SoulardX: Jim,

I'm not going to claim that St. Louis has the nation's best bad-team football fans, but did anyone else notice that the NY Jets stadium was more than half empty for Favre's debut last weekend? What are the Jets fan's excuses?

I think STL gets a bad rap sometimes. This year, we have a bad product with a bad head coach in a bad stadium. No wonder the Rams can't sell tickets.

Your toughts on this town's fans?

Jim Thomas: I think St. Louis is an underrated football town. As I look around the league at some of these preseason games, I see a lot of empty seats.
Winning cures all.

Justin from Virginia: Jim, any truth that Haslett was bashing Linehan and the Rams front office on a recent radio show?

Jim Thomas: This stuff is pure gossip, nothing more. I don't comment on gossip.

IdahoRam: Jim: Thanks for taking the emails! Here is my question: Is there any growing sense on the part of management that S.J. isn't worth this headache? While I know he's a good player, but as a lifelong Rams fan, I don't view him as a leader (ala Holt, Pace, Bulger, etc.) and am getting to the point that I don't care if he leaves at all. I'd like to hear that management is holding strong and isn't going to reward S.J. for his selfish stance (and I say "selfish" because I believe he could have gotten great money if he had just shown up to camp like a true leader would have).

Jim Thomas: One reason why Zygmunt and Linehan haven't been bashing him publicly is because they do think he's worth the trouble. They want him in camp and they want to sign him to a new contract.

Cierra: Hi Jim,

I have heard reports that Miami might be willing to release or trade Ronnie Brown. Obviously SJ is a hold out, and the Rams depth is questionable at best. Would he be an option as a fill in starter and later as quality depth guy? Also Joe Horn did get his release from Atlanta, is there any chance he is still a better option than what the Rams have at the back end of their receiving core?

Thanks,

Cierra

Jim Thomas: How much do you really think Joe Horn has left at age 36? And even if you thought he did, that's the kind of pickup that a 13-3 club makes seeking to add that one piece to get them to a Super Bowl. Not a 3-13 outfit.

feet: Do you really think this team respects Linehan?
Do you expect a change during the season if things go bad and who would take over (Haslet, Saunders, etc…)

Jim Thomas: Linehan still has something to prove _ to himself, to the players, to ownership.
I've said this before, I'll say it again. It would be TOTALLY out of character for management to make an in-season coaching change.