The Lions were down 21-7 to the Packers midway through the second quarter, and 28-14 after the first drive of the second half. But from that point on, the Lions’ D forced three Packers turnovers, and Shaun Hill led the Lions’ offense on an improbable four consecutive scoring drives against one of the NFC’s best […]

After watching the Rams’ domination of the Seahawks, and the way we kept pinning them back in their own end zone as the game went on, I started out this feature expecting to write about “controlling field position” as the secret ingredient. But what I found was something else — rather than field position, it […]

Maybe, like me, you’re wondering how the Rams have suddenly become so effective on offense. I mean, Bradford is walking on water and all of that, but he’s just one player, and we’re seeing team-wide effects. Did Pat Shurmur suddenly get a whole lot smarter? Did Dick Vermeil share sprinkle some magic coaching dust on […]

Week 4: Seahawks (2-1) at Rams (1-2) 3    20 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video I woke up just now, and the events of the last twelve hours or so are a little hazy in my mind. I’m not sure how I wound up with a Mike Tyson facial tattoo, a pet […]

How did the Rams win last week versus Washington, without Steven Jackson? The key play was Ken Darby’s 12-yard burst for a touchdown that gave the Rams an immediate 7-point answer to Washington’s first lead of the day. But that run — the surprising daylight that Darby found — was set up by a combination […]

Week 3: Redskins (1-1) at Rams (0-2) Sept 26, 2010 3:15 CST 16 30 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video There were so many things to love in the Rams’ 30-16 victory over the Redskins, that it’s easy to gloss over some of the same problems that characterized so many Rams’ losses: penalties […]

As the Rams prepare to face off against the Redskins, looking for their first win but wary of the new wrinkles Jim Haslett brings to their 3-4 defense, Eric Schmidt of RedskinsPost.com and I exchanged some Q&A. Yesterday, he posted my answers to his Rams questions; today, he gives us the scoop on all things […]

Would you give up the careers of James Laurinaitis and Rodger Saffold in a deal, straight-up, for 12 games of any receiver? Would you do it for Vincent Jackson? I ask, because some rumors have AJ Smith’s asking price as high as two consecutive second-rounders for the talented receiver — perhaps more if the receiver […]

I exchanged a little Q&A with Eric Schmidt of RedskinsPost.com this week, in advance of the Rams’ week 3 matchup with Washington. And while we Rams fans are caught up in measuring our disappointment — apparently, the closer the margin of defeat, the angrier and more frustrated we get — Schmidt’s first question takes the […]

Week 2: Rams (0-1) at Raiders (0-1) Sep 19, 2010 3:15 CST 14 16 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video This is hard to write. A game that the Rams had won, was lost. A team that the Rams outclassed, embarrassed us. A fan base with pride on the line prepares for a […]

Given that the Rams play the Raiders only once every four years, I haven’t had much reason to watch them. With a new quarterback and potential impact rookie at linebacker, what will this team look like? Here are a few notes and observations from rewinding their Week 1 matchup with Tennessee. The Raiders’ offensive gameplan […]

One thing is clear from today’s ruling by the NFL on Vincent Jackson’s penalty: the NFL wants Chargers GM AJ Smith to stop dicking around and deal the disgruntled star receiver. The ruling — Jackson’s penalty for his second DUI in three years is reduced to 4 games only if he’s traded in the next […]

Los Angeles exploded into citydom in the thirties, and became an industrial powerhouse in the forties, drawing people from all over the country — and drawing the Rams from Cleveland in 1946. With three full generations of fans and pre-merger glory years, the Rams became the darlings of the older generation. Then the Raiders came […]

Positives: “Tweetable” articles Rams twitter “super list” Saveable articles Negatives Graphics are pixilated on iPhone 4 Twitter function does not work? $2.99 price tag Editor’s Note: The St Louis Post-Dispatch just put out a Rams app for the iPhone, and we at RamsHerd were given a sneak preview. Not having an iPhone myself, here’s a […]

Sorry for the break in programming, gents, but there’s something I have to get off my chest that’s been bugging me since Sunday afternoon. I was on the sofa, enjoying the delicious irony of watching the Mike Martz and Scott Linehan offenses go head-to-head, just two years after they took turns driving the Rams off […]