0 comments by Tim Shields on 9/12/2011
No part of the Rams passing game looked good on Sunday. Including the pass blocking. The self proclaimed “Dream Team” came to St. Louis on Sunday and did their best to live up to the hype. They outplayed the Rams in every fashion of the game and left with a 31-13 beatdown. After a great […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 9/2/2011
Danario Alexander extends for a deep pass from AJ Feeley in the first half of the Rams-Jaguars game. The Rams completed a perfect 4-0 run through the preseason with a 24-17 win over Jacksonville on the road that started strong and finished well. Here’s how the units graded out, position by position: On Offense Quarterbacks: […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 8/27/2011
Austin Pettis has been loud in practice, quiet on gamedays so far in the preseason. The writing is on the wall for the Rams’ rookie WRs. Prior to yesterday’s game, Jim Thomas look at the Rams’ countdown to cutdown and wrote that both Salas and Pettis are on the bubble to make this team. CBS […]
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Lance Kendricks and the Rams receivers scored well this week – as did the rest of the team. Quarterbacks: A- Sam Bradford was flawless on the first two drives. Flawless is not my opinion, it is fact. 8-8 for 76 yards. By the end of the second drive, he had a couple of key third […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 8/21/2011
The Rams’ backup QBs, A.J. Feeley and Thaddeus Lewis (pictured) might have outplayed Bradford this weekend. Photo by Ed Szczepanski/Getty Images. Quarterbacks: B- This grade was actually brought down by Bradford, who I thought looked good almost of his throws, but didn’t do as well of a job getting rid of the football. If Josh […]
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Preseason Week 2 Saturday Aug 20, 2011 17 16 Brandon Gibson catches an 83-yard touchdown on the game’s opening drive. Photo by Ed Szczepanski/Getty Images. If you started watching the Rams game Saturday night 16 seconds after it started, you missed the most exciting play of the game. In an offensive set that featured three […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 8/7/2011
It’s early, but this team is young and promising. Here is what caught my eye Sunday afternoon… Thoughts on Offense. The Rams’ improved firepower in the red zone. One of the most frustrating things about this team last year was the Red Zone offense. Under Shurmur last season in the red zone, it seemed as […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 7/31/2011
Editor’s note: This article was ready to go to press yesterday morning, but didn’t get published. Since it was written, Robert Quinn and the Rams came to terms, with the help of his new agency. My apologies to Tim, but the piece still deserves reading. Robert Quinn, presented as the Rams’ first round pick. Quarterbacks, […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 4/30/2011
Boise State’s Titus Young and Austin Pettis were both Day 2 picks in the NFL Draft Austin Pettis became the newest Ram when he was selected with the 78th overall pick on Friday night. Without a doubt, Pettis comes from one of the most prolific offenses in the country at Boise State. Boise State ranked […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 4/22/2011
Series: A look at the other three teams in the most wide open division in football. Jake Locker graduates from college and goes to work right away for the local pro company. Isn’t that the way these things are supposed to work? What a difference a year makes. A year ago at this time, the Rams were […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 4/20/2011
There will be a lot of Illini Orange at the Edward Jones Dome if the Rams draft follows the first two rounds of #MockThree With the 47th pick in #Mockthree, the Rams select Mikel Leshoure, RB – Illinois. A few in the Rams’ #Mockthree war room cheered and a few in the war room looked […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 4/19/2011
Series: A look at the other three teams in the most wide open division in football. After yet another regime change, is it finally time for the 49ers to admit that the Alex Smith Era is over? Drafting Blaine Gabbert would say yes. What a difference a year makes. A year ago at this time, […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 4/18/2011
Series: A look at the other three teams in the most wide open division in football. UNC Defensive End Robert Quinn could have Sam Bradford in the crosshairs next season. What a difference a year makes. A year ago at this time, the Rams were the team no one wanted to be. A team in […]
