Random Ramsdom, 12/6

by Eric Nagel on Dec 6, 2010 1:32 AM CST in St. Louis Rams news

GLENDALE AZ - DECEMBER 05: Runningback Steven Jackson #39 of the St. Louis Rams walks off the field during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 5 2010 in Glendale Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 19-6. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Rams win two games straight...on the road. It feels foreign to say this, even in the midst of this season. It's almost eerie watching a team develop right in front of you; even three weeks ago you could say that the Rams are not at the point where they are now.

Luckily for us fans, we are sitting at the top looking down at the rest of the NFC West. It's been a long time since that happened with any sort of consistency, but there is a very real chance this team could make the playoffs. With that, let's hit the links.

Jeff over at Ramsgab has his recap up of the Cardinals game. He says the Rams took advantage of the opportunities presented to them yesterday, and I'd tend to agree. Even this season, the Rams haven't had too many second half success stories.

Will from Ramsherd has some notes on yesterday's game. Among them is the fact that even though certain players were kept in check (Chris Long, Danny Amendola), the Rams were still able to do what they needed to do on both sides of the ball.

Jim Thomas has his notes on yesterday's game as well.

Mike Sando dissects yesterday's game in detail, and on the quick. Pick your poison.

Charles Robinson at Yahoo! thinks the Spagnuolo is going to be in the hunt for the coach of the year award. Who can blame him? Minus Sam Bradford, this team hasn't really had any marquee additions from last year. You know, the one where they were the worst in the league?

That's all for this morning. Go Rams!

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spags HAS to get coach of the year

raheem just talks a lot of shit and enjoys the miraculous comebacks his young QB makes. that team struck gold with mike williams and blount. now if raheem had much say in those pickups then i give him props but at this point he doesnt compare to spags and his ferocious defense system that is carrying our team.

by Buck Nasty87 on Dec 6, 2010 2:41 AM CST reply actions

They struck gold with Freeman as well.

I was a bit skeptical of him when they drafted him, but he has really come on as a QB.

I miss the good old days of Warner to Holt

by guitrguy on Dec 6, 2010 6:26 AM CST up reply actions

I dont agree with all the media hype about Freeman I honestly think he sucks

by Rams67 on Dec 6, 2010 6:51 AM CST up reply actions

Your right Raheem has a big mouth and i would call the comebacks lucky not miraculous

by Rams67 on Dec 6, 2010 6:53 AM CST up reply actions

To be fair...

While Spags deserves a lot of credit, it also helps that the Cardinals imploded when Warner retired. That opened things up.

And does anyone else find it somewhat amusing that former Ram and then Cardinal Kurt Warner (who had his glory days here) now lives in Arizona and views himself as a Cardinal (noted by his frequent use of “we” when talking about the Cardinals during the game), while Aeneas Williams did the opposite basically (his best days were in Arizona, but lives in St. Louis I believe and sometimes does some commentary for Channel 2)?

by DiscoJer on Dec 6, 2010 5:38 AM CST reply actions

No, I think it's just natural.

Why pick up and move again when you retire? Unless you hate living there or have another compelling reason to leave, it makes more sense to stay where you are. This is particularly true if you have a family with kids in school, which applies to both Williams and Warner.

As for the ‘we’ thing, most of Warner’s teammates with the Cardinals are still there, while most of his teammates with the Rams are retired. It’d be hard to shake the ‘we’ under those circumstances.

by Spielman on Dec 6, 2010 6:40 AM CST up reply actions

anyways, back to the rams.....

kinda of an ugly win but i’ll take it. I hope this team can sharpen up for next week. It’s December and we need to be playing high caliber football… i mean …. was Cards “D” really that good? or did we rise to the level of our competition (not very high). And why wouldn’t you stuff the last TD in when you speak of this team not having “killer” instinct. You need to train them to be killers and STUFF THAT TD IN regardless of how much time is on the clock, thats what killers would do.

The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!

by DevsLaRams on Dec 6, 2010 10:21 AM CST reply actions

Nah, there wasn't any reason to score that last TD

and further embarrass the Cards. We do have to play them again next year and they would come in with a chip on their shoulder if we did that.

That said, wasn’t that last drive to kill the clock beautiful? Instead of just running it into the line, we actually used a few roll out passes to make first downs and keep the clock moving. It looks like they are beginning to realize how to keep the lead and not give the ball back to the other team with a 3 and out all the time.

by andyhawk on Dec 6, 2010 11:34 AM CST reply actions