George M.: Hi, Jim -

A lot has been written about the Rams tough schedule, but the other NFC West teams share most of that schedule. Of the 10 games each team has outside the division, every West team plays 8 common opponents (Buffalo, Miami, Dallas, New England, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia, and Washington. For the other two games, the Rams get Atlanta and Chicago, Seattle gets the Bays, Tampa and Green, Arizona gets Minnesota and Carolina, and San Francisco gets Detroit and New Orleans.

It looks pretty tough to expect a Wild Card out of the NFC West, so my question is, how many victorys do you think it will take to win the West?

Jim Thomas: Good point on the scheduling George. When you include the division games, there are 14 common opponents. I think nine wins _ no more than 10 _ will get it done in the West.

Rambunctious: Hi Jim,
Are there still talks going on privately with Parker and Jackson, or is everthing quiet with nothing going on at all. What is your guess as to when Jackson will come in?

Has Leckey played well enough that he is in contention for the starting job, or is Romberg going to be our starting center?

Jim Thomas: There has been some additional discussion.
As I mentioned earlier, Leckey is making a run at the job.

Florissant Rams Fan: Hi Jim,
I hate to ask this but, do you think something will get done with #39 by this weekend? Do you think this will linger into the regular season?

Jim Thomas: All I can say is, this is a critical week.

Guard: Jim,

Do you think this team suffers from lack of confidence? Who are the leaders on the field for this team?

Guard

Jim Thomas: Yes, it lacks confidence. It's hard to develop swagger when you're 3-13.
Leaders Glover, Tinoisamoa, Chavous, Green, Holt, Bulger (trying to be).

David: How do you rate the O-line's performance so far in training camp and pre-season?

Has Pace lost a step?

Jim Thomas: Started slowly in camp on the practice field, then has showed gradual improvement. Did very well against Tennessee on the practice field, but just so-so in the preseason game. Played well against San Diego.
As for Pace--he hasn't played in 11 months. And he's only played seven regular season games in two-plus seasons. He's rusty. I thought his footwork improved against San Diego, that one bad play notwithstanding.