0 comments by Will Horton on 9/23/2012
For two weeks, Paul Boudreau and Brian Schottenheimer had tag-teamed to work around a hobbled offensive line, giving Sam Bradford plenty of quick-passing opportunities, a few well-timed deep balls, and a creative deployment of the run game. However, they faced a team with a legitimate combination of up-front pressure and backfield coverage in the Chicago […]
0 comments by Will Horton
The St Louis Rams' confident, physical play of the last two weeks gives me an unfamiliar feeling as we approach a road game against the Chicago Bears. I kind of expect the Rams to win. Naturally our team still has weaknesses, but I see worries on the other side as well and I can see […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/21/2012
Situation: 1 & 10 from the Rams 41, with 4:07 left in the 3rd Quarter, Rams trailing by 5. Personnel: 21 Play: Flex Left Pro Slot 18 Stretch Zone Defense: 3-4, Cover-2 Man Pre-Snap The Rams come out in 21 personnel (2 running backs, 1 tight end) with tight end Lance Kendricks to the left […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/20/2012
The St Louis Rams and Chicago Bears don't really enjoy the same kind of rivalry that our baseball counterparts do. If anything, there is a studied indifference between these teams and fan bases – we have our rivalries with the 49ers and Seahawks to worry about, and they have their rivalries against the Packers, Lions, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/17/2012
The game has been over for hours. My throat is raw, my hands are vibrating, and my ears still ring with the ghosts of my own screams and cheers, and those of the 60,000+ crazed fans at the Edward Jones Dome. My twitter feed is filled with electronic pinches to remind ourselves that this is […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/16/2012
Situation: 2nd and 9 from the Lions 23-yardline with the game tied at 13, 9:51 remaining Personnel: 11 Play: Rag, Trey Right, Y-Orbit, Gibson on a Go-route Defense: Cover 1 man free. Pre-Snap: The Rams come out in 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE) with two receivers split to the field. Brandon Gibson is the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/14/2012
After jousting with the potent combination of Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson, the Rams will be faced with an even more formidable duo – Robert Griffin III and the tremendous trail of media hype he is generating in his wake. However, this may be one of the few occasions where the hype is fully justified. […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/10/2012
Ultimately, the Rams' upset bid of the Detroit Lions came down to this: a third-down and five play with 2:03 on the clock, just outside the red zone, tied up 20-all. Get the first down, and the Rams can control the clock and have the last shot at putting points on the board. But before […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/7/2012
The Rams will be counting on heavy doses of Steven Jackson against a fearsome Lions' front four. The 2012 season kicks off with a rematch of two teams that met in a basement brawl three years ago. A young Matthew Stafford was outdueled by Marc Bulger, 176 passing yards to 168, and Steven Jackson had […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/5/2012
The cyrstal ball on this year’s Rams team is awful cloudy. I am pretty sure that this isn’t a Super Bowl team, and I’m fairly confident that we won’t earn a top-five pick in the draft this year (unless it’s the Redskins’). Beyond that, while I have certain expectations that I call “realistic,” I’m not […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/3/2012
Jeff Fisher already letting his players and fans know – this many be a strange season, but it will never be boring. Photo by Getty Images. Bill Parcells once told Peter King that he spends 50% of his time worrying about the bottom five guys on the roster. So too Jeff Fisher, who on the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/1/2012
Chris Givens in particular stands to pick up plays that might otherwise have gone to Greg Salas. The New York Jets have a cavalier attitude toward their draft picks, having already waived four of their eight selections from the 2012 draft. The Rams’ 2012 picks and college free agents have no such worries: an astounding […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/29/2012
Try! I’m known for trying to do almost anything when it comes to the St. Louis Rams. In doing so, I’ve learned a great deal. For instance, Photoshop doesn’t really capture the majesty of a Rams game ticket, or at least that’s what the guys at the stadium entrance have told me on more than […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/28/2012
Filed to ESPN: August 28, 2012 And with that, the de-evolution of the Rams’ tackle position is finally complete. It cannot possibly get any worse. From having a future Hall of Famer in Orlando Pace in his prime just seven years ago, to Alex Barron, to Jason Smith, to Barry Richardson, to this. Trading the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/26/2012
There are nice ways to play off preseason losses. But after the Rams’ first string offense and defense fell apart against an undermanned Dallas Cowboys team, playing without Demarcus Ware or their top three pass-catchers, being nice just isn’t realistic. Jeff Fisher’s new team regressed to a lot of bad habits that they retained from […]
