The session, at which he took shots at Rams owner Stan Kroenke and stuck up for St. Louis interests, was supposed to be for the general public – not members of the media. It wasn’t and the Rams didn’t have enough time to get personnel down to the 1.
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When Gurley postponed medical evaluations at the scouting combine in February, Snead thought: He’s going to slide to the bottom of the first round and be drafted 31st by the Seattle Seahawks.
Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Most experts had them taking an offensive lineman.
“You knew there were a few teams wanting running backs”, said Snead, easing back into his office chair at Rams headquarters this week.
“I think the passion in the room does make an impact, but down the road when the (relocation) vote takes place…it probably won’t have an effect on how the vote goes”, he said.
“That’s pretty cool, man”, he said, standing in a hallway outside the locker room at team headquarters. “I definitely was excited when they took me at No. 10”. I was kind of shocked. “Then when they started chanting my name – I’m not that big of a deal – that really hit me”. I know when they do those visits to do background checks back home, one of my high school coaches was like, ‘Yeah, the Rams came by, ‘ and I’m like, ‘They’re not going to take me.’ But they did. He has been an indisputable phenom so far.
Gurley was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month following a stirring three-game stretch in which he amassed 433 yards that included a 146-yard performance versus Arizona, a 159-yard effort at Green Bay and a 128-yard, two-touchdown outing in last week’s win over Cleveland.
Three starts into his National Football League career, Gurley, 21, has more runs of 40-plus yards (three) than 29 National Football League teams, more runs of 20-plus yards (six) than 24 teams and has become the youngest player to rush for at least 125 yards in three consecutive games since at least 1960.
St. Louis hosted a public hearing with National Football League executives on Tuesday as a forum for fans and others in the community to ask questions and express their views directly to the NFL.
“I don’t think he’s 100 percent”, St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher said.
The Rams are 3-3, and are looking to own a winning record through seven games for the first time since 2006.
The Rams have been woeful in the first quarter, scoring 17 points, and all of them are off turnovers.
“He’s big, he’s fast, and he doesn’t hesitate”, Dickerson said of the 6-foot-1, 227-pound Gurley. “When he sees a hole, he don’t mess around”. So who will be this week’s Todd Gurley?
In one first-half sequence, Donald showed his power by driving guard Joel Bitonio into quarterback Josh McCown for an incompletion and followed it by showing his burst with a quick first step to get in the backfield for a tackle for a loss of 5 yards.
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“I love it”, Foles said. Since Week 4, he leads the National Football League in rushing yards per game (144.3) and carries per game (22.7), and ranks fourth in yards per rush (6.4).
