Bradford wins Rookie of the Week honors; Rams Pro Bowl candidates revisited

by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 3, 2010 3:02 PM CST in 2010 St. Louis Rams season

It's a flurry of awards for St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford this month.

He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for November yesteday, the second month in a row he won the award. Today, he was chosen by fans as the Pepsi Rookie of the Week. He won that award back in week 4 as well.

To make one of my patented awkward transitions...Things fans can vote on for $500: The Pro Bowl. (hat tip to Robert H who made the suggestion on our Facebook page).

A handful of players from the St. Louis Rams have a legitimate case to make the Pro Bowl this year. Let's review some of the most deserving candidates.

Chris Long - Talk about a breakout season, Long is in the midst of a monster year, his third season in the NFL. Though he doesn't lead the team in sacks, his presence has changed the Rams defense. Dominant is the best way I can describe his play.

James Hall - Was he always this good? Hall has 7.5 sacks this season, putting him among the top ten in the league. Yes, he has benefited from playing on the other side of Long, but Hall is more than capable of powering through tackles and getting to the QB on his own.

James Laurinaitis - What else is there to say about this guy? Not even through his second full season, he's already being looked at as one of the best MLBs in the game. Just take a look at what they said about him the other day over at Yahoo! when they put him on the All Underrated Team.

Oshiomogho Atogwe - The interceptions aren't there like they used to be, but the Rams don't take as many chances playing the ball like they used to. Atogwe's defense has been impressive this year.

Jason Smith - Say what, you ask. Well, Smith has allowed just two sacks this season, blocking for a QB who's dangerously effective on rollouts to the right side.

Steven Jackson - SJ39 isn't having the year many expected, but that's mostly to do with the Rams finally being able to pass the ball. Jackson probably doesn't have as good a case as usual, but he deserves a shot just for keeping defenses honest and all those other times he got jobbed out of the Pro Bowl.

Danny Amendola - They need slot receivers in the Pro Bowl too, right?

Sam Bradford - Sure he's a rookie. Sure there are other QBs with better stats, but the guy has the Rams, THE RAMS, in the playoff hunt. That's got to be worth something...oh, and he's also a lock for rookie of the year.

Anybody else?

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James Laurinaitis is freaking amazing

but he will not make it in because he plays for, as you said of Bradford, THE RAMS.

And speaking of Bradford, he might get in in the same way that David Garrard did last year – if all those playoff QBs like Matt Ryan and Drew Brees decide to skip it this year, it opens the door for the guys with the 80 QB ratings to make it in.

by Sam Godford on Dec 3, 2010 3:08 PM CST reply actions

Nice name...

…but who said we can’t make it deep into the playoffs? I’m just saying…with an elite QB, and the way we hung with the Falcons, is it impossible to believe we can make a deep playoff run also?

I’m just saying……..

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 3, 2010 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks for the compliments on my username

But that aside, I didn’t discuss the possibility of the Rams making a deep playoff run (and I don’t see it happening but you never know) because if we do well in the playoffs, who gives a damn about the Pro Bowl?

by Sam Godford on Dec 3, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions

Zactly!

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 3, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

love the name

I once heard sam walked on water and then died only to be resurrected 3 days later.

Will gladly sell my soul for a championship..........

by Throw on Dec 3, 2010 10:27 PM CST up reply actions

LOVE THAT NAME

Bradford to Onobun!

by Infemous on Dec 3, 2010 3:21 PM CST up reply actions

Jason Smith??????? Ya gotta be able to run block too. No chance for Pro Bowl.

by RamChop on Dec 3, 2010 3:21 PM CST reply actions

he's actually been decent in run blocking

I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the advanced stats suggest he’s been our best run blocker over the course of the season. It’s the interior line that’s killing us.

You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.

by 3k on Dec 3, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions

agreed on interior line..

did i miss any of your scouting write-ups for college G/C? What if Pouncey falls to the 2nd?

block! building kick! exploooooooosion!

by mooseknuckles41 on Dec 3, 2010 4:36 PM CST up reply actions

JL - Yes. SJax ain't gonna be in the running this year...

by RamChop on Dec 3, 2010 3:22 PM CST reply actions

I didn't think anybody on the Superbowl teams could play in the Pro-Bowl ;-)

by RBramfan on Dec 3, 2010 3:24 PM CST reply actions

THIS!

Bradford to Onobun!

by Infemous on Dec 3, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

DONNIE flippin' JONES.

block! building kick! exploooooooosion!

by mooseknuckles41 on Dec 3, 2010 3:35 PM CST reply actions 4 recs

rec'd

yes. Agreed. Please. AxJax t-shirt.

by 3k on Dec 3, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

my favorite thing about that photo..

is that Jackson is a millionaire many times over, and it’s obvious that the shirt is a 100% cotton Jerzee Tee that was purchased at Wal-Mart and made with iron-on letters. Indeed, classic.

block! building kick! exploooooooosion!

by mooseknuckles41 on Dec 3, 2010 4:32 PM CST up reply actions

Donnie said

Frank Haley was actually the one who made them in his chat.

"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.

by douchiedude on Dec 4, 2010 8:57 AM CST up reply actions