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Rams at Redskins, week 6: Game Thread

St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins, Oct 12, 2008 12:00 PM CDT


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The SBN Power Rankings are out (I put the Lions below the Rams, FYI) and Redskins fans must surely be giddy at the possibility of jumping out to a 5-1 season, after being predicted to sweep the cellar of the NFC East. 

The networks sensed the limited appeal of such a lop-sided matchup and the game has a fairly limited television distribution (a bad break for our SoCal contingent). Perhaps they're counting on most people sleeping in, given Fox's slate of early games. 

The Redskins will need to be sleepy themselves, or at least overconfident as 13 point favorites, for the Rams to take it to them. But don't completely count the Rams out. This is a game that will come down to those shady intangibles - a sinking ship righted, a new captain leading a crew with a new sense of purpose. Ill-defined as they are, those are the kinds of things that lead to upsets (by virtue of players motivated to play error-free, 110% football). Any given Sunday, and all that. 

Silly? The Redskins have fallen victim to returning coaches like Marty Schottenheimer and Norv Turner before and there's a couple other spooky factors at play here. Others have predicted surprises in this game, and almost any gambler could spare some change to beat on the Rams and that spread.

Those first games with the new coach can always get a team playing above their actual talent level - even if they do fall back down to earth as the season progresses. I'd be thrilled to see a win today, but I'll be just as pleased to see the Rams compete, to know that there's something besides futility under the Golden Horns this season, a sign of brighter days to come. 

Too bad nobody makes a foam finger that says, "beat the spread."

As always, be sure to check out the view from Hogs Haven during the game. 

Go Rams!

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Let's be realistic

I’m not necessarily looking for a win today. I know all about what people say about how a team raises their performance under a new coach, but I doubt most changes happen right before the team takes on possibly its 3 toughest opponents of the season.

We need to look at a few things. Obviously, we need to look at intensity, but lets also look at personnel. Haslett called a lot of guys playmakers recently, let’s see if he gets them the ball.

And finally, we can look at play calling and see if the offense tightens things up. Also, it wouldn’t surprise me to see the defense make a lot of plays today being that they’re sortof under the spotlight since their DC just got promoted to HC. They should be looking to show off a bit.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 12, 2008 10:17 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3 and out

just kidding. who was the 12th man?

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 12, 2008 12:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wow were actualy competing in this game

i cant beleve we look good today bravo Jim Haslett GO RAMS

by james535 on Oct 12, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's go Rams...

Holy-crapola …..the Rams might pull this out.

Are you a trained monkey who just bashes his knuckles on the keyboard and prays for correct sentences!!! - Anonymous quote from the Internets.

by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on Oct 12, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmm

The offense hasn’t gotten any better, but the defense has played well. I wonder if that’s because Haslett is the head coach or he’s no longer running the defense?

Felipe Lopez - next year's Joel Pineiro

by DiscoJer on Oct 12, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey

the defense owns this game

by VanRam on Oct 12, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ballsy

move to go for it…and it worked!

by VanRam on Oct 12, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

if it weren't for the offense

i wouldn’t even recognize this team

by VanRam on Oct 12, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

so to those able to watch the game....

anything to lead you to believe our boys wont do the 2nd half collapse this game?

by FunkeeC on Oct 12, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the skins score and take the lead

but the offense comes right back out and quickly gets a 1st…would never have happened 2 weeks ago

by VanRam on Oct 12, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh Rams

Why do you play around with me like this…

by 3k on Oct 12, 2008 3:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we look like a new team today

just to show what some real leadership will do, that idiot Linehan i hope he was watching the game today ,Haslett showed me that he is a Head Coach i know we still need lots of help on defence but just the was we playd i was prowd of the Rams today , last night i made the prediction that we beet washington and every one said i was very funny lol but i ment it , i felt it , thank you Jim Haslett for making us look respectable again , guys not for nothing but we just beet the hotest team in the NFL lol, in there home , hows that for a fresh start, Linehan watch and learn how teams are coached
GO Rams

by james535 on Oct 12, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not just the emotion,

but look at the changes Haslett made from week 4. Bulger to Avery to make the game winnable; that would have never happened under Linehan.
The blitzing schemes were a little wild today and I loved it. This will be a good week to yak it up with you guys.

by 3k on Oct 12, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the play calling on offence sucked

SAUNDERS MUST GO his play callign sucks bad, we have good players thats not the problem Holt and Avery are fine and jackson but with out good play calling at game time well never win, dont look at today yes we playd a lot better but the defence did get 3 fumble recoverys, with out those we would not have won, we need to play with more shots down field not the short little dinks he tries with Holt, and the reversce always loses yards, Saunders is the reason this team cant score a touchdown , look at T Holts number of receptions and how many yards he got, lol the only good call was the long ball to Avery, thank god he did not call a run to Jackson lmao
Saunders is terible play caller we need better if we are to win or even have a chance to win

by james535 on Oct 12, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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