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Num
Name
Pos
3
Brown, Josh
K
4
Feeley, A.J.
QB
5
Jones, Donnie
P
8
Bradford, Sam
QB
10
Sims-Walker,
Mike
WR
11
Gibson,
Brandon
WR
15
Curry,
Dominique
WR
16
Amendola,
Danny
WR
20
Stewart,
Darian
DB
21
Hines, Jermale
DB
22
Harris, Al
DB
24
Bartell, Ron
DB
27
Mikell,
Quintin
DB
31
King, Justin
DB
32
Fletcher,
Bradley
DB
33
Williams,
Cadillac
RB
34
Norwood,
Jerious
RB
37
Butler, James
DB
39
Jackson,
Steven
RB
41
Guidugli, Ben
TE
43
Dahl, Craig
DB
44
McQuaide, Jake
LS
47
Bajema, Billy
TE
49
Miller, Brit
RB
50
Kehl, Bryan
LB
51
Poppinga,
Brady
LB
52
Williams,
Jabara
LB
55
Laurinaitis,
James
LB
56
Hull, Josh
LB
57
Chamberlain,
Chris
LB
59
Leber, Ben
LB
60
Brown, Jason
C
62
Dahl, Harvey
T
63
Bell, Jacob
G
65
Fraley, Hank
C
67
Miller, Drew
C
71
Gibson, Gary
DT
73
Goldberg, Adam
T
76
Saffold,
Rodger
OT
77
Smith, Jason
OT
83
Pettis, Austin
WR
84
Alexander,
Danario
WR
86
Hoomanawanui,
Michael
TE
87
Salas, Greg
WR
88
Kendricks,
Lance
TE
91
Long, Chris
DE
92
Sims, Eugene
DE
94
Quinn, Robert
DE
95
Bannan, Justin
DT
96
Hall, James
DE
97
Scott, Darell
DT
98
Robbins, Fred
DT
99
Ah You, C.J.
DE
Welcome St. Louis
Rams Fans
St. Louis Rams Hire
Brian Schottenheimer
The St. Louis Rams have
hired Brian
Schottenheimer as their
new offensive
coordinator. One man's
trash is another man's
treasure. The Jets and
their fans have been
putting a lot of blame
for their 8-8 season on
Schottenheimer. Jets
fans question a lot of
the play calling from
Schottenheimer but the
Jets were 13th in
scoring. We will see if
that was justified or if
it was a combination of
the Jets circus led my
Rex Ryan and Mark
Sanchez just not getting
the job done.
Schottenheimer is only
38 years old and already
has over a decade of
coaching experience in
the NFL. Schottenheimer
has already been
considered for head
coaching jobs in the
league. Brian
Schottenheimer is the
son of Marty
Schottenheimer who was a
head coach in the NFL
from 1984 to 2006. There
is no question that
Brian knows football.
I think this is another
great move by the Rams
and Jeff Fisher as they
continue to put together
a top notch staff
heading into the 2012
season. The Rams now
need to bring a GM on
board that has the same
philosophy as Jeff
Fisher and it will be
time to prepare for the
2012 NFL Draft.
NFL
Championship Weekend
Predictions
Green Bay and New
Orleans were very
disappointing last week.
I don't see Baltimore or
San Francisco having
enough offense to make
it to the Super Bowl. We would
love it if you share
your opinions, or your
own predictions in the
comment area of our
St. Louis Rams Blog.
All picks will be
straight-up, not against
the spread. Good Luck.
NFL
Championship Weekend
Predictions
below:
New England Patriots
New York Giants
Last Week - 2 - 2
2012 Playoffs (5-3)
Year-To-Date Results –
176 - 80 (69%)
Last year I was 162-94
(63%) on predictions.
AFC and NFC Championship
Game Odds & Totals
AFC and NFC Championship
Game Odds & Totals
Favorite - Spread -
Underdog
New England Patriots - 7
- Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers - 2
- New York Giants
Week 19 Wup Ass Award.
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London
Fog Settles Over St.
Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams
announced they will play
one of their home games
for the next three
seasons in Wembley
Stadium in London
England starting this
year on October 28th
against the New England
Patriots. Combine this
announcement with the
fact that London is the
home of Stan Kroenke’s
Arsenal soccer team of
the English Premier
League and Rams fans are
in a state of panic.
The Rams continue to
have a cloud over their
head. Fans are already
worried that Edward
Roski, a part-owner of
the Los Angeles Lakers
and Los Angeles Kings is
working to build a
75,000-seat football
stadium east of Downtown
Los Angeles in hopes to
get at least one NFL
franchise to move there.
Stan Kronke, Kevin
Demoff and Jeff Fisher
all stated it was an
honor and very exciting
for the St. Louis Rams
to play in London and be
see globally. Roger
Goodell continually
states that the NFL
would love to have an
NFL franchise in London,
could this be the first
step?
It is not unusual for a
team to play a game in
London the NFL has
played regular-season
games in London since
2007 but this is the
first time a team has
signed up to play their
three straight seasons
and in the Rams case
they will be giving up
one of their home games
each season.
What the St. Louis Rams
are really getting out
of this contract is 3
guaranteed sellouts at
Wembley Stadium which
seats over 80,000 fans.
In addition this is just
another piece of
leverage for Stan Kronke
with the (CVC) St. Louis
Commission and Visitors
Commission who are set
to begin lease
negotiations in on
February 1. I believe
what Stan really wants
is a new state of the
art stadium in Missouri,
but only time will tell.
Until then Rams fans
again appear to be pawns
in this giant political
chess match.
Letter From Kevin Demoff
To Fans
Wow,
what
an
exciting
few
weeks
it
has
been!
As I
said
at
the
press
conference
on
Tuesday,
we
felt
that
the
time
for
bold
action
for
this
organization
was
now,
and
we
hope
you
are
as
thrilled
as
we
are
about
the
hiring
of
Jeff
Fisher
as
head
coach
of
the
St.
Louis
Rams.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
patience
as
we
went
through
the
search
process
to
find
the
next
head
coach
who
will
return
winning
football
to
St.
Louis.
We
were
fortunate
to
meet
several
great
candidates
with
bright
futures
ahead
of
them.
However,
when
we
had
a
chance
to
hire
a
proven
winner,
we
knew
we
wanted
Coach
Fisher
to
lead
our
football
team.
I
can’t
tell
you
how
excited
we
were
when
Mr.
Kroenke
received
the
phone
call
from
Coach
Fisher
informing
us
that
he
wanted
to
be
the
next
head
coach
of
the
St.
Louis
Rams.
With
Coach
Fisher,
we
hired
the
third-winningest
active
coach
in
the
NFL,
a
coach
who
has
been
to
the
Super
Bowl
(and
thankfully
lost),
a
coach
who
is
chair
of
the
prestigious
NFL
Competition
Committee,
and
a
coach
who
will
bring
a
confidence
and
swagger
to
the
St.
Louis
Rams.
Stan Kroenke, and Kevin
Demoff introduce Jeff
Fisher as the new head
coach of the St. Louis
Rams. Jeff Fisher
briefly discusses the
opportunity of being the
Rams next coach. Jeff
Fisher introduction
video courteous of
101ESPN.
St. Louis Rams Hire Jeff
Fisher
Well the courtship of
Jeff Fisher between the
Miami Dolphins and St.
Louis Rams finally came
to an end on Friday as
it was announced that
Jeff Fisher will be the
next head coach of the St.
Louis Rams. Stan Kronke
got his man and in
Fisher the Rams fans get
what they have wanted
for over a decade, an
experienced head coach
to take over their
struggling franchise.
Just those two small
words (Jeff Fisher) make
you feel the Rams are
tenacious. Jeff Fisher
was a small scrappy
5'-10" 185 lb cornerback
from USC and a 7th round
pick of the Chicago
Bears back in 1981.
Fisher managed to made
the team and play for
the Bears for 4 seasons.
In 1985 Fisher started
his coaching career with
the Bears as their
defensive assistant, and
has coached 26 seasons
in the NFL. Fisher was
head coach of the
Tennessee Titans where
he had a 142-120 record.
Last year the San
Francisco 49ers hired
Jim Harbaugh another
former Chicago Bear and
they immediately took on
his personality. If the
Rams have the same luck
Jeff Fisher will instill
in them a hard-nosed
scrappy punch you in the
mouth attitude that was
severely lacking under
Steve Spagnuolo's 4
pillar approach.
NFL
Divisional Weekend
Predictions
Well Denver crashed my
party last week but I
see no surprises this
week. I like all four
favorites in these
games. We would
love it if you share
your opinions, or your
own predictions in the
comment area of our
St. Louis Rams Blog.
All picks will be
straight-up, not against
the spread. Good Luck.
NFL
Divisional Weekend
Predictions
below:
New Orleans Saints
New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens
Green Bay Packers
Last Week - 3 - 1
2012 Playoffs (3-1)
Year-To-Date Results –
176 - 80 (69%)
Last year I was 162-94
(63%) on predictions.
NFL
Divisional Weekend Odds & Totals
NFL
Divisional Weekend
Predictions Odds & Totals
Favorite - Spread -
Underdog
New Orleans Saints - 3.5
- San Francisco 49ers
New England Patriots -
13.5 - Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens - 7.5 -
Houston Texans
Green Bay Packers - 7.5
- New York Giants
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Josh McDaniels
Heading To New England
Friday the St. Louis
Rams gave permission to
the New England Patriots
to interview Josh
McDaniels. This is
another sign that the
St. Louis Rams could be
very close to signing
Jeff Fisher as their
next head coach. Jeff
Fisher would not be
inclined to keep
McDaniels who has one
year left on his
contract with the Rams.
Adam Schefter reports
that the New England
Patriots are expected to
hire McDaniels as an
offensive assistant.
McDaniels will
reportedly assist the
team during their
playoff run. It does
upset me that the Rams
are helping out the
Patriots but to get the
deal done with Fisher
this is the price they
may have to pay.
With Bill O'Brien
accepting the head
coaching position at
Penn State this also
opens the door for Josh
McDaniels to become the
next Offensive
Coordinator of the New
England Patriots.
Steve Spagnuolo Fired By
Rams
The St. Louis Rams
finally fired head coach
Steve Spagnuolo
and GM Billy Deveney
on Monday. Spagnuolo was
10-38 as the head coach
of the St. Louis Rams.
The Rams record was
12-52 with Devaney as
the GM and many of his
draft picks never even
made the roster.
Owner Stan Kroenke
said in a statement
released by the team.
"This was a difficult
decision for many
reasons. We have
tremendous respect for
Steve and Billy as
people and football
professionals.
"No one individual is to
blame for this
disappointing season and
we all must hold
ourselves accountable.
However, we believe it's
in the best interest of
the St. Louis Rams to
make theses changes as
we continue our quest to
build a team that
consistently competes
for playoffs and
championships."
The Rams coaching search
now begins and former
Tennessee Titans coach
Jeff Fisher seems
to be at the head of
their list.
Rams Season Ends With
34-27 Loss To 49ers
Rams vs. 49ers Game
Preview
Steve Spagnuolo is ultra
conservative but I still
do not expect him to run
onto the field Sunday
against the San
Francisco 49ers waving a
white flag, however one
way or another the St.
Louis Rams 2011 season
will come to a merciful
ending. The San
Francisco 49ers pounded
out a 26-0 win against
the Rams just four weeks
ago and will look to put
another beat down on the
Rams. A victory over the
Rams would give San
Francisco a first-round
bye in the NFC Playoffs.
The 49ers absolutely
dominated the first
matchup only allowing
the Rams to gain 157
total yards and ten
first downs. The 49ers
defense was smothering.
The Rams went into the
game with AJ Feeley at
quarterback. The 49ers
held Feeley to a 58.1 QB
rating while sacking him
four times and
intercepting him once.
On the ground Steven
Jackson was held to 19
yards on 10 carries
while Josh McDaniels was
criticized for his
approach in this game.
The 49ers were able to
hold the ball for 36:04
of the game.
While many talk about
the Green Bay Packers
and New Orleans Saints
and for good reason, the
49ers should also be in
the discussion. Common
sense says the 49ers
can't score with the big
boys but they do average
23 points per game, and
would they have to score
that much with their top
ranked defense? Alex
Smith known for managing
the game as they say is
10th in QB rating and at
times looks similar to a
former Super Bowl
Champion Trent Dilfer.
Dilfer managed a 34-7
victory in Super Bowl
XXXV over the New York
Giants.
The Rams will once again
go with Kellen Clemens
at QB and face another
tough matchup. The Rams
have been shutout twice
in their last four
games, scoring a total
of only 26 points in
those contest. The Rams
now face the #1 scoring
and rushing defense in
the NFL in the 49ers.
The 49ers want that bye
week and they will come
to town on a mission to
get just that.
The Rams show no signs
of ever changing their
game plan under head
coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Weather Pat Shurmer or
Josh McDaniels is
calling the plays they
smell of Spagnuolo's
conservative approach.
The Rams will try to run
the ball with Steven
Jackson, throw short
passes and punt a lot.
The Rams are so bad on
offense that they are
-207 in point
differential and trail
the Chiefs by 39 points
for 31st in scoring. In
the year of high scoring
offense the Rams are
setting records for
futility.
The Rams have at least
never folded during a
game and they now only
have one left so I look
for them to at least
show up again but there
is no way they should
win this game. This game
means a lot to the
49ers. The 49ers are
already in the playoffs
and may overlook the
Rams but not with Jim
Harbaugh as the coach. I
look for the 49ers to
come out early grab a
lead and add to it as
the game goes along.
Rams fans should spend
most of the game looking
at the scoreboard hoping
for an Indianapolis
Colts victory over the
Jacksonville Jaguars.
Prediction San Francisco
49ers 23 - St. Louis
Rams 7
St. Louis Rams vs.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Grades
Quarterbacks (D)
After a pretty decent
game against the
Cincinnati Bengals
Kellen Clemens came back
down to earth with a 9
of 24 for 91 yard
performance against the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
With only five
completions to wide
receivers the Rams
simply could not get
anything going.
Running backs (B)
What can you say about
Steven Jackson a truly
great professional. It
was nice to see him top
1000 yards for the
seventh straight year.
Jackson was able to run
for 103 yards on 24
carries but again these
yards are always between
the 20's. Cadillac
Williams chipped in 42
yards and the Rams were
able to run for 164
yards against the #1
ranked defense in the
league. Without points
it is all for not but
they did probably as
good as they could.
Wide Receivers (D)
Rams wideouts caught 5
passes for 54 yards, not
much to write home
about. You would think
since they are always
behind the Rams would
air it out but they just
seem incapable of even
attempting it under
Steve Spagunolo. Lance
Kendricks and the tight
end group were again a
no show as they had only
2 catches for 13 yards.
Offensive Line (B)
The Rams ran for 164
yards and only allowed 3
sacks to the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Based on what
we have seen in the past
this was one of their
best games of the
season. Again that is
not saying a lot but
they played about as
well as they can play in
this one.
Special Teams (C-)
Coverage teams got a
break in this one as
Antonio Brown only had
one kickoff and punt
return. For the Rams
Nick Miller looked good
with 31 yards on 3 punt
returns. Jerious Norwood
averaged 24 yards on 3
returns as well. So this
week it was Josh Brown's
turn to break down.
Brown missed two field
goals that could have
made the score 13-6
during the 4th quarter.
Defense (B)
Well the defense as
usual had enough downs
to crush the team. The
Rams allowed 37 year old
Charlie Batch to
complete 68% of his
passes and 377 total
yards to the Steelers.
The Steelers averaged 6
yards per carry on the
ground as the Rams
continue to get run over
by every team they play.
On the bright side the
Rams were in the game in
the 4th quarter and held
Pittsburgh to 1 of 7 on
3rd down conversions.
Coaching (F)
Well the Rams actually
tried a trick play which
of course failed as
Donnie Jones was
outraced to the marker
by Antonio Brown. The
Rams who have nothing to
lose still seem to play
conservative even from
the start as the Rams
ran a sweep on the first
drive on 3rd and 12.
Steven Jackson picked up
15 yards on the play but
how do you run the ball
right there. The Rams
can't score and nothing
seems to change and the
coaching has to take the
blame.
Steelers Shutdown Rams
27-0
Today we saw the "Same
old sorry-ass Rams" as
San Francisco 49ers
defensive tackle Dana
Stubblefield once called
them. The St. Louis Rams
are 10-37 under head
coach Steve Spagnuolo
after their 27-0 loss to
the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Spagnuolo currently has
the worst record by a
Rams coach in franchise
history. The Rams came
out with the same
conservative approach
they have showed for
three seasons now. The
Rams have been outscored
1137 - 630 or 24-13 per
game since Spagnuolo
took over.
The St. Louis Rams
gained 232 total yards
against the #1 ranked
Pittsburgh Steelers
defense. The Rams came
out running the ball
behind Steven Jackson
who had a solid effort
gaining 103 yards on 24
carries. I don't think I
have seen Jackson run
harder or with more
determination than he
had in this game.
Unfortunately Jackson
just does not have the
speed or blocking to
bust the big one and the
Rams must rely on the
passing game to produce
points. Kellen Clemens
who played well against
the Cincinnati Bengals
last week struggled
going 9 of 24 for only
91 yards.
In the year of offensive
records being shattered
the St. Louis Rams now
have 15 touchdowns in 15
games played. To put
that more in perspective
LeSean McCoy of the
Philadelphia Eagles has
17 rushing touchdowns on
the season. In addition
there are twenty NFL
quarterbacks with at
least fifteen touchdown
passes. The Rams simply
have to get more weapons
on this roster and find
someone who knows how to
use them.
On this day the Rams
were again no threat. Of
course you can point out
that if Josh Brown makes
both field goals the
Rams could have only
been down 13-7 in the
4th quarter but he did
not make those kicks.
The Rams have now lost
nine games by double
digits and trailed in
twelve of their fifteen
games by double digits
which is not
competitive. You can say
what you want about
excuses, injuries, depth
the offensive line, etc.
but we deserve better,
much better than this.
The Steelers knew they
could play without Ben
Roethlisberger and get
by with 37 year old
Charlie Batch because
these are the same old
sorry-ass Rams that we
have been watching for
years now. The Rams have
not had a winning season
since 2003 and we need
Stan Kronke to step up
and change this pattern
now.
Rams vs. Steelers Game
Preview
The St. Louis Rams have
played in some pretty
boring football games
this year and we may be
treated to another on
Christmas Eve. The St.
Louis Rams and
Pittsburgh Steelers will
both be playing their
backup quarterbacks in
Week 16. Ben
Roethlisberger will sit
out and turn the reigns
over to 37 year old
Charlie Batch, while the
Rams will once again
start Kellen Clemens.
Roethlisberger is a
beast and rarely will
come out of any contest
so the Steelers must
believe they can handle
the Rams with their
defense and a strong
rushing attack.
The Steelers are
probably right as the
Rams are last in the
league in scoring and
will be down yet another
receiver as Austin
Pettis has been
suspended for four games
for violating the NFL
policy on
performance-enhancing
substances. The Rams
have scored ten or less
in six of their games
and will face the #1
ranked Steelers at Heinz
Field. The Rams are
averaging 11.9 points
per game and have a -180
point differential.
The Steelers who still
have an outside chance
of winning the AFC North
or even the #1 Seed in
the AFC must have this
one. The Steelers were
embarrassed Monday night
against the San
Francisco 49ers losing
20-3 and Mike Tomlin
will be out for blood in
this one. Look for the
Steelers to attack deep
with Mike Wallace and
Antonio Brown against
Josh Gordy and Rod Hood.
Wallace and Brown are
lightning fast and
should be able to get
deep against the Rams
very depleted secondary.
On the ground the
Steelers will feature
Rashard Mendenhall
against the Rams 32nd
ranked rushing defense.
Mendenhall has had
trouble finding space
behind the Steelers
offensive line this year
so this may be the
matchup he has been
looking for.
For the Rams the most
exciting part of this
game may be watching for
Steven Jackson to gain
34 yards which will put
him over the 1000 yard
mark for the 7th
straight season. Jackson
who has given his all
throughout the season
just can't seem to get
the crunch time yards
behind the poor blocking
of the Rams offensive
line. To beat the
Steelers Clemens will
need to be able to move
the ball through the
air. With Austin Pettis
out the Rams will go
with Brandon Lloyd and
Brandon Gibson at
wideout. Hopefully
Danario Alexander will
also see some playing
time. To win this one
the Rams will have to
force Charlie Batch into
a bunch of mistakes.
I am not even going to
try and sugarcoat this
one. Dick LeBeau, Troy
Polamalu, James
Harrison, James Farrior,
LaMarr Woodley and
others will be out to
kill the Rams on
Saturday. The Rams
offensive line and
Kellen Clemens will be
under siege all day
long. The Rams have no
weapons or plays to
threaten this defense at
all.
Prediction Pittsburgh
Steelers 27 - St. Louis
Rams 0
St. Louis Rams vs.
Cincinnati Bengals
Grades
Quarterbacks (C+)
Kellen Clemens who had
only been with the Rams
for nine days made the
start for the injured
Sam Bradford. Clemens
played a solid game
going 25 of 36 for 229
yards and a TD to
Danario Alexander. Don't
lose sight that Clemens
was 10 of 14 for 115
yards during garbage
soft zone time.
Running backs (C)
The Rams were 2 of 13 on
3rd down conversions so
they really could not
get any flow going.
Steven Jackson had 71
yards on 18 carries but
the yards did not seem
to come when needed.
Jackson also 9 catches
for 72 yards when the
Bengals switched to soft
zone in the 4th quarter.
The Rams continue to
fail to get a yard on
the ground when needed
so although they rushed
for 95 yards those yards
were pretty meaningless.
Wide Receivers (C-)
Rams wideouts caught 12
passes for 132 yards
including the 25 yard TD
by Alexander. The Rams
receivers continue to
get no yardage after the
catch and are having a
hard time getting
separation. Same story
week in and week out
here. Still not sure why
Alexander is not on the
field more.
Offensive Line (C-)
Well the O-line held up
pretty good in this one.
The issues this week
were penalties and poor
run blocking. The Rams
failed on every short
yardage situation and
they also allowed 3
sacks. This unit seems
unable to improve.
Special Teams (D)
With the Rams up 6-3 in
the 3rd Quarter the Rams
allowed a 56 yard punt
return by Brandon Tate
to turn all the momentum
in this one. In addition
Josh Brown missed a
early FG that could have
helped momentum as well.
The Rams had no punt
return yardage and only
a 20.8 yard average on
kickoff returns from
Norwood. In addition
Josh Brown again failed
to give the Rams a
chance to recover an
onsides kick.
Defense (B)
The defense played well
and kept the Rams in the
game. However as bad as
the offense is the
defense needs to force
more than one turnover
and one sack to have any
chance to win. The
defense also failed to
recover any of the
Bengals three fumbles.
Holding the Bengal under
300 yards was a nice
effort by the depleted
crew.
Coaching (D)
Nothing seems to improve
with coach Spagnuolo or
Josh McDaniels. The Rams
continue to get
outscored and outplayed
in the second half. The
Rams continue to be very
conservative and the 3rd
and short play calling
is just terrible. If you
can't cover kicks put
more starters on
coverage or kick the
ball out of bounds we
are getting burned
weekly.
St. Louis Rams Fall
20-13 To Bengals
Rams vs. Seahawks Game
Preview
The St. Louis Rams
(2-10) will take on the
Seattle Seahawks (5-7)
on Monday Night Football
this week in Seattle.
The Rams lost 24-7 just
three weeks ago on their
home turf to the
Seahawks and will have a
tough test on National
TV.
The Rams had two
interceptions, a blocked
punt and an early 7-0
lead over the Seahawks
in the Edward Jones Dome
the last time these two
met. After that is was
all Seattle as they
dominated shutting the
Rams out over the final
54 minutes of action.
Chris Clemons led the
way with three of the
five Seahawks sacks of
Sam Bradford. Steven
Jackson was also shut
down as he was only able
to gain 42 yards on 15
carries. Overall the
Rams were held to 185
total yards.
Seattle is 5-7 on the
season and 3-1 over
their last four games as
their play has improved.
The Seahawks are coming
off a dominating win
over the Eagles and will
have 11 days rest
heading into this game.
With a win the Seahawks
would be only two games
behind the Detroit Lions
and Atlanta Falcons for
the Wild Card position
in the NFC. As we all
know stranger things
have happened.
Its no secret that the
Seahawks will try to
pound the ball on the
ground with Marshawn
Lynch against the Rams
32nd ranked rush
defense. Lynch managed
88 yards and a TD on the
ground in the Week 11
contest. In addition
Tavaris Jackson finally
seems to be healthy and
he could pose some
problems moving around
in the pocket, buying
time and making some big
plays to Doug Baldwin
and Sidney Rice who both
average over 15 yards
per catch.
Heading into Monday it
is still unclear who
will even be the
starting QB for the Rams
as Sam Bradford is
suffering from a high
ankle sprain still and
A.J. Feeley has a broken
thumb. All recent signs
point to Sam Bradford
giving it a go on Monday
night, however if he can
not or aggravates the
injury further look for
newly acquired Kellen
Clemens to play for the
Rams.
Steven Jackson has been
held under 65 yards in
each of the Rams last
three contests. There is
hope that Mark Levoir
will return at tackle
which would be some
needed relief from the
turnstile play of Adam
Goldberg. For the Rams
to have any chance in
this one they will need
a huge game from Steven
Jackson.
The Rams continue to
play about as
conservative as an NFL
team can play. With the
patch work offensive
line and the beat up Sam
Bradford behind center
look for head coach
Steve Spagnuolo to
continue his
conservative ways. I
would love to see the
Rams come out, be
aggressive and throw
everything they have at
Seattle but there is no
reason to believe that
will happen. The Rams
are 10-34 under
Spagnuolo, are last in
the league in scoring
11.7 points per game,
and are -156 in point
differential in 2011.
The Rams are just not
playing well enough to
beat teams right now and
a Monday Night game on
National TV against the
Seattle Seahawks and the
12th man could be a
recipe for disaster for
this franchise. Will Sam
Bradford play and will
the Rams be able to
protect him? Will Stan
Kronke see him team
embarrassed on Monday
Night Football and
prepare to clean house?
Many questions may be
answered Monday night.
Prediction Seattle
Seahawks 20 - St. Louis
Rams 6
St. Louis Rams vs.
San Francisco 49ers Grades
Quarterbacks (D)
A.J. Feeley started for
the injured Sam Bradford
and he did not look
sharp. Feeley finished
12 of 22 for 156 yards
and 1 interception. If
it were not for 2
amazing catches from
Brandon Lloyd and Austin
Pettis Feeley would have
barely cracked 100
yards. Feeley was sacked
four times and hurried
throughout. As we have
seen previously it is
hard to tell if players
are holding the offense
back or the coaches are
holding it back, either
way the effort from
Feeley was not pretty.
Running backs (D)
Steven Jackson had one
of his lowest rushing
totals ever as he was
only able to gain 19
yards on 10 carries. The
Rams went to Jerious
Norwood after the game
started to get away from
them and we was even
less successful gaining
19 yards on 11 carries.
Overall the Rams rushed
for 31 yards on 23
carries for a 1.3 yard
average. There were no
holes but someone must
take the blame and some
will fall here.
Wide Receivers (C)
With only 12 completions
you can't expect too
much out of your
receivers. Brandon Lloyd
was hardly looked too in
this one and only had 1
circus catch for 34
yards. In a 26 point
loss I would expect
Lloyd to at least catch
several balls. Brandon
Gibson led the Rams in
catches (4) and yardage
(42). Rams wide
receivers caught 9
passes for 119 yards.
They did what they could
with what they had.
Offensive Line (F)
The patchwork line
played even worse than
they did the previous
week allowing Feeley to
get pounded throughout
and there was absolutely
no room for Jackson to
run. Everyone saw
Goldberg run over my a
linebacker and there
were many other players
bowled over in this one.
Get it together guys!
Special Teams (C)
Josh Brown stole a check
in this one as a was
asked to kick the ball
just one time on the
opening kickoff! Donnie
Jones who is not 100%
managed 40 yards per
punt on 8 attempts. Nick
Miller was for some
reason replaced by Quinn
Porter on one kickoff
return why would that
be? Have we not seen
enough of Quinn Porter.
Kick coverage ok.
Overall not much to talk
about here.
Defense (D)
Overall the defense
played very hard and
managed 4 sacks and play
tough in the red zone.
We must realize that the
defense also needs to
create takeaways and get
off the field. The Rams
defense did allow 6
scores, failed to create
any turnovers and the
49ers were able to play
keep away with 36+
minutes of time of
possession. In addition
Alex Smith completed 74%
of his passes for 274
yards and two
touchdowns. Hard yes,
good enough no.
Coaching (F)
Sorry I have to give out
yet another F to Steve
Spagnuolo and his
coaching staff. You have
10 wins in 3 years and
you once again lost a
game by double digits.
You get a high powered
OC and the team still
can't move the ball. It
is embarrassing to only
gain 157 yards in an NFL
football game I don't
care who you are
playing. Stan you can
barrow my phone to call
someone or $49 to fly
Spagnuolo out of town on
Southwest Airlines but
lets start cleaning
house.
49ers Clinch NFC West
With 26-0 Win Over Rams
Rams vs. 49ers Game
Preview
The key to the St. Louis
Rams vs. San Francisco
49ers game today is Jim
Harbaugh. The 49ers are
9-2 and will win the NFC
West and the biggest
reason is Jim Harbaugh.
The 49ers signed Jim
Harbaugh to take over
this year for Mike
Singletary who was
released after going
18-22 as the 49ers tough
nosed inexperienced head
coach.
Jim knows football.
Harbaugh played 15
seasons in the NFL and
was a college head coach
for seven years at San
Diego and Stanford where
he had a combined record
of 58-27. Everyone
waited for the 49ers to
take on the persona of
Mike Singletary but
instead they have taken
to Jim's football
philosophy much quicker.
Jim Harbaugh is about
hard nosed, smart NFL
football. For those that
love stats the 49ers
have allowed more yards
than they have gained
and have even been
sacked more than they
collected so how are the
49ers so successful and
9-2? The 49ers are
efficient and know how
to win and they learned
that from Jim Harbaugh.
The 49ers control the
clock, are +16 in
turnover differential
and pressure the other
team physically and
mentally just like Jim
would do it.
This is yet another
terrible match up for
the Rams. The 49ers are
first overall in scoring
and rushing defense
while the Rams are 31st
in scoring and 21st in
rushing. The 49ers will
pound at the Rams 32nd
ranked rushing defense
with Frank Gore and Kendall
Hunter. The Rams
continually make stars
of backup running backs
like Kendall Hunter and
today will be no
exception. With DT
Justin Bannan most
likely out today the
49ers will attack the
interior of the Rams
because they know they
can and under the
leadership of Harbaugh
will make sure you no
about it.
With Sam Bradford still
suffering from an ankle
injury Jay Feeley will
most likely start for
the Rams today. The
49ers will attack Feeley
from the outside with
Justin Smith and Aldon
Smith off the edge. In
the middle of the field
NaVorro Bowman and
Patrick Willis will be
head hunting Rams
receivers and running
backs. The Rams who
never seem to have much
of a plan will try to
attack with Steven
Jackson who will most
likely not find much
room behind the Rams
patchwork offensive
line. Through the air
the Rams will
continually go to
Brandon Lloyd who will
probably be covered by
Carlos Rogers who leads
the 49ers with 5
interceptions.
It all goes back to
efficiency. The 49ers
are 26th in yardage but
9th in points. The 49ers
will impose their will
on the Rams all
afternoon. Hopefully
Rams fans will finally
see the difference
coaching can make and
why we will need to
clean house after the
2011 season.
Prediction San
Francisco 49ers 24 - St.
Louis Rams 3
St. Louis Rams vs.
Arizona Cardinals Grades
Quarterbacks (C-)
The excuses have to
stop. Sure the patchwork
line and dropped balls
are not helping Sam
Bradford however Sam was
only sacked twice today
and he still missed
quiet a few throws. I
believe Steve Spagnuolo
has Bradford so afraid
of throwing an
interception that Sam is
just being way too
careful with the ball
and does not try to make
throws into tight
windows like we know he
can. Sam Bradford was 17
of 31 for 203 yards with
a touchdown pass and
85.8 QB rating against
Arizona.
Running backs (C)
The Rams just do not
have the blocking or
explosive back to turn
their running game into
many points. If you
throw out the longest
run from Jackson and
Norwood the Rams ran for
57 yards on 20 carries
or just 2.8 yards per
carry. The Rams once
again failed to score on
the ground and have only
4 rushing TDs for the
season.
Wide Receivers (B)
The Rams receivers
caught 10 passes for 149
and a TD. Brandon Lloyd
continues to just be
great. Lloyd has to dive
or make a great catch
just to get to most of
the balls thrown to him.
Austin Pettis also
chipped in with an
amazing one-handed
catch. Overall the
receivers caught almost
everything they could
get too. Yards after the
catch are just not
available with the
routes they are running
in addition to where
Bradford is putting the
ball.
Offensive Line (D)
The patchwork line held
up for the most part
except for two vicious
sacks that Adam Goldberg
allowed to rookie Sam
Acho, one of which
caused a fumble and the
Rams some points. There
were virtually no holes
for Steven Jackson or
Jerious Norwood to run
through. This line must
improve and be retooled
in 2012.
Special Teams (F)
Well even with the 88
yard punt return for a
touchdown by Nick Miller
I have to give this
group an F. Mostly
because of the coaching
but still they are on
the field so they get
the grade. Going into
the game every punt
should have been kicked
out of bounds instead
the Rams allowed Patrick
Peterson to once again
run a punt back for a TD
to give the Cardinals a
10 point lead. In
addition the missed FG
by Josh Brown proved
costly.
Defense (F)
When a less than 100%
Beanie Wells can set a
franchise rushing record
with 228 yards on 27
carries you get an F
right out of the box. As
bad as John Skelton and
the Cardinals passing
game is there is no
excuse to not stack the
box and shut down the
Cardinals rushing
attack.
Coaching (F)
Yet another F for coach
Spagnuolo and his staff.
I don't we really have
to explain it much more.
He is so conservative
and afraid of losing
that he lost again to a
very bad Arizona
Cardinals team. The punt
to Peterson, the punt on
4th down, the time
management before
halftime, the lack of
adjustments to stop the
run, where has Nick
Miller been for 12
weeks, the list goes on
and on. Unfortunately I
doubt this will be his
last F.
Cardinals and
Peterson Burn Rams Again
For the second time in
21 days the St. Louis
Rams found a way to lose
to a bad Arizona
Cardinals football team.
The loss drops the Rams
to 2-9 for the season.
Head coach Steve
Spagnuolo's hot seat
should now resemble The
Great Chicago Fire of
1871.
Once again the coaching
decisions during the
game were flat out
bewildering. In the
first contest the Rams
decided to go for 4th
and 1 instead of
attempting a 50 yard
field goal with 1:41 to
play. The Rams then had
a 42 yard field goal
blocked as time expired.
Then in over time the
Rams punted to lightning
quick Patrick Peterson
who returned it 99 yards
for the game winning
touchdown.
Flash forward to Sunday
when Spagnuolo was once
again at his best. The
Rams who had 1st and
goal from the three yard
line turned the
opportunity into 2nd and
goal from the 17 and let
31 seconds run off the
clock as coach Spagnuolo
said their was some
disarray! The Rams ended
up kicking a field goal
on 3rd down to take a
10-3 lead into half
time.
Midway through the 3rd
quarter Donnie Jones
punts the ball straight
down the middle of the
field to Patrick
Peterson who once again
burned the Rams with an
80 yard touchdown return
to put the Cardinals up
20-10. Spagnuolo in the
press conference said
the plan was to not kick
it down the middle and
that Donnie Jones miss
hit it. Spags take some
blame for something,
before this game even
started you should have
already told the special
teams coach and Donnie
Jones that each and
every punt better go out
of bounds, you are to
blame. There was no miss
hit the ball was a
beautiful 45 yard spiral
down the middle of the
field. Jones punted
seven times during the
game and only one was
out of bounds.
With 13 minutes left to
play and the Rams
trailing 20-13 they had
4th and 5 at the
Cardinals 32 yard line,
Spagnuolo elected to go
for a field goal and
Josh Brown missed. I
know Spagnuolo can't
kick the ball himself
and that we would
eventually need two
scores to win but it
would have been nice to
see the Rams try to tie
it up in that situation.
After a Beanie Wells
fumble and a Bradford to
Lloyd touchdown the game
was tied at 20. Somehow
the Rams were back in
the game. After a 53
yard run by Jim Brown, I
mean Beanie Wells the
Cardinals once again
took the lead on a Jay
Feely field goal. Now
comes the most puzzling
moment of all. With the
Rams trailing 23-20 with
3:27 to play and with
3rd and 1 from their own
36 yard line the
conservative Steve
Spagnuolo decides to
throw a pass to the sure
handed 2nd round draft
pick Lance Kendricks.
The pass from Bradford
was incomplete and the
Rams faced 4th and 1.
The 2-8 St. Louis Rams
then elected to punt the
ball to the Cardinals
only to never see it
again. Spagnuolo
justified the decision
by saying that he
thought we would get the
ball back. The Rams had
already been gashed for
207 yards on the ground
by Beanie Wells what
would make you think you
would be able to stop
them when you have not
stopped them all day?
Game over as the
Cardinals ran the
remaining 3:14 off the
clock and the Rams
dropped to 2-9.
Rams vs. Cardinals Game
Preview
Weeks ago the St.
Louis Rams suffered a
heartbreaking 19-13 loss
to the Arizona Cardinals
when Patrick Peterson
returned a punt 99 yards
in overtime. The Rams
basically blew that game
and Steve Spagnuolo
started to come under
fire once again for his
decisions. The Rams had
leads of 6 and 7 points
throughout most of the
game. Last in the game
Spagnuolo usually ultra
conservative elected to
go for a 4th and 1
instead of trying to
take the lead with a 50
yard field goal. Then as
time expired a 42 yard
field goal be Josh Brown
was blocked by Calais
Campbell. The Rams were
coming off a huge home
win against New Orleans
and with the schedule
there was hope the Rams
could win five games in
a row to get to 5-6 but
those hopes were crushed
after the Peterson punt
return.
Expect more of the same
today as both of these
teams are still not very
good football teams. The
Rams are 2-8 and the
Cardinals are sitting at
3-7, neither team will
make the playoffs in
2011.
With Rodger Saffold and
Jason Smith out for the
season the Rams are not
even sure who will start
on the offensive line
this week against the
Cardinals. With Mark
LeVoir also injured the
Rams will be force to
once again play Kevin
Hughes at Left Tackle
unless they go with
Thomas Welch who they
picked up on Thursday or
slide Harvey Dahl over
to play tackle. Anyway
you slice it if you
don't even know your
line combinations
heading into the weekend
you are going to be in
big trouble. The Rams
allowed four sacks to
the Cardinals in the
first meeting.
For the Rams look for
more of the same as they
will need to establish
Steven Jackson on the
ground and hope to get
some big plays from
Brandon Lloyd. With the
loss of Mark Clayton for
the year it does not
appear that the Rams
passing attack is going
to pick up any time
soon. Sam Bradford is
still near the bottom of
the league (29th) in QB
rating and has been off
target of late.
The Cardinals have their
own problems as they are
in the bottom third of
every major offensive
category. In addition
they are unsure heading
into the game if Kevin
Kolb will be ready to
return from his toe
injury or if they will
have to go with John
Skelton once again.
Skelton played well
against the Rams in the
previous matchup going
20 of 35 for 222 yards
and a touchdown. Skelton
will look to get big
plays from Early Doucet
and Larry Fitzgerald
against the Rams banged
up secondary.
This game will most
likely be a carbon copy
of the first game as
both teams will slug it
out in an attempt to get
points on the board. On
the ground I like Steven
Jackson over Beanie
Wells but through the
air the Cardinals have
more big play potential.
I think it will come
down to the offensive
line play and at this
point you just can't
trust the Rams blocking.
Sam Bradford does not
feel safe in the pocket
and I do not think he
will be safe today
either.
Prediction Arizona
Cardinals 20 - St. Louis
Rams 13
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