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11.17.2008 3:53 pm

St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson already ruled out for Sunday’s game

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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There will be no intrigue this week regarding Steven Jackson’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Bears. Jackson already has been ruled out, meaning that the strained thigh muscle that originally was thought to be a one- or two-day injury is extending toward six weeks.

Jackson was injured in the fourth quarter Oct. 19 against the Cowboys. He reaggravated the injury two weeks later when he tried to come back vs. the Cardinals, and has been sidelined since then.

Jackson saw a specialist late last week. “They feel that he should be out this week, rest him,” coach Jim Haslett said. “We’ll see what happens next week.” The injury was rediagnosed as a strain. “It’s just going to take some time to heal,” Haslett said.

Elsewhere on the injury front:

*LT Orlando Pace will miss two to four weeks a knee ligament injury.

*CB Ron Bartell is day-to-day with a soft-tissue injury to his knee.

*RB Kenneth Darby has a slight strain of his ribs.

*LB Chris Draft (foot) will be out two to three more weeks.

*DT La’Roi Glover has torn cartilage in his knee, originally suffered a couple of weeks ago, but should be able to play.

*CB Tye Hill (knee) will resume jogging this week.

*G Richie Incognito (shoulder) was scheduled for an MRI exam later Monday.

*DE Eric Moore (neck) will return to practice this week.

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Notes & quotes:

*After a discussion with his coaching staff Monday, Haslett has decided to stick with Marc Bulger at QB.

*If Incognito is out Sunday, rookie John Greco will start at RG . . . if Greco’s left knee is OK. His kneecap popped out of place briefly in practice Friday.

*Adam Goldberg will step in for Pace at LT.

All for now . . .

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Bulger should not be the QB next year so there is no reason to continue to play him this year. I was originally supportive of Haslett because he talked about learning from his mistakes in N.O. He is making the same mistake in sticking with a QB that is not performing. Don’t talk about injuries as every team suffers them. The Pats don’t have their All Pro QB and their starting RB. Have an aging D, but they still win or are competitive in every game. The problem is the losing culture that has been allowed to fester in the locker room. It started in hiring Linahan, no head coaching experience, didn’t jell with the veterans, etc. Now, the blame is on the same veterans that squabbled with SL. Prime targets are Bulger, Holt, Pace, etc. As a TV viewer of the Rams I can’t see why anyone is willing to pay to attend the games in person.

— west coast ram
9:34 pm November 17th, 2008

FOR ANYONE TO SAY OH, IT AIN’T BUGLER’S FAULT THAT THE RAMS ARE LOSERS IS RIGHT, BUT HE IS A HUGE PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE OTHER HUGE PROBLEM CONSIST OF HASSLETT, THE NEW OWNERS, COACHING STAFF, AND THE ENTIRE DEFENSE AND OFFENSE. THE WHOLE DAMN ORGANIZATION IS THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. OH, HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE LOSING WARNER. LET’S FACE PEOPLE WHEN THEY DECIDED WARNER FINGER WAS THE PROBLEM AND HIM THROWING TO MANY INTERCEPTIONS WAS THE PROBLEM THEY WERE QUICK TO REPLACE HIM WITH BULGER WHO NEVER WON A SUPERBOWL IN HIS LIFE, AND NEVER WILL. WHY IS ARIZONA LEADING THE NFC WEST? WHY IS WARNER PUTTING UP 30+ POINTS A GAME? AND PACE NEEDS TO RETIRE HE’S DONE AND BEEN DONE. HE STAYS INJURIED MORE THAN HEALTHY ANYWAY, AND I JUST LOVE HOW EVERY SEASON EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLAY INJURIED ON THE RAMS. WATCH NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE THE SAME DAMN THING. ANDAS FAR AS THE GAME AGAINST CHICAGO LOOK FOR THAT SCORE TO LOOK MORE LIKE 42-13 CHICAGO. 2009 THE RAMS WILL BE 4-12 SO ONCE AGAIN IT WILL BE THE SAME OLD TIRED AS RAMS.

— Lawrence
11:05 pm November 17th, 2008

Watching the pathetic performance of the so called professional football team called the St. Louis Rams is a shame.
It seems every week there is another excuse or someone else to blame for their loss.
The money this team pays to their poor excuse of a quarterback and self admired running back is almost too much to imagine.
How fans can keep going to the games and paying their money so the Rams can keep paying these two cannot be justified in any way.
During this past Sunday’s loss, it was decided to switch over and watch the Godfather movie. But this turned out to be the same as the game, how many times can you watch this?
At least the football Cardinals gave us a little excitement and they had real players who played, hurt or not. They earned their money.

— BEKOZOFU
12:13 am November 18th, 2008

How long can Haslett stick with Bulger ? This is a total ” joke “

— Rick
12:26 am November 18th, 2008

I wonder if we could beat the Lions, seriously? This is the saddest team Ive ever seen in any league. I pray St.Louis doesn’t loose the Rams, we are very lucky to have an NFL team. Who knows what will happen now. The rams history in St.Louis isn’t deep enough to have team that is uncompetitive and plays like the softest men known to man. I mean seriously, try to get someone who knows nothing about football interested in the NFL by watching the Rams with them. It is impossible. The fan base is decreasing rapidly, and it wouldn’t be like this if they would just compete. JUST COMPETE. They don’t have to win, just show they are men and care about their self respect. But it is obvious that no man on the Rams has self respect. They are all soft, and worthless. Very, very sad.

— RAMJAM
3:14 am November 18th, 2008

This off season will be the biggest maybe in the history of the Rams, I think they really need to clean house top to bottom. Everybody except Long, Avery and Burton should be available in trades. We need to acquire as many early draft picks as possible. Keep Devaney in the front office- he knows what he is doing.

Enough with SJax- put him on IR and move on- I can’t believe he is this soft! Remember Jack Youngblood played in the Super Bowl w/ a broken leg.

I can really see the Rams moving back to LA- they have lost the fan base with the mismanagement of this franchise since the GSOT days. The y will then say they have zero support in St. Louis and the NFL needs a team in L.A.- the excuses and reasons have now been aligned.

— BadgerRam
9:28 am November 18th, 2008

Well, it certainly looks like that this team needs to be dismantled and reassembled in the off season. a couple of Big DTs would do wonders for stopping the run,OH and a remedial course in tackling 101.
AND lose the high school uniforms, bring back the blue and gold.

— BPWilson0377
10:51 am November 18th, 2008

Jackson is a waste -
Pace is a waste
The whole front line is a waste (and never addressed by the team, except for false start Barron)

Until this franchise realizes that you have to control a line of scrimmage, they will NEVER improve.

Even the GSOT (greatest show on turf) could not survive this lack of an offensive line.

THEN THERE IS THE DEFENSE ….. oh, do we have one?????

— Bill
11:14 am November 18th, 2008

………. and this is why I love Cardinal baseball!

— Rob G.
1:45 pm November 18th, 2008

Mr. Haslett, I gave you the benefit of doubt when you took over and I hoped for the best. There is no benefit and I no longer trust your decisions. You obviously don’t care about being the head guy next year any more than Bulger. I guess you are both set up for life at this point and can afford to screw this thing up as much as you want.

— first tom
1:54 pm November 18th, 2008

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