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STL sports chat with Jeff Gordon
Bring your questions about the Rams' season opener, Mizzou's SEC debut and more; talk to columnist Jeff Gordon starting at 11 a..m.
by Charles Williams...on Sep 4, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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Steve Smith has his wheels back. I'm not saying he will catch 107 passes for 1,220 yards as he did for the Giants in 2009, but Sam Bradford appreciates his route-running ability. Givens will get some deep balls and Quick will come in handy in the red zone, but Smith could be very busy this season if he stays healthy. -
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RT @Englishscope24: On my flight from Detroit to St. Louis. Couple of Georgia Bulldog fans on here. Smack talk has begun already!! #OldM ...by Jeff Gordon via twitter 9/7/2012 3:59:15 PM -
RT @gregmillen: NHL labor dispute; a textbook negotiation.1 Drop the gloves 2. Gamesmanship. 3. Angry/cool down. 4.Kiss and make up 5. R ...by Jeff Gordon via twitter 9/7/2012 4:05:25 PM
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RT @gregmillen: Further to my post, we are in the kiss and make up stage. The race to the finish begins shortly.by Jeff Gordon via twitter 9/7/2012 4:06:37 PM
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Jeff: Thanks for the chat. Why would any sane fan invest their hard earned dollars on a sport that is so out of touch. The NHL just doesn't get it. While I enjoy hockey, being from St. Louis relegates one to accepting a second class team to root for. Small market teams just cannot compete with the large market teams for talent. Any home grown talent will eventually migrate to the larger market for the larger dollars. End of that song.
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Under the current salary cap arrangement, there is only so much the Rangers, Canadiens and Maple Leafs can do. The fact the NHL keeps producing a different champion each year speaks to that. Small market teams HAVE won it all. But the league still needs to do a better job distributing its revenue, since the rising overall revenues have pushed the cap/floor numbers too high for most of the teams. It's hard to have a workable revenue sharing system with the players when the owners don't have a workable system themselves.
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Surprised to see Burwell getting hyped about CoMo. Indeed, we were down there last night and "downtown" was hopping. Question: Any idea how Mizzou's linebackers match up in relation to the LB units at the elite SEC schools? I know Andrew Wilson is a tough kid, but ... is that all Mizzou has there is toughness? I fear the SEC elite have all that toughness AND blazing speed at LB.
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SEC defenses and Big 12 defenses are two different animals. The Big 12 got spread-happy on offense and defenses had to emphasize speed in response. Mizzou got faster on D, to its credit. But . . . the SEC still has some very good power running teams. LBs need to bring the lumber against them. Mizzou will need to recruit accordingly. Making that transition in one year is impossible. Historically SEC teams have loaded up on 4- and 5-star LBs and Mizzou has not.
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Jeff: I have difficulty understand Mo. They've needed a 2B, a back up SS with range, and bench help from the right side all year and he has done nothing to fill those holes. While they have more than enough young arms in waiting, the middle infield weakness is wide open. Championship teams generally play good defense, a weakness for this team. Another year, a new manager but the same old lack of fundamentals.
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Unloading Greene without replacing that SS depth was odd, IMO. And sure enough Furcal went down after being a workhorse all year. But in fairness to Mozeliak, the pool of available depth shortstops was not great overall. At the time Stephen Drew was available, the Cards had no reason to move replace Furcal with starting-caliber player. As for the 2B situation, Schumaker has done a nice job elevating the offense. I don't see a big issue with his defense. With Wong in development, the Cards aren't eager to make a big play at that position.
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Jeff: You gotta love the Rams. They may not win a game this year but the new coaching staff radiates good vibes. With all the holes they have to fill, it will be interesting to see how quickly the coaches can get these young players up to speed. I just hope they don't beat themselves.
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Agents typically collect a 4 or 5 percent commission on the signing bonus negotiated for prospects and major league salary above the MLB minimum they negotiate. Many agencies also handle marketing and financial management for their clients. An agent might collect a 15 to 25 percent commission on marketing for an up-and-coming player in the minors. I believe the agent gets paid when a bonus is paid or an above-minimum contract kicks in.
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RT @TJMoe28: Just stopped to talk to a UGA fan that made the trip. Really nice guy. Tiger fans, make sure we're courteous to our guests ...by Jeff Gordon via twitter 9/7/2012 4:37:22 PM
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Another sign the NHL is broke: Brad Marchand only gets $18 million in his 4-year Bruins extension, per many reports. Desperate situation.by Jeff Gordon via twitter 9/7/2012 4:48:00 PM
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Jeff: How do the Rams starters on the O-line stack up against the Lions starting D-line and linebackers. I guess I'm asking, can the Rams successfully run the ball against them. I've read that the Lions have a very pedestrian running game and rely solely on the pass. That said, the Rams will need a strong pass rush and good play by their defensive backfield. Can the Rams shut down the Lions deep threat or will it be a long afternoon?
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On offense, the Rams start a line that has never really played together. The Lions have monsters up front. Flip it around and you see the Lions have continuity on their offensive line -- lots of consecutive starts -- while the Rams are missing two key DTs. The match-up in the trenches does not appear favorable. The Rams could take away the deep threat with prevent-ish coverages, but then Detroit would complete 50 passes underneath and score anyway. My guess? It will be along afternoon.
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Yeah, it'll be fun. I will try to streamline a bit this year and post only the more pithy comments. Clearing every reflexive verbal belch for publication is impossible. The software bogs down and the chat falls way behind the action. But, yes, it will be fun -- especially since the Lions seem well-equipped to put a beating on this young team.
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Can you explain exactly what the attraction to Brandon Gibson is? He's been with the team for two years, and aside from an ability not to get hurt, he shown neither the speed or the moves to get separation, and has shown cases of the dropsies. Yet I still see him listed as one of the three top WRs on the depth chart while the team is jettisoning players for virtually nothing who have shown more (Salas). What is happening in camp that makes the coaches so impressed with him?
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If Salas showed the Rams coaches more in camp I presume he'd still be here, since the Fisher Regime had no particular affinity for Gibson coming in. Brandon does have some rapport from Bradford dating back to his 53-catch, 620-yard season two years ago. Ultimately I see the bigger Quick and the faster Givens taking his reps. And Austin Pettis showed well in camp, so he could be a factor once he returns.
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Sometimes a team has no choice but to move. But Cleveland had a great fan base and Modell betrayed those people. Bidwill didn't get a stadium here, so he moved to a market that also refused to build him a stadium for many, many years. Some folks want to write nice stuff about Modell, but what he did to Browns fans was an outrage,
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Jeff: I've been a hockey fan since the early 60's, and an inaugural season ticket holder for many years after. I gave up my tickets and quit going after watching the brutal and unfair officiating that occurred night after night, and not just in St. Louis. After all these years, things haven't changed. Some of the calls made are mind boggling and one wonders if these guys are watching the same game we are. The play of the LA Kings during the playoffs bordered on outright flagrant violations and the officials looked the way more times than not. Some of the Pittsburg vs. Philly games were very poorly officiated. When will this league do something about the poor "judgement" shown by the on ice officials. It's almost as if the NHL picks who they want to win.
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Believe it or not, the officiating is WAY better than it was. Think back to the Denis Morel Era and Ron "Horrible" Hoggarth. A lot of guys mailed in back in the day. And you had guys who thought they were good, like the hair helmet, Kerry Fraser.
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The Pats now have three receivers on their active roster who were on the worst offense in the league last year (Lloyd, Salas, Hoomanawanui). Should they repeat the performances of other castoffs that New England has turned into stars, who would this reflect the worst on in St. Louis? The former regime? Bradford? It won't be McDaniels, since he would have been the problem here and the cure there. -
Lloyd was a good receiver here with 51 catches and 5 TDs in 11 games. Salas showed promise before he got hurt. Illinois Mike flashed great ability between injuries. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they did well in New England. If Salas and illinois Mike make it big, then it will be up to Fisher to explain why he whacked them.
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@gordoszone do you consider #Bruins to be one of those five/six teams that are rolling in the dough and don't want to share their revenues?by Overkamp via twitter 9/7/2012 5:06:41 PM -
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Another sign of what life in the SEC looks like. www.al.com
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Plenty of blame to go around. The coaching staffs get heavily involved in the evaluation process and the coaches influence a lot of picks. Then those coaches either coach up the players selected or they don't. The scouts develop the target list and provide a lot of data and they can speak up during the final stacking of the board. But I tend to blame the coaches as much or more than the scouts.
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