ST. LOUIS -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the St. Louis Rams' 34-31 loss to Dallas:
Rams tight end Jared Cook had what should have been an easy 10-yard touchdown slip through his hands early in the fourth quarter, leaving the Rams to settle for a field goal. Instead of a 28-20 lead, the Rams took a 24-20 advantage. Cook's frustration with himself boiled over on the sideline when he shoved quarterback Austin Davis, who had come over to help him settle down after the drop. Defensive end William Hayes stepped in and yelled at Cook in an attempt to defuse the situation.
After the game, a despondent Cook said he cleared the air with Davis and took the blame for the drop and the shove.
"I was heated, like anybody else," Cook said. "I feel like I let this game slip through my hands, and that’s my fault as a man."
Davis had another big outing, going 30-of-42 for 327 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 98.0. Apparently that performance, combined with what he did last week, is not enough to earn him the job moving forward. Rams coach Jeff Fisher reiterated that Shaun Hill will be his starter when he returns from a calf injury.
"No, I have said it and stood behind that decision," Fisher said.
Fisher declined comment on a couple of controversial calls that went against the Rams, including a defensive holding against end Eugene Sims in the game's closing moments. He said he would look at the film before offering his thoughts, presumably in his Monday news conference.
