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Originally Posted by RamWraith
By Jim Thomas
Of the Post-Dispatch
Wednesday, Sep. 01 2004
OAKLAND, Calif. - Speaking for the defense, and the team's defensive leaders,
Tyoka Jackson promised it wouldn't happen again. There would be no more
debacles like the 24-7 pratfall in Kansas City on Aug. 23.
And it didn't happen. The Rams came out four days later with an impressive
defensive effort in a 28-3 victory over Washington.
"We had a players-only (meeting) in our defensive room," Jackson said. "Because there's just not enough Sundays, and enough games, to go out there and play like we played against Kansas City. You only get so many opportunities. We let it be known how we're going to play this
year. And it wasn't like (Kansas City)."
Players-only meetings during the season are rare enough; players-only meetings in the preseason are almost unheard of. But Jackson and other defensive veterans felt the meeting was necessary to make sure evenings like Aug. 23 don't occur again. At the meeting, the importance of getting mentally prepared to play - preseason or not - was stressed.
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Well, it does seem as though Jackson's and others' words had the desired effect. Now if it can only be sustained ... because Lordy-Lord, Tracy Lord, surely knows that 20 more games after pre-season is a long marathon.
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With that in mind, tonight marks the Rams' last opportunity to polish up their game in the preseason. The Rams would like nothing better than to finish the exhibition season 2-2 with a victory over the Oakland Raiders at Network Associates Coliseum - aka the Black Hole. Kickoff is 9 p.m. St. Louis time [???Wednesday Night???].
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Did I miss the game already? ... before passing out even? What'd I miss that Thomas saw Sept 1?