Bradford MVP talk: Random Ramsdom, 12/7

by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 7, 2010 6:18 AM CST in St. Louis Rams news

Tuesday morning coming down...down at you with enough St. Louis Rams news and commentary to keep you occupied until brunch.

The scramble to replace Na'il Diggs begins. Most likely, it's David Vobora, but the loss also leaves them short at LB. In fact, the injury report this week is quite longer than it has been for some time. Fortunately, Diggs appears to be the only player sidelined.

What does a tough team look like? Bernie Miklasz looks at the resiliency of these Rams.

The 49ers are giving the starting QB job back to Alex Smith this week for a game against Seattle with big division implications. Will that move help them overcome the loss of Frank Gore and keep hopes alive for the NFC West title? That remains to be seen. It's a sick world when Rams fans have to hold their noses and hope the 49ers win this week.

Head coach Steve Spagnuolo says he sees the traits of a playoff team in the DNA of the 2010 Rams.

Losing to the Rams is a big step on the road to losing your head coaching job, right Josh McDaniels?

Sam Bradford may have a lock on the Rookie of the Year, but given what he's done for the Rams, doesn't he deserve a little consideration for the MVP award too? He doesn't have the stats that others do, guys like Michael Vick or Tom Brady, but there's no question about his role in the Rams' changed fortunes this year.

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bradford deserves atleast 1 first place vote

by RAISEtheDEAD on Dec 7, 2010 6:50 AM CST reply actions

Really?

Alex flippin Smith? Thats ridiculous, we need Seattle to lose.

What Would Joey Votto Do?

by OGC Reds on Dec 7, 2010 7:31 AM CST reply actions

My thought exactly

unless the 69ers hate us that much that they would want to screw us over with tanking their game.

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

by Throw on Dec 7, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions

You have to have an extremely Rams-centric POV...

to really consider Bradford for MVP. I’m not discounting his importance in raising the Rams from the depths, but we’re talking about a mediocre team that has playoff aspirations because it plays in a terrible division. The MVP generally goes to somebody who raises his team to the level of a Super Bowl contender. (Which I suppose we are in the “anything can happen in the playoffs!” sense, but not in the usual “this team is one of the favorites” sense.) Bradford’s great, but right now a huge amount of his greatness is bound up in his potential. We see him perform reasonably well as a rookie, and we see him improve as the season goes on, and we project that improvement into the future, and we anticipate great things. That’s not unreasonable, but it’s also not what the MVP award means.

Besides, why talk Bradford up for MVP now? Save it for the MVP awards he’s going to be winning for all the normal reasons in a year or two.

(And now I’ll get shredded and called a Bradford hater. Whee.)

by Spielman on Dec 7, 2010 7:34 AM CST reply actions

naw man, you said multiple mvp votes in a couple of years

One of the articles says that he deserves mention or consideration. Not the actual award its self, just to be considered for it.

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

by Throw on Dec 7, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions

Bradford hater!!

Go troll somewhere else! (just kidding)

by CFB_fan on Dec 7, 2010 12:35 PM CST up reply actions

hey just saying someone needs to look at what he has done

manning is 6-6 and everyone talks about him and playoffs and mvp. he still has wr that anyteam would trade for. bradford has no one other than jackson. people hate on the rams cause of the nfc west but no one thinks about what he did for the team.in other words i dont think any other qb could win 6 games on the rams roster this year. brady has a solid line and good healthy wideouts. i dont think sam will get the award just that he deserves a look. haters are every where and it doesnt bother me. just want the nfl to know the rams are for real. still he has my vote

by RAISEtheDEAD on Dec 7, 2010 4:32 PM CST up reply actions

Nobody is talking about Manning and MVP these days.

I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.

by Midasknight on Dec 7, 2010 5:56 PM CST up reply actions

he deserves some talk at least

Look at manning last year. Chris johnson had a monster year but manning got it cuz of his importance to the team. If (when) we make the playoffs i don’t know how you can say he’s not as important as a manning

by markg1127 on Dec 7, 2010 8:27 AM CST via mobile reply actions

i'd say it's a little premature for all of that

but i’d take it!

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

by DevsLaRams on Dec 7, 2010 8:33 AM CST reply actions

Sam =/= Most Valuable Ram

Look, I am 100% happy with his performance [and I wanted Suh, and would not be unhappy with him still this year, and try to get Luck next year]. But we’re past that and I am really 100% content…we drafted him, he’s a Ram, and he’s GOOD! He will turn out to be a backbone. But c’mon…better than SJax, JL, maybe even Long? No? And though I haven’t done, I am sure I could quickly come up with 20 players around the league having bigger impacts on better teams.

All that being said, I look forward to this discussion in a couple years!

by Beelzebubba on Dec 7, 2010 8:39 AM CST reply actions

Look guys...

I love my Rams as much as the next guy, but to say Bradford should be considered for MVP is just a little too much. Yeah he’s good, yeah he should (and will) get Rookie of the Year, but to say he is better or more valuable to his team thank Michael Vick and (especially after last night) Tom Brady is ridiculous.

Lets put the Kool-Aid down for a minute and really look at the entire NFL….

On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
-- Lou Holtz

by RamsMan83 on Dec 7, 2010 9:23 AM CST reply actions