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 Derek Pease on 9/13/2012
Nice job rookie(subtle pat given on the back side). However, one game- a season does not make. Redskins' rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III's week one numbers are undeniably amazing. 320 yards passing, two touchdowns and no interceptions as Washington beat New Orleans 40-32. Plus, he dizzied Saints' defenders like a piñata at a 3-year olds […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 9/11/2012
Beware, adjective overload to follow shortly. The St. Louis Rams played one of their most inspired, passionate, hard-nosed games fans have seen in a while in Motown this past Sunday. The final two minutes not withstanding. However, the defense of the St. Louis Rams made a statement that should not be ignored . The defense […]
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 Derek Pease on 9/6/2012
There are 17 rookies on the St. Louis Rams’ opening day roster, seven more players age 24 or younger and 31 in all on the 53-man roster who were not with the franchise last season. It’s the youngest team in the NFL, with an average age under 26. A lot of kids for new coach […]
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 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/24/2012
Vernon Gholston’s career high point might have come at the NFL Combine. It’s been all downhill from there. There is a time every year before the NFL season begins when we all wonder what’s going on a little more than usual. Sure, we all ponder things like coaches and draft picks – not to mention […]
0 comments by Will Horton
Football Outsiders’ Vince Verhei, writing for ESPN, rates Sam Bradford as “the worst starting quarterback in the NFL.” We love lists, and when ESPN’s John Clayton emerges from his hobbity shire to rank the NFL’s quarterbacks from Aaron Rodgers to Blaine Gabbert, we scramble through the listings to find out where our guy lands. This […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/19/2012
To quote Sam Bradford, “Wow.” That was his response to Danny Amendola’s highlight-reel-worthy one-handed, no-look touchdown catch that put the Rams up 14-0. But it may as well extend to the whole game, a 180-degree turnaround from last week and one of those rare football days when every single thing seems to go right. […]
