On another of her predictably excellent breakdown articles ("Rams hope ‘Aaron Donald effect,’ DL rotation can continue to unlock pass rush" Jourdan, who spends a lot of effort interacting with readers in the comments, had this exchange:

Allen S

Hi Jourdan! Another from the Herd brought over to the Athletic to read what you're putting down and I love it. Great insights on Staley's concepts and play design. Being a big fan of Son of Bum, and with Covid canning our off season, I was really nervous about how long it would take this D to gell. Staley's got a handle on it. Great read.

Jourdan Rodrigue
STAFF
Oct 14, 12:24pm
Hi Allen! Please forgive me for my ignorance but what is the Herd? And you sound similar to me in really being interested in how the pieces fit together in this new scheme - thank you for your note and your kind words.

Seeing an opportunity, I followed it up with this exchange:

John S

Hey Jourdan, props for another detailed and interesting article. Another Herd member here... The Herd Is a very old and very active Rams message board with lots of passionate fans. Google "the original herd" to check it out.

Jourdan Rodrigue
STAFF
6h ago
John thank you for clueing me in! I am still learning, ha. Appreciate you, I’ll check it out!

OK so a couple of notes:

1. If you are Allen S, good job, identify yourself
2. Let's everyone be on our best behavior in case she shows up to check us out. I would love the Herd to have an ongoing relationship with a reporter like Jourdan.
3. Seriously, if you have the cash, subscribe to the Athletic. We want good football content and analysis, we should be willing to pay a bit for it.