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Mike Martz Is Retiring

Jack Dickey — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:20:50 EST

So reports Jason La Canfora. Martz tells the Chicago Sun-Times "It's time." Ominous. He's turning 61 in May. More »

Jeff Fisher Is Putting Together A Terrible Coaching Staff In St. Louis

Jack Dickey — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:35:00 EST

Jeff Fisher, he of that popped collar and tied sweater, has the Rams' reins and he's not relinquishing them. In fact, he's already gotten started on doing some fantastically stupid things: More »

Congratulations To New Rams Coach Jeff Fisher, Who On At Least One Occasion Popped The Collar On His Pink Golf Shirt And Tied A Sweater Over His Shoulders

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:10:00 EST

Reader John sends in a photo, taken with Jeff Fisher "at a bar in Florida this summer," where Fisher was reportedly pounding beers like a champ. Good for him: turning around these Rams won't be so casual. More »

Rams Fire Steve Spagnuolo And GM Billy Devaney

Jack Dickey — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:45:00 EST

The Rams went 2-14 this year, and not even a valiant charge by Kellen Clemens yesterday could save the bosses. Spags was 10-38 in his three years in charge. He will, however, always have precious memories of that time they almost stumbled their way into the playoffs last year. More »

St. Louis Lineman Called For Holding Yells, "That's Not Fucking Holding!" Into Ref's Open Mic, And Then It Gets Weird

Timothy Burke — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:51:58 EST

Rams guard Harvey Dahl disagreed with the holding penalty called against him late in the St. Louis-Cincinnati matchup, and told the referee as much in a colorful manner—while the ref's mic was still open and broadcasting to the Edward Jones Dome. That earned him another penalty and sent CBS announcers Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf racing to see who could apologize first. More »

Your Patronizingly Edited Monday Night Football "Highlights"

Timothy Burke — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:05:00 EST

Last night's Monday Night Football game between the Rams and Seahawks was, predictably, terrible, and you probably didn't watch it. So here's what you missed, edited in a patronizing manner. [ESPN] More »

Not Even Degenerate Gamblers Care About Monday's Horrible Rams/Seahawks Game

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:45:28 EST

According to Bodog's Sportsbook Manager, this week's Monday Night Football game is shaping up to see a historical lack of action. Says Richard Gardner, "with Bradford and Feeley both being questionable, and the fact that the game is on the West Coast this game is pacing to be the lowest bet Monday Night Football game since I have been at Bodog (which is over ten years)." More »

Colt McCoy Gets Sacked, Chucks The Ball At The Rams Twice, Gets Away With It

Dylan Murphy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

Your morning roundup for Nov. 14, the day we learned airport security stops terrorists, not kleptomaniacs. Video via Michael L. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

The Godawfulest Team In Football Has Acquired Itself A Shiny New Receiver

Jack Dickey — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:50:44 EDT

Lloyd has one season—last year—where he had 1,448 receiving yards. Pretty impressive. His prior four seasons combined? 860 yards! Sounds like you've finally got yourself a winner, 0-5 Rams! [Chris Mortensen] More »

The Additional Rules For How To Cheer Like A St. Louis Rams Fan

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:30:44 EDT

The Rams Were A Real Pain In Ahmad Bradshaw's Nuts Last Night

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:10:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 20, the day we learned that putting on a banana costume sometimes isn't worth it. Photo via tipster Ryan, who saw it on ESPN.com and wrote, "Thanks for the nut grab photo, ESPN." Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Your Monday Night Football Open Thread

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Hakeem Nicks is likely to play; Steven Jackson will not. So it's Cadillac time in the Meadowlands! The Rams and the Giants both had hopes of competing this year, and one of them is going to have a lot less hope once this is done. More »

St. Louis Rams Release Adorable Video To Help Teach Their Fans How To Cheer

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:55:00 EDT

Ram Rule 5: "Leading up to every kickoff, let's slow-clap it out." And then Elvis pops up. [insideSTL] More »

Brian Billick Said The Rams "Had Some Sex With The No-Huddle Offense"

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:05:00 EDT

It was just a slip of the tongue, but Billick knew what he said: the awkward pause, then the repetition of the statement, emphasizing the success St. Louis had been having with the no-huddle offense. A natural mistake. Sex is very much like the no-huddle offense. Furious, improvisational, and usually completed in under two minutes. More »

One Way To Get Coordinated Is To Stop Picking Your Nose

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:10:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 7, the day we learned to see the positives in Tasers. H/T to Joe for the picky screen grab from NFL.com's fantasy home page. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

"Didn't There Used To Be A Roof Here?"

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Last Night's Winner: Steven Jackson

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:30:07 EST

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Steven Jackson, who will not face charges for allegedly roughing up his pregnant girlfriend. The bad news? He's free to play for the Rams again. More »

The 2009 St. Louis Rams: A Season Of Failure

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:30:45 EST

This pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? More »

Late Game Open Thread: A Whole Lot Of Yuck

A.J. Daulerio — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:00:37 EST

Team That Makes Old Ladies Sad v. Team Run By A Sad Old Lady; Rejuvenated Vince Young v. Reanimated Kyle Boller; Holding Romos v. Litigious Merrimans, etc. #nflforums [NFL.com] More »

Your Late Games Open Thread

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST

See all those empty seats in St. Louis? Here's a nifty article on the shady math teams use to claim sellouts and avoid TV blackouts. I guess Jacksonville is either very honest, or not good at math. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] More »

Report: Limbaugh Dumped From Potential Rams Ownership Group

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:05 EDT

According to Adam Schefter, the investment group looking to buy the St. Louis Rams has decided that Rush Limbaugh's money is not worth his baggage and they plan to drop him from their ranks. More »

Will Black Players Refuse To Play For Rush Limbaugh's Rams?

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:43 EDT

From a purely political standpoint, letting Rush Limbaugh buy into your football team is already an iffy proposition, but there's a more practical football issue to consider as well. Will some top players refuse to work for him? More »

Potential Owner Of St. Louis Rams Offers Fun Stereotype About Midnight Basketball Players

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:45:04 EDT

Much like softball is the favorite sport of lesbians and soccer the preferred choice for illegal immigrants, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh declares basketball "the favorite sport of gangs." I thought it was dominoes? [MediaMatters] More »

Horrible Person Wants To Buy Horrible Team

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT

Professional blowhard Rush Limbaugh is aiming to become a part-owner of the St. Louis Rams. I guess the team won't be drafting any black quarterbacks from now on. (But at least they'll play pain-free!) [KMOX/RiverfrontTimes/MediaMatters/SportsBiz] More »

A Conversation With Football Outsiders EIC Aaron Schatz

Will Leitch — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:31 EDT

My beach books aren't novels about Smith women discovering their sexuality, or biographies about forgotten historical figures, or leadership You-Can-Make-Millions-Out-Of-Your-Home-And-Here's-How. I read the Prospectus books. More »

Guy That Enabled Kurt Warner's Career Retires

Matt Sussman — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:45:00 EDT

As a very, very late bloomer to football, one of my first memories was hearing about Rams quarterback Trent Green down for the count in 1999. More »

Wait, Which Jason Smith?

Matt Sussman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:16:57 EDT

There's one that plays hockey, one that plays baseball, one that plays basketball, there's about five guys on IMDB with that name, and three gynecologists with that name. More »

The Meat Bikini Is Delicious, Possibly NSFW

Rick Chandler — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:00:45 EST

Face it, your Super Bowl party was a sure disaster until you saw this: Introducing the meat bikini. Also available in bacon bikini and avocado dip bikini. [In Game Now] More »

Rams Hire Steve Spagnuolo, Formerly D-Coor With NY Giants

Josh Zerkle — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:35:13 EST

Two things you should have known about now-former Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. First, to my knowledge, the man has never had sex with a donut. More »

Richie Incognito Prefers Angry Boos To Quiet Indifference

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:30:21 EST

Things are tough all over in St. Louis, what with the Rams playing out the string on a 2-8 season with the sinking realization that Jim Haslett is who we thought he was. Perhaps the only thing that could make it better is to have a nice public feud between players and fans over who is worse at their jobs. More »

And Our Next NFL Coach To Get The Axe Is Lane Kiffin Scott Linehan

Rick Chandler — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:15:35 EDT

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Not long before she died, Georgia Frontiere made it known that she wanted Scott Linehan to have a third season as head coach of the Rams. So much for final wishes. Linehan was given the heave-ho at 2 a.m. today by Frontiere's sons after discussing the alternative of — get this — keeping him and bringing in Dick Vermeil as a consultant. That would have been a lot of fun. Anyway, defensive coordinator Jim Haslett now gets the reins on an interim basis. More »

Torry Holt Would Like to Apologize for Sucking

Enrico Campitelli Jr. — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:30:07 EDT

First Steven Jackson was totally not happy with Rams' head coach Scott Linehan's decision to bench Marc Bulger in favor of Trent Green. Former All Pro and now mediocre wide receiver Torry Holt is the latest to voice his displeasure with the whole situation. He just wants to play some football, "It will give us a platform to escape this madness that is going on." But before they take the field on Sunday, Holt had to let Bulger know the entire receiving corp is sorry for sucking: More »

Marc Bulger Benched For Foggy-Headed Trent Green, John "Toot Toot" Clayton Reports

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:45:15 EDT

This is just a terrible start of the season for (fantasy) starting quarterbacks isn't it? St. Louis Rams' coach Scott Linehan, desperately trying to save his job, has decided to bench the struggling Bulger this week in favor of Trent Green for this week's game against the Bills, ESPN.com says. Linehan reportedly issued a one-sentence statement about the move and will answer all questions during his normal Tuesday afternoon press conference. More »

NFL Season Preview: St. Louis Rams

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:15:34 EDT

The NFL season has officially started, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these. Actually, let's see how many we can get out in one day. More »

Rush Limbaugh Pursuing the Rams?

Clay Travis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:30:24 EDT

Would the universe implode if he traded for Donovan McNabb? Aside from his short-lived experiment with ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Rush previously worked in promotions for the Kansas City Royals and frequently references his sports fandom on his show. Speculation on Limbaugh as an owner has intensified since owner Georgia Frontiere died. Limbaugh also signed a $400 million dollar radio extension in early July which could help a bit with the finances. Befitting his quiet nature, Limbaugh did not tamp down the speculation in an interview with the St. Louis Business Journal last Friday. More »

The Fantasy Impact Of Steven Jackson's Cleansed Colon

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:00:18 EDT

During yesterday's story about Rams running back Steven Jackson and his messy colon cleanse, I questioned the potential fantasy football impact such a procedure would have on the top five running back. Thankfully, some of the wise men from Yahoo!'s Fantasy Football think tank decided it was worthy of a discussion. Please enjoy this "exclusive analysis" from Brad Evans, Andy Behrens, and Brandon Funston. More »

Rams' Lawyers Attempt to Do What Team Could Not

Christmas Ape — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:30:45 EST

It's two weeks after Losergate (or, if you will, Super Bowl XLII) and people are still making a hue and cry over cheating charges leveled at the now-humbled Patriots. The latest comes from former Rams player Willie Gary and two Rams season ticket holders, who are suing the Pats, seeking $100 million and a portion of Robert Kraft's stake in Russian petrodollars because the Pats taped the Rams walkthrough the day prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. More »

The Passing of Georgia Frontiere

KOGOD — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:27:27 EST

Georgia Frontiere passed away yesterday at the age of 80. Over the years a great deal has been said and written about the controversial owner of the St. Louis Rams, but her lasting legacy will be that of the first woman to control an NFL franchise. The owner endured her share of controversy, but she also achieved quite a bit of success for an owner of either sex. The team she inherited, relocated, and ultimately led to glory was recently valued at over $900 million. In honor of the Rams owner here I present you with quite possibly the greatest team song in the history of professional sports, after the jump... More »

The Rams Can Cure What Ails Ya

Leitch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:05:03 EST

The Steelers wouldn't actually blow this thing, would they? The team with the handsome coach and the gay mascot have looked awful the last few weeks, and now the Browns are threatening to pass them. But they wouldn't fall so far to lose to the Rams, right? Right? More »

It's The NFC West Pants Party

Leitch — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:35:47 EDT

We wrap up the NFC with the NFC West, and take this brief opportunity to remind you to join the Pants Party Pick 'Em Group. More »