0 comments by Paul Petruska on 9/29/2012
The Seattle Seahawks are coming to the Edward Jones dome for a visit. After watching the Rams play the Bears, the Seattle defensive line is probably looking to top its 8 sack performance (IN ONE HALF) from Monday night. Rams’ fans may not realize their own dire circumstances. I have seen pundits and fans alike […]
0 comments by Paul Petruska on 9/27/2012
Here we go again. Pundits everywhere are distressed that the Rams abandoned the run in the loss to the Bears. My first article after the Rams loss noted the Rams called for runs on only 26% of the plays in the Bears game. I called it an astonishingly low ratio. At the same time, […]
0 comments by Derek Pease
Scary as it may seem, this Rams offense has made progress. Okay, feel free to read on once you’re done face palming at the concept of this offense being an improvement. Writers Disclaimer: Be prepared for the tone of this article to swing from positive to negative, hopeful to panic and back again. The first […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/26/2012
Bernie Miklasz posted a good read on Brian Quick in the St Louis Post-Dispatch, saying that the Rams were too quick (pun intended) to name him "the next Terrell Owens." To date, Quick has earned a total of six snaps on offense, per Pro Football Focus, and was inactive for Week 3's game against Chicago. […]
0 comments by Paul Petruska on 9/25/2012
In this review, I am humbled. The Rams did everything I asked and lost. In fact, part of the reason why they lost is they could not get away from the game plan I asked for. The bears were prepared for the steady Eddy approach set forth below, and they wanted the ball in the […]
0 comments by Paul Petruska on 9/24/2012
It is not the end of the world. The Rams lost to a potential division winner on the road. Remember, the Bears lost 10 days earlier to their division rival. They simply could not lose to the Rams, in this game, at Soldier Field. Fans should not be devastated by this loss. At the […]
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 Paul Petruska on 9/21/2012
The Rams have a big test this Sunday. They are going into Soldier field to face a wounded animal, literally. The Bears generally, and Jay Cutler specifically, are emotionally wounded from their performance on national TV last Thursday. They are physically wounded as their best offensive player (Matt Forte) and best defensive player (Julius Peppers) […]
0 comments by Will Horton
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 Brennan Smith
In today’s NFL, there’s no shortage of things to complain about if you’re a player. There’s the persistency of terrible officiating by replacement refs, concussions becoming as common as busted Matt Millen draft picks and murky discipline decisions by NFL czar Roger Goodell. However, shiny new prodigy Robert Griffin III found a few more grievances […]
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 Derek Pease on 9/19/2012
The biggest story nobody is talking about from the St. Louis Rams' 31-28 victory over the Washington Redskins last Sunday was the running back situation. Yes Sam Bradford showed why he was drafted #1 overall, Danny Amendola set a career high in receiving yards, the Rams came back from..blah…blah…blah. And definitely not the Steven Jackson […]
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 […]
