Give him a chance. We finally have the personel for a decent offensive line. I say pound it and pound it with # 39, the guy is a beast. Now we actually have a fullback to block for him . Although I never have understood why we cut Hedgcock ? GO RAMS!

…Am I the only one here who thinks this? I mean, 1,000 yards on the ground is middle of the pack status, I know, but when you’re running behind OUR offensive line for the last 3 years, I’m surprised you haven’t had a career-ending injury yet. I know there’s a guy in Minnesota that makes my argument look somewhat silly (and I’m only counting him because that San Diego kid is obtaining the Marshall Faulk disease). BUT, AP to me is not a big threat out of the backfield catching the ball, AND he fumbles more. So am I just too blinded by my inner Ram to see, or do I have a point in saying that Steven Jackson is the best back in the game? He averaged more yards from scrimmage than anyone in the league last year, even if you count that one Arizona game he basically didn’t play into the average. That’s sick. Do the math if you don’t believe me.

Well I like the guy. I just remember someone trying to arm tackle him and he ran through it and broke the defenders arm. That was pretty funny… and on a side note, his twitter says he is trying to gain more fat because the reason he got injured was because he was too lean and had too low of a body fat count. I’m fairly confident that he will be healthy and the Rams will have a good running game to base their offense on, which always lead to good things. Oh, and I didn’t like Al Saunder’s scheme for some reason.

Last year was quietly amazing. With no O-line or any help from the passing game, he was still able to rush for 1000 yards. He was injured for a couple weeks and was playing injured a couple others. That shows how good he really is. I can’t wait to see what he can do with some help. I think that at times he has done too much dancing in the backfield but the numbers are still great. For a big guy he is quick and has amazing hands. I remember the one play last year where he was running almost a go route caught the ball for about 20 yards and then got leveled and got his helmet knocked off, but he still held on. He just popped write back up and got his face time in. I love the guy and am looking foward to next season.

speak for your self please Turkish Delight and start running im gona enter you in the BELMONT end of the month

to prove to everyone what type of player that he is. It sounds so cliché, but this year truly is Steven’s year. The pieces are all in place for him too:

He has the contract.
He has a decent line.
He has coaches that want to run the offense with him as the focal point.
The leaders when Steven was a rookie (Torry, Orlando, Ike, etc) are all gone, it is his time to step us as a team leader.
He’s healthy…?

With these in place, the only way I see him not putting up big numbers like he did in ’06 (2300+ yards from scrimmage) is injuries. This is his year to prove it. Prove that we can rely on him for a full year. Prove that he is the best back in the league like he says he is.

Like him or not, our team goes with Steven Jackson. When he is out, our chances of winning look slim. When he is struggling, we are. But, when Steven Is playing well, they have to start putting 8 in the box to stop him, so then Bulger has an easier time throwing the ball and Avery can get past the creeping up safeties. When he is playing well, our defense can stay off the field.

If he backs up his talk this year, you don’t have to like him, but, as Rams fans, we should give him the respect that he deserves.

but i dont have to like him ,any one that bosts about him self is an asshole

Jackson is one heck of a running back when he is healthy and things are going well. He does get hurt more than you would like in a lead RB, and he sometimes makes dumb decisions, but he still is an elite RB.

Having said that, I wish he would stop telling us how wonderful he is. Just close your mouth and show us on the field. Isaac Bruce didn’t tell us how good he was, and he should end up in the Hall of Fame. Take a lesson from Ike.

This is a good sound team both sides of the ball,my only question is on Special teams not so much puntin or kicking, but the coverage side .In all other areas we are vastly improoved ,every one is so use to losing it will shock us how good the Rams will be this year.
All arguments aside,about the draft ,trades ,players cut, its all good ,this is a better start then i ever expected considering this is our first rebilding year,im very impressed with all the mooves our front office has made,real professinals in every respect,cant go rong when you have the people in charge doing there job at such a high level,thank God that dark glummy era of Zigmund and Linnehan has been washed clean and forgoten,be happy Rams fans the good days are back ,and its just the beggining