Istvan: Jim, do you really think that the players don't like Scott Linehan and have given up on him as so many readers and blogs suggest?
I just don't think I have ever seen a team on opening day come out so flat and clueless as they did...I mean Football 101 just block and tackle! That ssemed like a stretch!!!
I hope the locker room was despondant afterwards and players and coaches know they have to fight to keep their jobs!
The Edward Jones Dome is going to be empty on Sundays pretty soon!

Jim Thomas: A lot of players _ Steven Jackson among them _ really like Linehan. But what he has to show is that he can motivate a team, lead them out of tough times, and have them ready to play. Obviously, 2008 represents his last chance to show he can do that.

ram4life: Hi Jim, Im trying to be an optimist right now. I once heard John Madden say, "If you win in week one, you still have 15 more to play. If you lose in week one, you still have 15 more to play." I sat at a sportsbar Sunday and was the only one in a Rams jersey and needless to say i was the laughing stock. The way you lose matters more than losing. Scott Linehan needs to stop with the condescending attitude in his press conferences and tell the truth. Everytime he talks, i think im listening to a politician with noone to blame his shortcomings on. Its not just him though. We had the perfect offensive mind as a coach, we just shouldnt have let him play GM. Drew Bennett is another classic example of how a player leaves the Titans and bombs elsewhere. An older Isaac Bruce is still better than a young Drew Bennett. Not addressing the linebacker and safety issues in the draft or free agency is ludicrous. Is it just me or does it seem like Haslett may be sabotaging Linehan's authority with poor defensive gameplanning. I want to hear your opinion so fire away.

Jim Thomas: I feel your frustration but. . . .
Linehan may or may not be a lot of things, he is not condescending.
Isaac Bruce had zero catches for the 49ers Sunday.
Why would Haslett want to sabotage Linehan? That would mean that Haslett wants to get himself fired, too. The surest way for Haslett to get the head-coaching job he wants is to have a great defensive season.

tim: here are some things I think the Rams need to do if they have any chance on rebuilding this team, keeping fans, and staying in St.Louis. What do you think? Its alot(Go Figure)sorry but I hope you find it useful

1. Get rid of jackson He holds out all of training camp and picks up 40 yards on the ground and cared less that they lost

2. Fire Linehan he cant get his players fired up and canr call plays hes just not a head coach

3. Lose Pace and Barron. Pace had a good run I just dont think he has it in him anymore. Barron has been givin way to many chances. (Mabye Grecco ans Schuening at OT) Hes a lost cause and he doesnt want to be out there Keep Bell and Incognito because their the ones that actually show they want to be out there on that line

4.Sign Bently for this year. See if hes got anything left in him and see if he can play center for you in the future

5. Figure out what you can get in Bulger. Hes not the same and is a whiny little girl. Yeah his line cant block but good quarterbacks get their offense fired up and focused on the next play not walk around with a whiny face on them

6. See What Chavous Lttle Tnoisamoa and Glover have left or replace them with younger guys in the Draft over the next couple of years.

7. Start getting your WR Set Bennets injured again Holt caught 1 Pass( i'll say it if your not gonna use him get rid of him) Avery and Burton Have upside but who knows And Looker is just a holder now

Theres plenty more they can do and im not saying this will all happen next year because it wont But build over the next few year, get younger and ALOT meaner and passionate for the game and we'll have a good team. Just look at what Its doing for the Cards and Blues right now. They're both on the verge of becoming very good teams and yearly playoff teams.

Jim Thomas: 1.) How do you know Jackson cared less that they lost? Did you talk to him? Did you see him in the locker room? Where you over at his house Sunday night?

2.) Believe me, you'll get your wish on this one if there isn't dramatic improvement between now and the end of the season.
3.) Pace can still be an effective player. Jury's still out on Barron. Schuening is strictly a guard. I'd like to see Greco tried at tackle.
4.) Bentley's knee is shot.

Youngbloods Rampage: Hey Jim,

Does this organization really understand the level of discontent many of their fan base feels right now? For many of us we actually don't really care anymore because of the continuous examples like Bernie M. witnessed in the locker room after the game on Sunday. And this is coming from 25-30 year fans. But no one within the organization appears willing to address it or hold anyone accountable.

Also someone really needs to take a serious look at the tunure of Jim Haslett since he arrived. His lack of respect for Linehan is extensive and has been this way for quite some time. No one can tell me that this hasn't had a effect on this organization. Its there whether folks want to acknowledge it or not.

Jim Thomas: I was in the locker room, too, and saw plenty of despondent players.

tim: The Rams need to get rid of the Dome and get an outdoor satdium. the dome is terrible football atmosphere. Do you agree?

Jim Thomas: Do you have $600 million?