The following questions were asked by St. Louis Rams fans at Facebook.com/RamsInsider after the game against the Washington Redskins yesterday. The questions are answered by yours truly.

Q: I heard rumors that the team may be moving. Is this true?

A: Relocation between the St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers has been a hot topic in the past few months. It’s tough to tell who will move, if any at all. Rams owner Stan Kroenke hasn’t addressed the St. Louis public in over three years but most people realize that he’d like to move the team to Los Angeles. The St. Louis stadium task force has been working relentlessly to develop a stadium plan that they can pitch the NFL committee for a new outdoor stadium on the riverfront to keep the team in St. Louis. But as for now, the certainty of the future locations of the Rams, Raiders, and Chargers is unknown.

Q: Nick Foles hasn't gotten off to the start we were hoping for, though he's been alright, he hasn't been the savior most fans like myself thought he would be, is it because of the lack of experience on the offensive line or is he just not hitting his marks properly?

A: Foles had a decent showing in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks. It wasn’t great but it was enough to get the win. But yesterday against the Redskins, the entire offense was horrible. The offensive line played horrible, Foles was pressured on nearly every single throw. He had to use his feet to get out of trouble and Foles historically has not been a great on-the-run passer. He was only sacked once but certainly the pressure by the Redskins had Foles jumpy and on his toes when he was passing, which threw him off of his game somewhat. Foles did also have a few badly thrown passes. Hopefully the offensive line has a better showing against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Foles and the entire offense will have a bounce back game. This author believes that will happen.

Q: Any word on Brian Quick and Todd Gurley? Those are two guys we are hoping will be big weapons. When will they play and when they do, how big will their roles be against the Steelers?

A: Quick has been ready to go. He played 30 snaps in the preseason. The reason he’s been on the inactive list according to Jeff Fisher is that Fisher has been choosing to dress extra players for special teams, because special teamer Daren Bates was unable to play last week and now Chase Reynolds is out for roughly a month. And if you didn’t know, each NFL team has to have seven inactives for every game. But also, just as the Rams are doing with Gurley, they are taking there time with Quick and not rushing him back onto the field, because he’s coming off of a major shoulder injury. This author believes he will see the field before the bye week.

Gurley on the other hand will be a while. He practiced fully with the team last week and Fisher didn’t rule him out for the game against the Redskins up until game time. Most fans would love to see him on the field in a game as soon as possible but it would be best for the Rams to keep Gurley out until after the bye week. His first appearance during a game should come against the Cleveland Browns in week seven. The Rams spent the tenth overall pick on him and he could revitalize the Rams rushing game, so there’s no need to throw him into a game quite yet.

Q: How long does management continue to go with Fisher? The ups and downs of this team are a leadership issue, in my opinion.

A: Inconsistency has been the theme of Fisher’s Rams since he took over in 2012. Each year, there have been high expectations and each year, the same result: an under-achieving below .500 season. If the inconsistent play continues for the rest of the 2015 season and the Rams end with the same results as always, there’s probably about an 85% chance that Fisher will be gone after this season. If Fisher isn't the problem some more serious personnel changes could come after the season.

Q: As a fan since the Roman Gabriel days, I've seen a lot of disappointing games and seasons through the years because teams couldn't get out of their own way. I'm a bit miffed because as professional men playing professional football, that loss shouldn't have happened. They are simply a better team. That said, what is their excuse for losing one they should have won and what are they going to do about it?

A: The Rams players are extremely pissed off about yesterday’s loss. That was obvious because last night, Rams DE Chris Long tweeted “You have every right to be pissed off about today. Just consider that we are likely infinitely more pissed. That’s all. Rams Up.” There’s truly no excuse for the loss yesterday. The Rams plainly sucked. The offense couldn’t move the ball; they couldn’t block, run, or pass the ball. And the defense got stomped on by Washington’s offense; particularly by a rookie running back. By the time the defense put together a few stops, it was too late. The Rams should come into Sunday’s game angry, pissed off, and hungry to get back on the winning track and being that the game is at home, the Rams have a good chance to get back in that winning groove.

Q: How come the Rams started the game so flat? This is the NFL, no game is an easy win?

A: That is very true. The Rams came in on their high horse, coming off of a win against the two-time defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. The Rams expected the Redskins to just lie down and let the Rams walk all over them. Obviously that didn’t happen as the Rams got their stuff handed to them and hopefully yesterday was a serious wakeup call to the team.

Q: Any update on Janoris Jenkins’ injury?

A: Jenkins went down in the fourth quarter with an apparent knee injury, but will be fine. Coach Jeff Fisher said Jenkins is all-good and didn’t suffer any type of injury. After the game, Jenkins tweeted “To all my fans, no serious injury, made knee to knee contact and that’s all.

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About the author
Jeremy Bowen
Writer on the St. Louis Rams. Also occasionally talking about other sports going on in the St. Louis area.