Parsing the Rams' schedule: Can you see eight wins from here?

and say the Rams finish at 7-9. At the beginning of the season, however, that would’ve had people around here ecstatic to say the least. Our troubles on the road will continue this week, as I see the Bucs taking this one even with Steven Jackson pounding the ball down their throats for 60 minutes.

The remaining wins will be…

Week 8 – vs Carolina
Week 12 – at Denver (Mile High is always incredibly difficult to play, but that Denver D is absolutely garbage.)
Week 13 – at Arizona
Week 16 – vs San Francisco

That being said, I wouldn’t rule out us beating the Chiefs in Week 15. How surprising is it to say that there’s a good chance that particular game will have playoff implications for BOTH teams?

This team has already come a long way from the squad we marched (er…crawled) onto the field last season. If we do find a way to win the division, then I believe Spags has to be a lock for the NFL Coach of the Year.

but i see 9 or even 10 wins we only going to get better as the season goes on. Sam is going to get better and the O Line is playing good so down the line they only going to get better so I see 9 or 10

and I wouldn’t rate a home game above 4 stars.

For the most part I agree with your ratings though. I really hope we can beat Tampa Bay, and their terrible D-Line makes me think Sam Bradford will have a great game. From there we have probably the easiest win of the season, Carolina at home.

From there I think at minimum we can steal a road game and win a couple more at home, so I’d say an 8-8 record is okay.

I think how we make the playoffs is if Sam Bradford keeps improving and Steven Jackson stays healthy we could be a force at the tail end of the season. Thankfully that is when two of our biggest games against SanFran and Seattle are. Week 17 @ Seattle looks to be a HUGE game, although that is looking quite a bit down the road.

One upside of all the shitty football we’ve had to endure these past years is that I would be happy with this season if we didn’t make the playoffs as long as I got 16 watchable games of Rams football. I doubt their are many fans as happy as Rams fans are right now.

Mile High is pretty tough to play at, and the Broncos were one pass interference penalty away from taking down the Jets, arguably one of the 3 best teams in the league.

then we can WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE!!!

Naturally we won’t win every game, but I think we’ll go 6-4 for a final record of 9-7 and win the division.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. And to Hell with anybody who thinks less :)

is going to be the most important game of the season as far as getting a feel of how the Rams will do the rest of the way. The Bucs are a very beatable team. However, they are at home so the degree of difficulty gets ratcheted up a bit. This the perfect test for the Rams to “get the hooves wet” winning on the road. Detriot was a little different in that they were due for a win and the perfect storm was there. Tampa Bay, however, seems a little flat. Just my opinion. And if the Rams want to make a statement to the league and themselves then they simply HAVE to win this game. Very fun weekend of football for the the state of MO. Important games to play.

our defense is great at stuffing the run but i still worry about how they can handle a real powerful passing attack. sure the chargers had one but they had guys injured and rivers missed wide open targets and the receivers had some terrible drops. the cardinals are still trash. just because they got their third lucky win of the season doesnt make them legit. their rankings are down near the bottom for everything. max hall is still young and inexperienced and he will make a lot of mistakes. i dont see them sneaking away with another win even if it is in arizona. our young team will be much improved by then

I would say about 9-10 wins. Last season we played good coming out the bye week almost beating the Saints so if we can win these two before the bye week maybe we can beat the 49ers. I’m predicting no less than 7 no more than 10

@TB
Carolina
@SF (coming off the bye, we should be dialed in)
@Arizona
KC
SF

We stay relatively healthy, and opening up the playbook, then these games should be wins given our momentum.

When our team has both down, then we are going to be very tough to beat. We’re getting there, under the coaching/leadership. I’m looking forward to Sunday’s match-up to see if we finally get that road victory!

Now 3-3

@ TB; W 4-3
CAR; W 5-3
@ SF; L 5-4
ATL; L 5-5
@ DEN; L 5-6
@ ARI; W 6-6
@ NO; L 6-7
KC; W 7-7
SF; L 7-8
@SEA; L 7-9

The last two games for me are the trickiest. We win at home vs SF if they’ve mailed it in by that point, but if they get their season turned around, they win. Seattle is not a very good team, but they play above their heads at home.

I wouldn’t be surprised with 8-8 but I think 7-9 is about right.

Nobody can predict the last few weeks of the season. What if a team is trying to rest people for the playoffs(Colts 2009). What if there is a bar-fight for the last wildcard or division position ? Until this season unfolds more there is no way to tell. I know this though; the more the Rams win the more pissed I am about the ’Zona and Raiders game. It does feel nice to actually have feeling again though. So at least there is that.

P.S. Watch SJ run WILD I say WILD this weekend!!!

I see 9-7.
@ TB Win
CAR; W 5-3
@ SF; W 6-3
ATL; L 6-4
@ DEN; L 6-5
@ ARI; W 7-5
@ NO; L 7-6
KC; W 8-6
SF; W 9-6
@SEA; 9-7
I could go either way with sweeping the 9ers or the seahawks, but I think we sweep one of them and I wouldn’t be surprised if we take one from either ATL, DEN or NO.

However with the team being so young and under a 2nd year HC, consistency is going to be extremely difficult to achieve.

This Rams team has great fire and emotion and that gives them a big boost (and it is pretty awesome to see my Rams not taking any shit from anybody) in the games they play. But can they take it to the next level where they also become meticulous in their preparation and game execution?

Ultimately the cool thing is the Rams are a team that has the capability to defeat any team in the NFL on any Sunday.

You had also mentioned being dangerously thin due to injury. However this looks like one of the teams strengths now. The Rams can win football games with quite a few backups in the game…in fact I should say backups in for the rest of the season. I mean look at the Vikings…and I would say that Green Bay’s sudden injury strike while bad wasnt worse than the Rams… when the Rams start getting healthy again…my god! The defense is going to get even better rotating fresh legs in at all 3 levels of defense with players that are smart and get after it!! Imagine when Fendi lines with DX in the redzone…who will get the jump ball? I dont know, but that is what the opposing defenses will be asking!

We know what it’s like to be that team. Heck, we’re still that team to many folks. I think I have a healthy dose of humility when I say I think the Rams should beat them, but Carolina might pull it out. It happens.

Anyway, I see likely wins @TB, vs Car, @Ari, vs SF

Everything else, I’ll be grateful for a victory.