O.J. Atogwe News

The St. Louis Rams ' run defense has been horrible lately, even though the personnel's pretty much the same.

Rams quarterback Kyle Boller scrambles for 17 yards to the one-yard line. November 30, 2009 QUICK LOOK: The 1-10 Rams must look like relief to a Bears team that has struggled against some of the NFC 's better teams in recent weeks.

Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner went through a full practice Wednesday and said he plans to play Sunday at Tennessee.

Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was 'very upbeat and alert' after a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner went through a full practice on Wednesday and said he plans to play Sunday at Tennessee.

Tempe, Ariz. -- Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was 'very upbeat and alert' following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner left Sunday's game after taking a blow to the head in the second quarter, and the team said his return was questionable.

Who is praying harder for a win on Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome, Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals or his former retired teammate Aneas Williams? Williams does have the home-field advantage because he still lives and is very much involved with St.

As I explained yesterday, there really is no excuse for the Saints defense to give up any points in this game.

Of all the lame-brain ideas the CFL has fought through over the years -- from American expansion, to bringing back the Gliebermans, to hiring Donald Crump as commissioner, to awarding points for missed field goals -- nothing is as outright foolish as the idea of dropping the number of Canadian starters from seven to four.

The Guard position on this team is weakest link. We are not allowing Jay Cutler enough time to dissect the teams opposing teams defense, and when given time he does it beautifully.

Waiting for him would be the dreaded Dad Encounter, the nice-to-meet-you-sir accompanied by a viselike handshake from the old man.

We exchanged a handful of questions with each other about our teams. Here's what I asked: The Rams have hit the injury bug recently with the injuries to Marc Bulger , Donnie Avery and Laurent Robinson .

I always knew that Rams safety O.J. Atogwe was a damn good safety. But the lengths he'll go to learn about his opponents is positively heroic.

The St. Louis Rams got one side of the ball playing well, while the other is still playing catch-up. The Rams defense held Washington without a touchdown in five red zone possessions, but the offense was limited to just 245 yards.

As we predicted, the Rams put up a good fight Sunday for coach Steve Spagnuolo. But as we also predicted in this corner of cyberspace, they didna TMt have enough to actually beat the Redskins in suburban Washington D.C. The Rams fell to the Redskins in a 9-7 struggle, leaving them 0-2 this season and 5-29 during the last two-plus seasons.

The NFC West was maligned, and justifiably so, last season as the NFL's worst division .

He is the best Canadian currently playing in the NFL and if you haven't heard of O.J. Atogwe it's only because he plays on one of the worst teams in the league.

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