salt in the wound of losing to the Chargers!