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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ST. LOUIS (AP)  St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher says he'll be patient addressing the quarterback spot without Sam Bradford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For now, that means a heavy dose of playing time for Austin Davis, now the backup behind Shaun Hill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Davis began training camp as the Rams' No. 4 quarterback. However, he has jumped to No. 2 on the depth chart with a strong showing in preseason.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Davis has completed 27 of 44 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns against one interception. His quarterback rating is 101.7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''I'm not really pleased and settled,'' Davis said Tuesday after the Rams practiced under a sweltering sun at Rams Park. ''There's a lot I've got to get better at. Every day is a new day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''It's all part of the deal. You hope you make the team and you hope you move up the ladder. You can't control anything but your attitude and work ethic.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Rams' 33-14 win over the Browns, Bradford went down with a season-ending knee injury on the first drive. Cleveland defensive end Armonty Bryant beat Rams left tackle Jake Long. Bryant hit Bradford just after he had released a pass and the result was a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although Hill came in for Bradford, he quickly left the game after one series that ended with a field goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Davis saw the most action of all the quarterbacks. He completed 14 of 22 passes for 198 yards, two touchdowns, had one sack and one interception for a passer rating of 104.0.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Receiver Brian Quick, who led the team in yards receiving with 47 on four receptions, caught a 6-yard touchdown reception from Davis. Receiver Chris Givens caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Davis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''We did some good things and the biggest thing is offensively, we moved the football,'' Davis said. ''I made some mistakes. There's a lot I can clean up.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rams coach Jeff Fisher liked what he saw from Davis against the Browns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''He played well in the game against a lot of their starters and so he made plays,'' Fisher said. ''He's got a good feel for what we're doing.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In preseason opener against New Orleans, Davis 10 of 16 for 134 yards and a touchdown. His passer rating was 109.9. In the second game against Green Bay, Davis competed 3 of 6 passes for 50 yards. He was sacked four times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He followed that lackluster performance with a strong showing against Cleveland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now he is backing up Hill, who is in his 13th season. Davis is looking forward to working with the veteran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''I've just been with him for a short time, but he's a great professional,'' Davis said. ''He knows how to get things done. He's a heck of a quarterback, so it will be fun to help him each week and keep this thing rolling.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Davis went undrafted in 2012. He signed a free agent deal with the Rams and made the team. He did not play during the season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last year, Davis was cut but the Miami Dolphins signed him to their practice squad on Sept. 10. Davis re-signed with the Rams on Oct. 22 after Bradford tore his ACL against Carolina. Again, he did not play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fisher believes Davis is up to the challenge of being the No. 2 quarterback. He said Davis will play in Thursday's preseason finale at Miami.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The offense won't change with Davis playing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''Austin's mobile. First off, he's smart. He understands what we're doing,'' Fisher said. ''He gets it. He's had a good camp so far, so obviously Austin would step up to the two spot right now if it were the start of the regular season.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But that could change. Trade rumors are abundant in St. Louis since Bradford got hurt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names have been tossed around as trade possibilities including Philadelphia's Mark Sanchez, New England's Ryan Mallet and Indianapolis' Matt Hasselbeck.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hasselbeck is no stranger to trade talk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''It happened early on in Green Bay when it was obvious I was never going to see any playing time (behind Brett Favre),'' Hasselbeck said. ''You know all of the quarterbacks, we like Shaun Hill. We think he's a good guy. But whenever someone goes down, you hear names mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''It's kind of like coaching searches. Every time someone gets fired, you hear about Bill Cowher and Tony Dungy and guys like that. It's the same with quarterbacks.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NOTES: The team waived DE Sammy Brown and S Matt Daniels and placed Bradford and C Demetrius Rhaney on reserve-injured to get to the 75-player limit. Michael Sam is still in the mix for a roster spot on the defensive line.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AP Sports Writer Michael Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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