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11.20.2008 2:37 pm

Richie Incognito takes his turn ripping St. Louis Rams fans

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Two years ago, it was Steven Jackson who jumped on Rams fans for selling their tickets to Bears supporters. “I have a big problem with that,” Jackson said. “There were a lot of Bears fans in sections they shouldn’t have been. . . . When we ran out in pregame, we were booed. It was terrible. I couldn’t believe it. To be at home and feel like I’m at a road game, it was just embarrassing.”

Now, with the Bears — and their legions of fans — coming to the Edward Jones Dome on Sunday, Richie Incognito piped up.

“It seems like our fans aren’t coming to the game, so it’s fun when the other fans come in and start hooting and hollering. At least someone is in the Dome yelling,” Incognito said after practice Thursday. “When we played the Giants (Sept. 14 at the Dome), they had the whole lower bowl filled up (with Giants fans). We know how our fans feel about us; that’s fine.

“It’s nice to have the other fans here. At least they cheer. Our fans get in their seats, they don’t know how to cheer, when to cheer. We get the other team’s fans coming in, and they cheer real nice for us. It provides for a good football atmosphere, having the Chicago fans down here.”

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Notes & quotes:

*Incognito (shoulder) was a full participant in practice and, barring a setback, will start at RG on Sunday. Still, coach Jim Haslett would like to get rookie John Greco some reps in the game.

*Jackson said that his strained thigh muscle is feeling better and that the plan is to have him go through a demanding workout Saturday, then see how it responds. He’s hopeful that he’ll be able to return Nov. 30 vs. Miami.

*Thursday’s practice was unusually physical. “That’s how this game’s going to have to be played this week,” Haslett said.

All for now . . .

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incognito was a thug at nebraska and got kicked off the team. he is a physco who should be in straight jacket

— waldo
6:18 pm November 20th, 2008

The dome is quiet, isnt that why they play music before the game like jackson suggested. I mean if it hadnt been quiet, then they wouldnt be playing music now. Some fans in the dome get upset if you stand up and cheer. So, what he said bears some truth and sometomes the truth hurts. So Rams fans make some noise and be louder than the bears fans. Hey we try and make more noise than the Cubs fans when they come to town during the summer.

— Ramsfan
6:21 pm November 20th, 2008

Let’s be reasonable here:
Richie was an idiot before he came here.
Richie has been an idiot since he’s been here.
Richie has been an idiot this week.
Richie will be an idiot next week.
Does it really matter what Richie says?
When an established idiot does or says something idiotic who, but an idiot, would be surprised or outraged by it?
Pleeeze! This is a non-story!

— greasedog
6:28 pm November 20th, 2008

That’s because the other fans have something to f***ing cheer for! Who the hell does he think he is bashing STL fans when he’s lucky any of us come to the games at all! Maybe if they got their heads out of their asses and played some competitive football, we would come and cheer for them! That’s rediculous! I hope we show him how we feel this week and boo him out of town. That’s bullshit!

— Bob
6:42 pm November 20th, 2008

As a fan of St. Louis Sports for over 30 years I have never come across the way today’s athletes talk about the fans (Remember Steven & Ritchie the fans pay your salaries)the way you do… I have backed the Rams since coming to town just like I have continued to root for the Arizona Cardinals sine leaving town… The way athletes are today makes me want to puke especially the high priced ones that are so stuck on themselves and forget about playing the game like it should… Ever watch a guy make a sack or score a touchdown and dance around while at the same time being down 28 points(what a disgrace)… Have some class like L. Tomlinson, B. Sanders, or the late W. Payton - flip the ref. the ball and go back to the huddle. As for those that like to speak out to the media like they are something special first look at your record and see why the fans are not showing up… last article in the Post showed that the Rams margin of lose is the highest in the NFL and that out of the 8 loses now 5 have been by more than 20 points… So Ritchie and Steven before popping off to US underpaid fans try playing a whole season so that the fans can see what a real team looks like…Right now the Rams are like the stock market — The investors are not getting much of a return in the last 2-3 years on their investments…I know I’m not the only one that feels this way and I hope that someone within the Rams Organization sees this prints it out and hangs it in the locker room for everyone to see… Lets all have fun with this… GO CARDINALS…

— Scott LeVault
6:48 pm November 20th, 2008

As a fan of St. Louis Sports for over 30 years I have never come across the way today’s athletes talk about the fans (Remember Steven & Ritchie the fans pay your salaries)the way you do… I have backed the Rams since coming to town just like I have continued to root for the Arizona Cardinals sine leaving town… The way athletes are today makes me want to puke especially the high priced ones that are so stuck on themselves and forget about playing the game like it should… Ever watch a guy make a sack or score a touchdown and dance around while at the same time being down 28 points(what a disgrace)… Have some class like L. Tomlinson, B. Sanders, or the late W. Payton - flip the ref. the ball and go back to the huddle. As for those that like to speak out to the media like they are something special first look at your record and see why the fans are not showing up… last article in the Post showed that the Rams margin of lose is the highest in the NFL and that out of the 8 loses now 5 have been by more than 20 points… So Ritchie and Steven before popping off to US underpaid fans try playing a whole season so that the fans can see what a real team looks like…Right now the Rams are like the stock market — The investors are not getting much of a return in the last 2-3 years on their investments…I know I’m not the only one that feels this way and I hope that someone within the Rams Organization sees this prints it out and hangs it in the locker room for everyone to see… Lets all have fun with this… GO CARDINALS…

— Scott L.
6:51 pm November 20th, 2008

Well it just goes to show, you can’t fix stupid!

— Mike K
6:52 pm November 20th, 2008

I have no prob with what Richie said, It sucks to have fair weather fans who only care when we are playing for the super bowl, Rams fans are front runners, of course there were fans and cheering in 99-01!!! The Rams should move to a city that would be happy to have a team. I’ve been a fan since they were in L.A. so i could care less where they play. If you are a fan you should be ashamed of being drowned out by the visiting teams fans i dont care how crappy the rams are, take a note from the soccer fans in europe, they go nuts even if their team sucks, lets get a group of Rams Hooligans to fight with the trespassing bears fans!!!

— Ted
6:53 pm November 20th, 2008

Hey Richie BONEHEAD; we pay your salary. What have you shown us to cheer about? We are suppose to cheer for a team that humiliates itself, the city and the entire state? Quit smoking whatever you are smoking and start earning your money.

— Ron
6:58 pm November 20th, 2008

WELL TED IF YOUR THAT MUCH HOOKED ON A TEAM THAT DOES NOT GIVE IT THERE ALL INCLUDING SOME OF THE COACHES IN THE PAST… YOU MAY WANT TO PULL FOR JEFF COOPER AND HIS ORGANIZATION AND TRY TO GET THAT MLS SOCCER TEAM TO COME TO COLLINSVILLE.. AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN GO CHEER FOR THEM…. I KNOW THAT JEFF WILL PUT A QUALITY TEAM ON THE FIELD.. AND NO WE ARE NOT FAIR WEATHER FANS WE ARE JUST TIRED OF PAYING BIG BIG DOLLARS TO PLAYERS THAT DO NOT GIVE A HOOT IF THEY WIN OR LOOSE — AS LONG AS THEY GET THE BIG PAY… IF THIS IS NOT THE CASE ASK EACH PLAYER TO GIVE BACK ONLY 10% OF THEIR SALARY SINCE WE ARE STILL GETTING LESS THEN 50 PERCENT OF THEIR PLAYING ABILITY…(I WANT THE POST TO POST THESE IN THE PAPER)…

PLUG FOR MLS SOCCER AND FOR-RUNNER JEFF COOPER..

— Scott L.
6:59 pm November 20th, 2008

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