Preview - St. Louis Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens
Turf Show Times —
... an offense struggling in key areas, giving them a chance to fine tune their attack and get some of the slow starters running on all cylinders.
Here's a few more preview links. I'll have a game thread up later this afternoon.
The view from the other side at Baltimore Beatdown, SBN's Ravens site.
Five things to watch from the Post Dispatch.
What to watch at the official Rams site.
Game preview from NFL.com. ...
Trampled
Stripe Hype | A Cincinnati Bengals Blog —
The Saints marched over the Bengals 13-zip at Paul Brown Stadium last night. With little to fear from starting WRs Antonio Chatman and Glenn Holt, the Saints came hot and heavy after Carson Palmer. Palmer got dropped three times, and finally came out of the game with a bloody nose and cut lip. The offensive line put the blame on itself, but multiple failed blitz pickups by RB Chris Perry and TE Ben Utecht were at least as big a problem.
On the defensive side, things were brighter. While the Saints rolled up more than 450 yards, they scored just 13 points. Given that ...
BALTIMORE RAVENS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
Said rookie QB Joe Flacco of his first start, and first full game: “It was a really good chance for me to get in there and get my feet wet . There are things that I would like to do better. But it’s a great learning experience.” With Troy Smith fighting a virus, Kyle Boller would have gotten the start , but he is suffering from a shoulder injury. CB Frank Walker and CB Corey Ivy were targeted by the Rams . Rookie RB Ray Rice had only five carries for 20 yards ; Rice was limited by a sore hamstring . Le’Ron McClain, who is making the transition from fullback to tailback, had 41 yards on eight carries . LB/DE Terrell Suggs ...
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
Over the weekend, we had a St. Louis media shakeup as Team 1380 released Randy Karraker and producer Ken “Iggy” Strode in a cost-cutting move. While it clearly illustrates the cutthroat nature of the enigmatic STL radio market, it also created a question I have for Post-Dispatch Media Views columnist Dan Caesar: you wrote two columns this weekend about “media” and none of them included any details on the transactions, why? The first column talked about Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann getting back together on NBC Football Night in America, a news item that was “news” more than a month ago. The second item was more local-based, as it ...
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