Rams Recap Week 10: The Quick Five
by Eric Nagel on Nov 15, 2010 1:32 AM CST
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PrintSo much green, yet so much loss. How does this happen!?
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Sam Bradford, QB Apologies to Troy Smith, who had an outstanding game, but Sam Bradford is the next Peyton Manning. Write it down. In addition to being dominant and playing smart all day, Bradford put past Rams QB's to shame by running the 2 minute offense as easily as riding a bike with training wheels on it. He also has the numbers to prove it: this last month, he's been one of the best QB's in the league. |
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Chris Long, DE How could I not put him up here? He dominated 49er's OT Davis so bad, he had to hold him just to stop him from getting to Troy Smith. The crazy thing is that half the time that didn't even work. Long isn't getting the numbers to show from it, but he is playing at a dominant level. Right now, he's the best defensive end in the division, if not the league. Yeah, I went there. |
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Brandon Gibson, WR I personally think Brandon Gibson should be next year's choice for the NFL's obligatory Dancing with the Stars contestant. He does it enough on the field that he'd probably win it all in the ballroom. Who is with me for making the yellow line something the players can see?
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Donnie Jones, P I'm officially mounting the get Donnie Jones to Pro Bowl campaign. If he doesn't get in this year, well, I don't know what will happen. But if we learned anything about Donnie '+The New Beard' Jones, it's that you don't screw with Donnie '+The New Beard' Jones. |
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Questionable Calls, Everyone John Greco and David Vobora as inactives? Cut the crap Spags and stop playing cute. Week 10 isn't the time to be "trying out new players," especially when you are leading the division. I'm not going to even start on the Bradley Fletcher benching (or the vote of no confidence in Josh Brown after that pathetic pooch punt). When you are up by 7 to 10 points, you don't ask Marty Schottenheimer what he would do if he was up by 40 points. You go for the jugular and end the dang game.
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It's time to move on. Get ready Atlanta.
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I'm afraid
the o-line gets a big red arrow today. They were flat out disgusting at times.
Oh yeah, and the refs…for both sides.
One more, WHERE IS KEVIN DOCKERY ON THIS LIST?! He had a game to forget…
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
pshh
I don’t think Dockery and Gibson should even have their names mentioned. They were horrible today.
From the terrible past seasons, I think our O line needed the most attention, then our secondary. Our O line got worked on, but secondary still needs MAJOR improvements.
Keep in mind Butler was out.
That would have made it better. Our o-line was slacking when Saffold was still in, sadly :(
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
Trending down on Shurmur...
this is becoming incredibly repetitive seeing the way that he calls the offense in the second half.
"When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock," Bob Gibson said later, "I knew it was time to quit."
Jason Brown ARROW DOWN
He got OWNED on that 3rd and 2 play where sjax got stuffed
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
Yeah, Jason Brown wasn't impressive.
Jason Smith reminded me of a mother hen running over the Bradford or Jackson and making sure they were ok, taking 9ers off the pile and picking up our ball carrier. Kinda funny.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
by Midasknight on Nov 15, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Gotta put Spags on the list too.. I hate that
but not sending out Josh Brown to potentially ice a game was a HUGE mistake… not every FG is a chip shot, and Brown is one of the best at 50+
That was a huge disappointment for me.
Totally agree with your Brandon Gibson assessment. Twice he had first downs.
I don’t know what to say about Bradford. Thanks GOD we have him is all I can say. He looks like a 10 year vet out there… gotta love the run for the first down… he’s going to be better than manning.. mark THAT down.
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
Twice...
…IN THE 4th QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Nov 15, 2010 9:00 AM CST up reply actions
57 yarder
is understandable. The 52 yarder is not, I’m 100% positive Josh would have kicked that in.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
Gibson BIG RED DOWN ARROW
I know the season is ‘in process’, but if Gibson can’t catch more passes he won’t make the team next year. We need WR’s that can get open and catch the ball.
Hard loss. Second time we let a team drive down the field in the 4th, only to lose both. Hopefully the team grows stronger because of this. Still, very proud of the team effort.
Gibson needs better positional awareness.
He had at least one catch yesterday on third down (I think two, but I cannot remember if they were both him) where he caught the ball probably one yard short of a first down with defenders running at him. Rather than drop and hit or drive, he backpedaled to try to get space, but was still brought down. Maybe it was a camera angle thing, but it really felt like he could’ve pushed first down on those plays.
Catch more passes?
Check his stats.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
by Midasknight on Nov 15, 2010 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
Not the catches.
It’s the “I feel like dancingggggggg, gonna dance the night away!” mentality when he should be getting the first down.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
The Offensive line was bad...
But the most frustrating thing for me was the offensive play calling. I know the receiver issue hurts and limits us, but the point really hit home for me in OT when it was (I think) 3rd and 4 and they just went with a generic Jackson Up The Middle, which had not really worked all game. There was a huge gap to go right, but no attempt made to use it.
that was the worst loss in three years
The 49ers got out their grandmothers good China and served us up a win and we still found a way to lose…I haven’t expected this team to win games over the was couple years, that expectation is there now and they blew it.
by RamsFan7 on Nov 15, 2010 8:56 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Worst loss
since Viniateri beat us in 2001…because this is a new era and we were already smelling the playoffs :(
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
How about the 2-minute defense?
Two straight passes to Gore on 3rd and 32 then 4th and 18 with absolutely nobody in the area code? That’s pretty crappy prevent defense. That lost us the game in the short term, whereas the lack of playmakers on offense (besides KING SAM) hurt us a lot over the entire second half.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Nov 15, 2010 9:04 AM CST reply actions
Say what you want
about the defense but they made enough plays for the Rams to win this game. Maybe had they not been on the field the entire 4th quarter a stop at the end would have been easier. I’m not saying they were by any means awesome but adiquate. I know the 9ers lost 3 TD’s to penalty but that is what it is.
The offense has got to find a way to get some critical 1st downs and keep drives going to rest the D, use the clock, and God forbid score some points!
The niners didn't lose 3 TD's. If they hadn't held, the play is a sack.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
Brandon Gibson was God-awful.
WE win that game if he just falls forward two times when we had the ball before the Crabtree touchdown. Those two mistake kept at least 2 more minutes on the game clock. He’s terrible and we need a WR more than anything right now. Also I love Fells, but dropping that ball at the five was the ballgame as well.
Wondering where we will get our grit in 2011.
by mitchfreakingmaier! on Nov 15, 2010 9:46 AM CST reply actions
It was frustrating to watch!!
On a positive note… we are two WRs away from being dominant in offense.
Definition
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Ex.
We were winning and then we got cute…
Julio Jones for Rams 2011
by kinzav29 on Nov 15, 2010 10:27 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I remember..
…when we used to get mad that Gibson couldn’t catch the ball. Getting mad that he’s not falling forward for the first down is a step in the right direction, yes?
Let's not absolve Bradford too much
He missed a few open receivers (Fells, Uh Oh, Gibson, Amendola).
Not that I think he had a bad game, just saying. He’s got to make ALL of the easy ones.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
Bradford
is still a rookie right?
I know I get frustrated when he misses appearently wide open WR’s but he only sees like one or two per game so its understandable if he misses them. Probalby thinks it’s a mirage!
He has been much more than I had ever hoped for so I’ll give him a missed wide open WR every now and then. However you are correct that if the Rams want to win more games he cannot miss them.
Agreed. He mostly looked good and I don't want to bash him. I'm just saying, there's blame to go around.
… and Amendola ripped the top off of that defense RIGHT IN FRONT OF US and the whole world slowed down for me as I slowly (maybe quickly) stood up with my eyes wide open, the whole stadium sucked in its breath, I saw the throw coming, could tell it would be close, Danny lept, arm outstretched …. just a bit too long!!!!!
Oh, what an exciting play. Glad to see them go deep on occasion.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
the amendola miss was tough one to swallow
But what he’s brought to the table is remarkable…without him I’m not sure we have any wins up to this point.
by RamsFan7 on Nov 15, 2010 2:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The misses hurt
but he’s a rookie, he’s not going to make every throw. He still has to get used to the NFL ball size too. BUT, when’s the last time you saw a rookie quarterback at 84 on Madden? ;)
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
We signed Josh Brown to a massive contract because of his ability to make long kicks.
And then you punt it with him? It got called back because of a penalty anyway, but it was still stupid.
Brandon Gibson UP!
I know that he can’t seem to do much in open space, but he’s one of 3 people on the field that can still catch balls for the Rams:
- Steven Jackson
- Danny Amendola
- Brandon Gibson
Lay off the guy. He’s not some kind of Terrel Owens, he’s doing his job as a possession receiver. Also, he’s giving a hell of a lot more effort to get some yards than say…
Laurent Robinson?
Honestly, Robinson should be getting the DOWN arrow. Big time.
Until the end of the game, the only time I noticed Robinson was when he was in motion or sulking off the field.
I was disappointed in his body language … not to mention his continued subpar performance.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
Gibson's
red arrow makes it apparent that we have expectations of him now. He’s one I’d like to keep for years. That said, he was stupid in the open field and did deserve the red arrow, even if he has exceeded some expectations and improved.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
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