0 comments by Will Horton on 11/7/2011
Sam Bradford will bear the brunt of criticism for the Rams’ offense’s failure to get more points out of their impressive yardage. Sam Bradford’s mobility was a concern after missing two weeks and most of this one with a high ankle sprain. The Rams locked his foot up in some sort of boot/brace, though, and […]
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This game featured one offensive touchdown, two safeties, four or five cart trips, and six field goals — one blocked, and that made all the difference in yet another awful loss for the St Louis Rams under the Spagnuolo regime. There are three major classes of losses for these Rams: blowout losses to superior opponents, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 11/4/2011
Sam Bradford will start on Sunday, unless he doesn’t. After some conflicting reports earlier in the week, the Rams appear to be ready to start Sam Bradford (wearing a protective brace on his anke) against the Arizona Cardinals. ESPN’s soothsayer John Clayton got caught up in the confusion of these conflicting reports on Friday. @EvanSilva: […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 11/3/2011
Sam Bradford, taking “mental reps” again this week? Item: The ugliest matchup in this week’s schedule just got uglier, as Adam Schefter reports that
0 comments by Will Horton on 11/2/2011
Trading for Brandon Lloyd has shown immediate dividends, but he is doing more for the Rams than just catch passes. After two years in Denver, he shows up in St Louis as the man who knows Josh McDaniels’ playbook better than anyone. That knowledge and a dose of veteran savvy both showed on coach Spagnuolo’s […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 11/1/2011
A lot of things had to go right for the Rams to beat the Saints, but first and foremost, they had to build a lead. Everything about the Rams’ offensive and defensive gameplans, from their versatility in playcalling and formations to their aggressive pass rush, works better with a lead than when playing from behind. […]
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With three sacks of Drew Brees on Sunday, Chris Long had ample opportunity to show off an array of post-sack celebrations. But it was the first one that caught everyone’s eye, especially those of David Freese and the World Champion Cardinals watching from the sidelines. After meeting James Hall in Brees’ backyard and dumping him […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/30/2011
No one gave the 0-6 St Louis Rams a chance of covering a two-touchdown spread, let alone winning the game against the New Orleans Saints. Especially with Sam Bradford sitting out for the second week in a row. Today’s game, scheduled to start four hours before the St Louis Cardinals’ victory parade downtown, seemed like […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/28/2011
Most Rams player Twitter pages have been cold and lonely places as the losing streak continues, with status updates bare and hate-mentions from immature fans piling up at their doorsteps. The disappointment of this season has created a team full of shut-ins. Everyone’s keeping their heads down, just hoping to get through. Like the rest […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/26/2011
Jabara Williams was released by the Rams this morning. Billy Devaney came to the Rams in 2008, and took charge of the team in January 2009. He was empowered by Chip and Lucia Rosenbloom to clean house, and he did so, top to bottom. But he preached patience at the time, pledging to rebuild the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/25/2011
Steve Spagnuolo rushed through his Monday afternoon press conference, leaving the podium after three questions and leaving several topics unasked, hanging in the air. He is sticking to the “missed tackle” message from his post-game conference, placing the blame squarely on his players on defense. He even offered a little nugget for the stat crowd, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/24/2011
A familiar sight on Sunday: Rams defenders trying in vain to catch DeMarco Murray. DeMarco Murray will get the well-deserved accolades for his record-setting rushing day against the St Louis Rams. But his entry into the Dallas Cowboys’ record book, supplanting Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett, should come with an asterix attached: Coach Steve Spagnuolo […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/23/2011
The Rams’ season of disaster just got significantly worse. Just after Cadillac Williams dropped the ball along the sideline on a decent run, Jason Smith got significantly injured while trying to recover the ball. As the screenshot (captured by @JBeres7) shows, Smith’s head got driven into his body by the knee of Dallas safety Abram […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/21/2011
The last time these teams met, the Rams collected 3 sacks of the Cowboys’ QB. But that was Brad Johnson, not Tony Romo. I’d like to believe the Rams are not as bad as their record, that there are nuggets of good play that we can find and build on, buried underneath the mountain of […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/20/2011
Week six was kind of a watershed moment for Sam Bradford and his offensive line. He got sacked only three times and hit only five more by the Green Bay Packers. For the St Louis Rams, sadly, those are pretty good numbers. But the punishment is adding up, and not in a good way, for […]
