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Hello, boys and girls!  The '99 Rams are frighteningly awesome, as they broke open a big old can of whoop-ass on the defending NFC Champion Falcons yesterday.  It was so awesome, I'll first give out some major props to those deserving, and then I'll dish out the lollipops for the few who chose to sing in the key of 'suck'.

THE AWESOME:
KURT WARNER - (gotta give a shout-out to Calvin Case, who obviously knew what he was ranting about last year) Plays like a seasoned veteran - stays cool in the pocket, and throws with some serious accuracy.

THE WARNER BROTHERS (aka the receiving corps) - you made the Atlanta secondary look like a Division II school.

MARSHALL FAULK - Thanks for bringing a running attack back to the Rams.

THE OFFENSIVE LINE - Someone may feel free to correct me ([email protected]), but there was only ONE holding penalty and it wasn't by any of the members of the big 5.  Special gold star to Orlando Pace, particularly when he knocked Chuck Smith on his can and then went at Smith to complete the assignment.

TODD LYGHT - Nice pick.  Definitely put the exclamation point on the day.

NOW FOR THE LOLLIPOPS:
RICKY PROEHL - Your play yesterday reminds me of the first car I owned - the clutch was slipping miserably.  The TD you dropped was bad enough; luckily, your teammates pressed on and scored anyway.  What was worse was the one you dropped on 3rd down in the second half. Granted, the game was already in hand, but you get paid to CATCH the ball.

BILLY JENKINS - Bob Christian is a big dude.  Throwing your body in his path ain't gonna cut it.  Try to get your arms and shoulders involved -- your chances of bringing him down will improve.

JEFF ROBINSON - Marshall's second big run was a thing of beauty -- too bad your holding call negated it.  I'm sure there's some residue of a defensive mentality still rattling around in that coconut of yours and you may still wrap guys up on instinct, but that's the kind of crap that made many of us (myself included) willing to carry Wayne Gandy's luggage to the airport when he left town.

'DRE BLY - It was one play that didn't really amount to much for the Falcons, but you got juked out of your jock in the worst way.  The replay showed you sticking with your man - then he zigged and you zagged ('hey, where'd he go?').  I know you're a rookie, and I still think you're better than Taje Allen, but dude...

That's all the lollipops I've got for this week.  Here's hoping I won't have any to give out next week.  GO RAMS!!! Neuter Them Cats!!