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Torry Holt calls out Rams offensive line

When Torry Holt made an offhand remark this summer about playing in Carolina when his contract with the Rams ended, a vocal contingent of Rams fans, er, spoke up, ready to cast off what they thought was an ungrateful Holt. It was nonsense. Regardless of what fans may have thought of Holt then, they can't be disappointed with his remarks yesterday, directly calling out the Rams offensive line, the thinly armored hull of the offense. To wit:

Those guys, the offensive line guys, have to continue to take more pride in what they’re doing to keep the quarterback clean. I can stand here and say what needs to be done and who needs to do what, but that’s not going to solve anything.

It’s going to come down to the guys up front that’s protecting Marc and giving Steven running lanes and giving us time to get open in the secondary to make things happen. They have to continue to take a stronger initiative, a more sense of urgency to keep No. 10 off his back. If he continues to get smacked around, we won’t be seeing No. 10 for long.

A effin men, Torry. Hearing this, I keep thinking back to the middle of the 2006 season, when an angry Bulger publicly called out the team's carbon blobs for barely even going through the motions, getting him sacked play after play and costing the team a shot at the title. It worked; remember how much better the team played down the stretch in 2006, finishing 8-8 within a toenail of the playoffs after looking like they'd be lucky to finish with four wins? 

Will Holt's speechifying work? Who knows. It can't hurt. If that doesn't maybe Gus Frerotte's piling on will. 

Brining in a healthy Fakhir Brown and Ron Bartell to start at corner is the best move the Rams can make right now; with Tye Hill struggling he'll be limited to playing at CB in nickel packages where Bartell will slide into the nickel spot. However, as 3k mentioned in the comments recently (can't find the link), benching him completely isn't the answer for a guy struggling with his confidence. Force him to watch game film a la Clockwork Orange, minimize his exposure, let him get his feel for the game back. As hard as it is to overlook his performance the last two weeks, the Rams need Hill to get it together. 

The Rams probably won't have Leonard Little back in uniform this week. LG Jacob Bell could suit up, but Adam Goldberg is still expected to get the start.

Hopefully even without Leonard Little the defense can make Matt Hasselbeck pay for his hubris, a la the Seahawks 0-2 record not leading them to "make ridiculous statements and say things that are panic things to say" in reference to Linehan's remarks this week. Hasselbeck's had to eat his words before, if you'll recall. 

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is sure changing his tune after being soooo offended by Linehan’s comments earlier in the week. Friggin’ moron.

And the biggest issue i have with what Frerotte said is I think he’s taking more of a shot at Jackson which is ridiculous. I’ve never questioned Jackson’s effort on the field and think it’s completely unfair for poor little Gussie call him out.

Too bad we don’t play the Vikings this year. I’d love to have another 0-2 team that thinks they can talk trash on the schedule.

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 Sep 20, 2008 2:18 PM CDT   0 recs

Frerotte thinks the pressure is off...

His team is 0-2 and was pegged as a dark horse Super Bowl contender. They haven’t won a game despite that vaunted o-line, running back, and defense. They decided that everything on the team was in place but the quarterback.

Yeah, no pressure there, idiot.

"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz

by taiko on Sep 20, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

crow, eaten.

"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz

by taiko on Sep 21, 2008 11:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

a nugget in Bernie's Saturday column

“The spies tell us that former Ram Marshall Faulk had lunch with Rams owner Chip Rosenbloom in Los Angeles this week”

This is good news!

Rams Gab!
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by jroman on Sep 20, 2008 5:14 PM CDT   0 recs

FWIW

Tomorrow’s forecast in Seattle is for rain all day.

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 Sep 20, 2008 9:25 PM CDT   0 recs

Who does Gus Frerotte think he is?

Gus should not have said anything. The only thing he has done in the NFL is head butt a wall.

The offensive machine rolls in Texas.

by srdmad on Sep 21, 2008 12:43 AM CDT   0 recs

and he didn't even do that well.

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 Sep 21, 2008 9:42 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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