The predictions game: MLB James Laurinaitis
by 3k on Aug 16, 2010 8:44 AM CDT
in 2010 St. Louis Rams season
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PrintVan kicked off the annual stat projection series last week with Steven Jackson; you can still head over there if you didn't get yours in. Today, though, I'm taking it to the other side of the ball.
If Jackson is the leader on offense (until Sam assumes the throne, that is), then Laurinaitis is the field marshal for the D. After a rookie season in which he was largely ignored by the national media mainly due to the fact his team only won one game, Laurinaitis should get a chance at more league-wide recognition this year if the Rams can get their act together as a whole.
So make your prediction: all you have to do is put in the stats in the subject of your comment and use the body for any explanation. The sequence is as follows:
Solo tackles - total tackles - interceptions - sacks - forced fumbles - pass deflections
For reference, his numbers from last year were:
107 - 120 - 2 - 2.0 - 1 - 5
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118 - 141 - 1 - 2.5 - 3 - 8
Big sophomore year comin, methinks
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.
112 - 136 - 2 - 3.0 - 3 - 12
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
104 - 117 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 6
A lot of it depends on how long the defense stays on the field and whether he gets some help from his teammates. Given that I expect the defense to be improved (whether significantly or marginally, we’ll see), Laurinaitis should be on the field for less plays. Combine that with better linebackers next to him (and if they’re healthy, a better secondary), and he should have less solo tackle opportunities as well. The big plays are harder to predict, but I’m being conservative in regards to that.
I'm thinking more solos
because I see him having to deal with RBs coming up the middle. I just don’t have much faith in our DTs at this point. Cue RamChop/edpjr/whoever on how this is the worst Ram team of all time, UFL, Jack Youngblood, Jason Smith is a bust, etc., etc.
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 Aug 16, 2010 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
ill play ramchop
Luarenitus wouldnt make any other team in the league. BUST!!!! DOUBLE BUST!!!!. go to the CFL animal jr. and take spags and devaney with ya. We need to stop getting line backers from SLOWHIO STATE. Any MLB who isn’t dick butkus in his prime is a scrub who we should cut.
Whew… being old and stupid is exhausting.
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
ROFLMAO!!!!
What makes this so funny is that is really isn’t very far from accurate.
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
by Midasknight on Aug 16, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
On a limb here...102 - 120 - 1 - 4 - 7
Tackles is a hard thing to predict. And a much improved group of outside linebackers should really help JL, though it may reduce his tackles.
I think the forced fumbles will rise as he has a better knowledge of the system and the plays and more help around him.
His real impact will be the avg yards and avg points the Rams defense allows
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by Ryan Van Bibber on Aug 16, 2010 9:37 AM CDT reply actions
Monster year.
127, 146, 3, 4.0, 3, 8.
I think we’ll have him blitz more. He also cracked the hell out of some helpless fool in the first. I predict at least 3 people will cough it up. 2nd coming of Urlacher.
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
by TrojanRam on Aug 16, 2010 12:37 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Not the second coming of Urlacher
The first coming of Laurinaitis
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.
Forgive my failure.
You’re absolutely right. I just think Urlacher is the player he most reminds me of.
As a Kobe fan who is used to telling people, “this isn’t the next MJ, it’s the first Kobe,” I should have known better.
"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."
"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."
-Kobe Bryant
Chris Mortensen: "You know it's the 'Show-Me' State right Sam?"
"Pshh, 'Show Me.' (smirking) Yeah, I've heard that."
-Sam Bradford
by TrojanRam on Aug 17, 2010 4:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Another really good year. He'll still be a great force on the defense, but I don't think his numbers are vastly better.
104 – 148 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 4
"I turn around and I’ve got Cueto kicking me in the back with his spikes. It’s super unprofessional. I don’t know where he learned how to fight."
-Chris Carpenter commenting on a bench-clearing fight with the Reds, 8/10/10
My predictions go as this.
Solo tackles – total tackles – interceptions – sacks – forced fumbles – pass deflections
95 – 151 – 6 – 3.5 – 4 – 7
128 - 145 - 3 - 8 - 2 - 5
i’m predicting a big jump in sacks due to an improvement of the DL play and increase in blitzing but not an increase in passes defended since he’ll be blitzing more (i hope)
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