that is it everyone. i am signing off for the night and believe i answered every ones questions to the best of my knowledge. i appreciate everyone's questions and hope i gave you the insight and "straight forward" answers you were looking for. hope to stop by again in the future but if not, it's been fun. i wish my time with you all would of been a lot longer. either way, you all shoulby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
i chose the rams because of the offensive philosophy that spagnuolo was planning on establishing on offense. i was told by him on my trip that he wanted to immulate the giants offense. which never really happened. plus, the chance to block for steven jackson a future HOFer was very enticing as well. jason smith minus the concussions? is way over his head. Not gonna make it but i hope he proveby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
same guy as he is now...but better. terrell and i came in together as freshman and i knew after the first practice he was destined for greatness..my job as fullback in practice every time the 1st offense went against the 1st defense? CHIP him and chip him every pass play, cause our tackles COULD NOT BLOCK HIM.by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
great question....i think it always starts at the top. ownership. i don't think the ownership in the past has been at its best. and what i mean by that is who they have hired to "run the show" i think at times there has been too many people at the "table" giving there advice as to what should be done. weather in picking a new GM, HC, or player acquisitions, i don't think in thby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
my most memorable blocks as a pro there were alot but the ones that stand out are....pancaking derrick brooks my rookie year. future HOF linebacker. pancaking roy williams of dallas my rookie year. and my 3rd year there were just to many to name. but as a ram every block i made and hearing big JACK run past me was the most fulfilling every time it happened.by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
The FB position is being phase out in todays game for sure. a large part of it is do to the college game changing so much. the spread offenses are not just being ran in college but also at the high school level as well. it's i guess the epidemic of today as was the "wing T" back in the day. plus TE's are so much more versatile now a days that you are seeing teams use them as wide recievby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
Well, i'd say PEDS are a problem now and will always be a problem in pro sports. they were a problem back in the day but they didn't test for them. i couldn't put a percentage on who an what guys are taking. I know HGH is a big one but it is undetectable and to me it's not a PED. plus, there are so many other supplements these days that guys can take and are taking that are a better route in partby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
haslett drafted me and love his approach. he is a defensive minded HC who loved old school players. he played the game which helped when you played for him. he understood the day to day grind of a player. his downfall was he didn't always hold everyone accountable for there actions. Sean is an offensive minded guy who everyone respects in the lockerroom. he held everyone accountable all the time.by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
playing in edward jones dome was quite the experience. i've played there on both sides of it. my first 2 years in the league i played there when i was with the saints. in 2004, the rams were still of old and let me tell you that place was LOUD. man what an experience. then in my 2 years as a ram i would say it was a bit of a different experience. maybe not as loud but some of the best and truestby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
my most memorable tackle was when i was 7 years old. my dad had always taught me that when someone is faster than you, you should always take an angle at them and more often than not you will catch them. so here i was at 7 years old playing against kids 8 and 9 years old and i didn't play much my first year except for a little offense and a little defense and a lot of special teams especially onby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
i think its fair to stay that bradford will have some questions to answer in 2012 no doubt about it. he needs to get back to 2010 and i think he will do that under fisher's offensive philosophy. i think some of the things he needs to improve upon besides his mechanics, accuracy and pocket awareness is his leadership skills. his body language i feel is his biggest to improve on. speaking up and beby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
i am officially retired. would love to play again but not one to hang on either. the FB position is dying in todays game as you see every sunday, i even ask myself what teams even use one anymore? but i think guys who learn it and play it longer is because it's not an every down position. less physical tole on the body do to the fact that teams who use them and use them right only play 20-30 snapby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
my favorites are mark schlereth and trent dilfer. past players who have a ton of knowledge and tell it like it is...not all do that in broadcasting. i use the mute button alot myself :)by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
i did lose some playing time do to the fact the mike hooman was having a standout rookie year. he is very versatile and pat shurmur coming from philadelphia, loves more tight end play then fullback play. just look at andy reid in philly. uses alot of 2 tight end sets. my only problem with it was it made it seem as if i couldn't catch the ball. which is unfortunate because i could catch very well.by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
Sean payton is one of, if not the best at breaking down defenses. he is alot like what i heard from some guys that played under him in mike martz. the ability to see defenses weakness no matter where you are on the field is not all that usual with every OC out there. that's something special that you have to have in being able to see and watch film like that. it doesnt hurt that he has drew breesby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
well, steven has been the featured back for about 8 years now and i believe he has done an outstanding job of being just that. one of the things he lacked most when i arrived was his pass blocking skills. he very much improved in that area in the last 3 years no doubt about it. as for running and catching the ball out the backfield, i think his numbers speak for themselves. at the end of the day,by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
the atmosphere all around the facility from a players point of view, was very uncomfortable. almost like you had to always watch what you said and what did no matter who was around. it didn't at all feel like a normal nfl lockerroom or facility should feel like. the weirdest thing for me was when we won a game, spags acted and wanted the staff to do the same, like we lost. but when we lost, it feby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
i wouldn't necessarily say they were soft. although every sunday thats what it looked like. i do believe that too many of them were "way over the heads" from a talent standpoint. steve loney was not very good at holding any of them accountable for there play. guys like goldberg, brown and bell, time and time again played bad game after bad game and nothing was ever said or done about itby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
Rams fans, I'd like to begin by saying thank you to shaky and tony-sopRAMO for asking me to be apart of tonight. i feel honored to come on and talk rams football and football in general with all of "the original herd" and answer everything based on my experience of playing the game and playing for the rams organization for 2 years. with that, l plan on answering your questions with tby MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A
andy, thank you for inviting me on! look forward to answering any all questions i can for rams fans...talk soon! MK44by MikeKarney - Mike Karney Q&A