Hello again everybody. I don't think you can put too much stock in what happened at the end of the game. Richardson had four carries for 43 yards and Pead 3 carries for 32 yards on the Rams' final two possessions of the game. By that time it was 45-7 Patriots, New England had its JV in on defense _ non-starters _ and was playing soft coverage to prevent the big play.

In 2007, yes.

No matching rights. Once Jackson triggers the void in his contract, if that's what he does, he's scheduled for unrestricted free agency.

I don't know if much has changed since we talked last week. The Rams insist they're not interested in trading Jackson, and that they're not initiating any phone calls.

One reason rumors are rampant is there's little else to talk about on local talk radio. I think if anyone offered the Rams a third rounder _ maybe even a fourth-rounder _ Jackson would be gone. I guess there's always the possibility the Rams could trade for an existing player, but I think the team would prefer draft picks.

I guess it depends on what you would prefer. Eight more games of Jackson helping the offense and helping to mentor the younger players. Or maybe a sixth_ or seventh-rounder. I also wonder how trading Jackson would play in the locker room. How many times have we heard Jeff Fisher say that he is conceding nothing this season. Wouldn't trading Jackson constitute saying you've given up on 2012?

Looks like safety Matt Daniels, the undrafted rookie from Virginia, is out for the season with a torn ACL. The Rams could put him on IR this week, but there's no rush since this is the bye week. Barry Richardson was cleared of a concussion in-game on Sunday. Joe Barksdale limped off a little later, but came back out on the field a couple of plays later. Lance Kendricks left for a while with leg cramps.

Good question. Don't have an answer. It worked pretty well on that first drive, didn't it?

As puzzled as we are with the lack of playing time for Quick, the Patriots game might have shown some answers. He looked absolutely lost tracking that ball on the INT. If he had reacted quicker, he might have had a chance to catch it himself. Then he didn't make an effort to tackle the guy, maybe he thought it was still college rules _ once you're down even if untouched, the play's over. Then there was the drop of that pass over the middle. And then there was the play where he couldn't get lined up right and Bradford had to point him in the right direction.

See previous answer on Quick. As for Schottenheimer, he had a Plan B when the Rams wiped out a 15-point lead against Washington.

I still put it at 60-40 they stay.

Maybe until the team gets a top-notch wide receiver or isn't down to its second or third options at most offensive line positions.

So let's just make it preseason and see what Austin Davis has.

Better than the last three quarters of the game.

Except for my snoring.

There has been no official practice scheduled issued to the media yet for this week, but I believe the team will be practicing on Weds. and Thurs. during the bye week. I'd assume that Amendola will be doing a little more this week as he continues to target a Nov. 11 return in San Francisco. I'll be interested to see if Safflod and Wells practice this week.

Fisher was about the same. And I assume you saw the quotes from the players. They were not happy, and they knew they stunk it up.

Givens said he has been battling a nagging toe issue for a while _ not enough to cause him to miss any games or miss any practices. But he stubbed the toe _ or stomped on it as he put it _ on the series after the TD catch. He felt good enough to return to the game prior to halftime. The bye week will help.

Well, I think a lot of teams would love to have Gronkowski and Hernandez (who obviously didn't play Sunday). And I think a lot of teams would love to have a Wes Welker. And Brady has been in the same system forever _ not his third in three seasons.

I mentioned this at the start of training camp, so it's not some big revelation. The Rams' roster includes nothing but strong safeties, box safeties, in terms of veterans. Dahl and Mikell are good defending the run. Mikell has been very good in the box this season. But against an elite TE like Gronkowski, the Rams liabilities in coverage at safety were exposed.

I haven't added up the blitzes yet, which I do by looking at the coach's film, but at face value the Rams blitzed more than I expected them to. As for figuring out how to limit Quinn and Long, the Patriots sure figured it out Sunday.

Don't know about that one. Tynes of the Giants is 24 of 26 on FGs and already has 94 points.