Another BS Sighting

Actually, there haven't been any Brock "I Couldn't Carry Warner's Jock" Berlin sightings this regular season, and hopefuly there won't be, what with him being the 3rd string QB after barely making the roster. So what, pray tell, would the other BS sighting I refer to be? Could I be referring to the Rams' offensive juggernaut, er, I mean jugger-NOT? Or perhaps the Rams' defensive prowess, er, I mean prow-LESS? What about the lack of seats that had seats in them for the home opener, so empty that a much needed move back to LA should be right around the corner? Or how about the fact that a record number of Rams "fans" are selling out their own team in football pools? Kinda makes you wonder who they're really rooting for on gameday, doesn't it? But alas, with all this stuff to write about, I must step outside the box and for the first time address in this forum one of my reader's well thought out comments. Comments that are, yup, you guessed it, this week's BS sighting.

In case you missed it, I told it like it is a few weeks ago regarding Berlin wearing the number 13. You know, how his crappy career and useless spot on the Rams roster should be more than enough to prevent him from wearing Kurt's number 13. So instead of providing any kind of constructive input, like say, I don't know, an answer to my question of why Berlin chose #13 when his number of choice is the available #7 (see stats in previous blog), this clown decides to attack me personally. So in response to this girl's lack of Midol in a time of need, here it is here:

1) I did NOT say that Kurt Warner is the greatest QB in Ram's history. What I said so clearly and understandably that even Helen Keller would've understood it was that he is the greatest QB in ST LOUIS Rams history. I specifically made it a point to put that in there because I knew that if I didn't some SJD who wishes he was Berlin's love slave would see this as an opportunity to jump all over me for leaving out the pre-STL Rams' greats. So much for that!

2) I did not say that Bulger is my $65 million wonderboy. In words so plain that even Ray Charles would've been able to read them, I specifically wrote of how pissed off I was that Bulger played worse than the Raider's #1 pick, ShaMarcus Russell. And that was it on Bulger. So forget trying to find the answer to why Berlin chose #13 this year for the first time in his delustrous career, how about the answer to how being pissed off that Bulger played worse than DuhMarcus Russell makes him my wonderboy. I know, I know.

3) And finally, since I'd rather spend more time watching "The View" than waste on this, well, waste, I don't live in St. Louis, have never lived in St. Louis, and will never live in St. Louis. Hence the wiseless cracks of "so keep drinking your Busch beer" and then some lame thing about cheetos mean nothing to me. So now in the words of the great Forrest Gump, "That's all I've got ta say 'bout that."

So please, feel free to post any comments you wish, but also please make sure that they make sense. And I thank you for your support.

What's All This Fuss About?

All the negative talk in Rams Nation is really perplexing. Last year we went what, 3-13? So in order to improve on that we only need to go 4-12. It's the same principal stores and car stealerships use when they say they are the cheapest around, or have the best deals. Legally speaking, they only need to beat the competition by $.01 to make that claim. So for the Rams to have an improved season, they only need 4 wins.

To get to 4 wins doesn't require that they win the first game. Or the second, or the third. As long as they average 1 victory per month, that's 4-12. Ok, so it's not much of an improvement and we would all love to get to the Super Bowl. THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!

Why not allow yourself to be content with even the littlest bit of improvement? We all learned last year, thanks to the New England Cheatriots, that even an 18-0 season is a failure if you don't win the big one. In the grand scheme of things, whether the Rams go 4-12 or 17-1, it's all failure. So take some Valium and drink it down with Jose. Do whatever it takes to calm down and appreciate that Steven Jackson got his f'n helmet knocked off on an illegal, unflagged helmet-to-helmet hit and then bounced right back up like it was a mosquito bite. Chris Long had two nice tackles and a few pressures on McNabb, and Alex Barron had only one of the frickin 6 false starts. We know the other 5 will work themselves out, so if we only get his one per game that will be fine with me.

0-1 isn't so bad. There are 15 more games and the Hags, Cards, and Whiners all suck way more than we do. Don't give up hope, for 4-12 may just win the division. Now that's two improvements I'd take any day!

SportsNation Has Spoken

From ESPN.com: In early August, we asked SportsNation to select the greatest player for every NFL franchise. Whether it's the Bears and Packers, with nearly a century's worth of choices, or a newbie such as the Texans, every team has a player who stands above the rest. The final results are in. Not surprisingly, there were some slam-dunk choices (see Dolphins and Browns) and a few that have us scratching our heads here in Bristol. (Matt Stover for the Ravens? Were we hacked?)

The player voted by the fans as the best greatest Rams player ever? MARSHALL, MARSHALL, MARSHALL! That's right. You can read all about the final votes here, but in the meantime, here's my take on Marshall winning this award...

Brilliant! First ballot Hall of Famer, and for all of you who disagree, let me pull a Joe Friday and state "just the facts, man" (actually, his catch phrase was NOT "Just the facts' ma'am," but was "All we want are the facts, ma'am.")

* 2000 league MVP

* Shares the all-time record of at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards

* 2nd player to gain more than 1000 yds both rushing and receiving in a season

* NFL record 2,429 total yards (1,381 rushing, 1,048 receiving) from scrimmage in a season

* Set an NFL record with 4 consecutive 2,000+ yards seasons from line of scrimmage

* Tied an NFL record with Emmitt Smith to have 2 consecutive years of 20+ TDs

* Set an NFL record with three 4 TD games in a single season

* Set an NFL record with 2 consecutive years of 4 TD's in 3 or more games

* Set an NFL record with most TD's in a single season @ 26

* Holds the NFL records with SEVEN two-point convertions

* 1st all-time with combined total of 100+ rushing touchdowns and 30+ receiving touchdowns

* 4th all-time in total yards from scrimmage.

* 4th all-time in touchdowns scored.

* 6th all-time in rushing TD’s.

* 9th overall in career rushing yards.

* 16th overall all-time in receptions including Wide Receivers. 2nd overall amongst running backs

I personally voted for BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE. I would have voted for Kurt (see SB 34), but since his name wasn't even on the list, well, just believe it was Marshall and wait for the next poll in 5 years. Maybe then the REAL candidate will be on there.

Warner Sighting? More Like a BS Sighting!

Yup. Just like I said last week, the first team offense didn't score. And not only didn't they score, they looked like shit, even helping the other team to score instead, on a pick. So much for team cohesiveness. So much for forgetting last year and putting it all behind them and moving forward and all that crap. I am seriously pissed. I am pissed that Bulger wasn't even as good on Saturday as JaMarcus, LaMarcus, DaMarcus, TaMarcus Russell, whatever his name is. I am pissed that Carriker and Long looked like my gramma. And I'm pissed that they gave up 340 freakin rushing yards to no name RB's...AGAIN!!!!

But most of all, I am pissed that the greatest QB in St Louis Rams history is being insulted and degraded by Brock Berlin. I know the Rams haven't retired #13 yet, but that doesn't mean that they should let just anyone wear it. For a guy who changes numbers more than I change my underwear, why #13? He was #9 at Florida, then #7 at Florida, #7 at Miami Hurricanes, then #8 at the Dolphins, back to #7 at the Hamburg Sea Devils, then #7 back at the Dolphins, then #3 last year for the Rams. And now this year another number, KURT'S NUMBER FOREVER, #13! Nowhere in the previously stated number circus do we see a #13, so why take it now? Is there a #3 on the Rams roster this year? Yes, it's first year player for the Rams, K Josh Brown, who could have taken a different number. But no, Mr. Number Changer wanted to change again. So lets see...what number from the above circus does Berlin covet the most? #7. And is there a #7 on this year's roster? NO!!!!! It was his for the takin. Did he? I repeat - NO!!!!

It is a travesty of the worst kind that #13 is being worn by this chump who was the BACKUP to Rex Grossman at Florida, then after defecting to the Hurricanes the BACKUP to Ken Dorsey, then after Dorsey left he had to fight for his job with the great Derrick Crudup, and once in the NFL - UNDRAFTED - couldn't even keep the job as the QB for the frickin Dolphins. And how did he fare in NFL Europe? In 2006, there were 5 QB's with better ratings than him (with more than 100 pass attempts), and I'm sure you'll recognize them as future HOF'ers:

1. Gibran Hamdan, 113.4 rating

2. Drew Henson, 84.2

3. Craig Ochs, 83.6

4. Lang Campbell, 83.5

5. Kliff Kingsbury, 73.7

6. Brock Berlin, 68.4

So where in his bullshit career does he qualify to wear #13? Nowhere. Give the number back to the Rams and let it stay there. Otherwise, this is one Rams fan who will be pissed off all year long no matter how well it turns out.