In an article in The Oregonian, Kent discusses his camp and his current situation within the NFL. He still wants to play in the league, but if he doesn’t find a job, he sounds like he is ok with that. “”I can walk away with my head held high because at the end of the day I played three years in the NFL after picking up the sport two years before that,” he said.

I have a soft spot for Kent because I am a big Oregon fan, and he was awfully impressive playing three sports as a Duck, and doing all three of them very well. At 6-foot-4 with outstanding speed, I have to think he could be a solid NFL receiver if someone would give him a chance, because he is still learning the position and the game. He is an outstanding special teams player, and the potential is there. I’m not lobbying for him to come back to St. Louis, because we already have a logjam at the receiver position, but I think we can see that this lockout is affecting more than just the multi-millionaires who are sitting at home counting their money. Guys like Kent are just trying to get a job in the league, and this lockout is affecting them more than the guys who already have their spot

After four preseason games and countless hours of work on the practice field, the Rams will have to make the final roster cuts by this afternoon. The team already made some moves on Friday, as they released  WR Jordan Kent, TE Darcy Johnson, C Tim Mattran and S Brett Johnson. I’m a little surprised that the team let go of Kent so quickly, as I thought his special teams contributions might keep him on. Johnson never really stood a chance after the emergence of Illini Mike and Fendi Onobun at tight end, but he looked decent in the preseason. The other guys were late additions to the team and never really had a chance either.

The big moves will come by 5 p.m. today, and it will be very interesting to see who stays and who goes. I don’t really know what to make of Daniel Fells at this point. It looks like the release of Kent might signal that the team will keep four tight ends, but it’s hard to tell. The third quarterback spot looks to be Keith Null’s, but we will find out tomorrow.

As much as I would like to follow along with the cuts all day on Saturday, I will be unable to do so. My Saturday will be spent at the Cardinal game in a party box for a bachelor party, so I doubt I will be able to update anything here on the blog. Have no fear, however, as I will have all the info on Sunday. Everyone make sure to check back for all of the info Sunday and Monday.

Things I Liked: The first offensive drive of the game was good. Steven got a few touches, and it’s pretty obvious that this is a much better offense when he is on the field. Chris Long was very good for the second game in a row, and it seemed like he had his nose in almost every play that he was on the field. The tight ends were much better tonight, and they had plenty of opportunities. Marquis Johnson (who I hammered last week) was much better tonight, especially tackling the ball-carrier. Mardy Gilyard was pretty impressive as a return man, and there is certainly some excitement in his game.

Things I Didn’t Like: I hate to beat a dead horse, but our backup running backs are pathetic. Keith Toston was ok against backups, but the Rams have to address the position before the start of the regular season. Sam Bradford had some pretty awful numbers, but I didn’t think he was as bad as it looked on paper. There were some drops, and the rain certainly didn’t help. The wide receivers were pretty much nonexistent, and although the conditions played into that as well, they were still pretty hard to watch as a group.

Overall, a better effort, but this offense needs to find a way to stretch the field. If Bradford isn’t going to throw to anyone farther that five yards down the field, then AJ Feeley needs to remain as the starter until Bradford is ready. I also thought Jordan Kent was good tonight, and I’m really rooting for him since he is an Oregon Duck.

This was more or less a first reaction, so I will get a little more in depth tomorrow when I’ve had some time to process the game.

In an update on my computer situation (since I know it has been keeping everyone up at night, lol), the cracked screen was bad enough that my computer is heading to the warehouse to be fixed. I won’t have it back for 2-4 weeks, but never fear, I will be using a combination of my work computer and possibly my roommates’ computers to continue to give you content. You can all rest easy.