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Isaac Bruce (hamstring)
and Cory Chavous (pectoral) have been ruled out for the Rams game on
Sunday. Drew Bennett will start at
wide receiver with Jerome Carter starting at safety. Also expect Todd Johnson to play in a
number of pass situations.
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The Rams will only have
to make one decision when it comes to the inactive list on Sunday. Steven Jackson, Dane Looker, Adam Goldberg, Tye Hill, Raonall Smith, Bruce, and Chavous have all been ruled out
for Sunday. That leaves just one
player that has to be listed on the game day inactive list.
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Another intriguing
angle is the match up of Rams wide receiver Torry Holt and his brother Terrence Holt, who plays safety for the Arizona Cardinals. This will be the third match up of the
Holts, meeting twice previously with the Detroit Lions. Holt went on to talk about the
Cardinals, “they look good, they are flying around, aggressive, confident. They are flying high and feel like they
have a really good chance of winning the West, and they are playing, and
speaking with my brother, they are preparing that way. It is another great challenge for us as
a football team.” When asked about
playing against his brother Holt said, “I think he is doing well, I think he is
playing very well. I know some of
the things that he can do well and some of the things he can’t and he says the
same thing about me. I’m just
hoping I will be able to be on the better side of that come Sunday.”
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Some fans have wondered
why TE Dominique Byrd, second year man out of USC, is not getting more playing
time with the blocking problems Joe Klopfenstein has had so far this
season. Head coach Scott Linehan
said that Byrd was a project that needed to continue to work at the offense if
he wanted to make an impact. There
are thoughts out at Rams
Park that Byrd has not made a serious
commitment to improving as a football player and that he still has a number of
immature tendencies.