Rams recap, week 3: The Quick Five
by Eric Nagel on Sep 26, 2010 6:25 PM CDT
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PrintI can't believe it. If you would have told me that Kenneth Darby and Pat Shurmur would have spearhead the Rams offense attack today and scored 30 points, I would have probably laughed so hard I would have pissed in my pants.
Everything that we've been waiting to see we saw today.
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James Lauranaitis, LB If Steven Jackson is the beast on offense, then he is definitely the man on defense. He was making people look like ragdolls, and was generally a force to be reckoned with throughout the game. |
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Pat Shurmur, OC I honestly don't know what to say. I mean, they passed the ball well. They ran the ball well. They sputtered a bit, yeah, but for the most part, this side of the ball looked good. The plays worked, they executed well. THey went for it on 3rd and 20 in serious crunch time and converted. And all of this without Steven Jackson? Seriously, where the heck has this been? |
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Chris Long, DE Can you just imagine how much this guy would dominate if the Rams had a consistent DE on the other end? James Hall is good, but imagine if he was like this and not 30 something.
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Danny Amendola, WR Who was it that said Mardy Gilyard would replace him, and what were they smoking? If Donnie Avery wasn't injured, it may be different, but Amendola is the best WR on the team, period. When you need something done, you go to him. |
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Kenneth Darby, RB Pat Shurmur and Kenneth Darby get green arrows? This is what makes the first two loses so painful. When this team plays hard, they can go toe to toe with any team. Darby was exactly what we always wanted; an effective runner. |
There may have been negatives (Jason Smith), but I sure don't care right now. I have to feel good for Steve Spagnuolo, he definitely deserved this win.
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and on Darby
i thought he never got a decent chance
i mean he would come in to spell SJax on a random 3rd down after sitting on the bench for 10 minutes. We’ve only been able to judge him based on random, non-consecutive running plays
Disagree On Amendola
he’s good, but in a different way……..Clayton is better, so is Robinson and Gibson
We didnt get Vick, Haynesworth, Vincent Jackson, or T.O...........These pillars are killing us
3rd and 7 ...run up the middle
I mean how bad were guys hating when it didn’t work? Winning cures everything, makes coaches go from goats to genuises
Hahaha
that was just to kill time and get the field goal though. It sucks when you’re down and need points, that’s for damn sure lol.
I hate Pat Shurmur.
SJAX
Any update on SJax injury? is it serious? or will he be back next game?
groin injuries
are the worst
they take fucking forever and they absolutely kill
i would assume 3 weeks at the least
I think Atogwe will be ok
But Jackson needs to rest. Such a shame, but I think Bradford is “waking up” and Toston and Darby are hard runners. Changes at RB, or stick it out until Jackson is healthy?
For reference
I think S-Jax missed 4 games on his previous groin injury, which happened late in the ’08 win against the Cowboys.
Jason Smith had ups and downs
At least the downs didn’t hurt much, but the main up was the block that released Jackson for the long touchdown. He’s showing flashing, and I hope that he will improve with each game.
He's a better run blocker than a pass blocker
Which I think makes the Saffold pick pretty legit.
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Late in the game when he got the holding calls
he looked like he was exhausted or hurt. He could barely get up off the ground after each play. I don’t know what was going on, but something wasn’t right with him at that point.
Hooray for myself and the 1 or 2 other Shurmur apologists!
"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
please enjoy yourself for one week at least
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
you gotta admit we looked good today chop
against a team rated much above us
to be expected from young teams, yes?
inconsistancy is what you get with a bunch of young players. We should expect that, right? What matters is how the overcame that stuff.
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
gotta agree second quarter was rough
and then to end it with the blocked field goal… i really thought that was going to be the dagger in the heart for our young team. It was the opposite they came out hungrier and meaner than ever…. give them some props for heart
give them some props for heart
Agreed. They didn’t make last week’s mistakes over again. They fought through the rough part.
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
A lot of hart and they din't fold after losing the lead like every other time
The way they wont this game is huge for moral lets hope they dont let up
i will gladly eat humble pie
i was wrong about pat.
lets see if he can stay in my good books :D
Bradford to Onobun!
if he does you may have to change your sig.
by gingerredboy on Sep 26, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it was more a case
of Shurmur calling a play, but letting Bradford check out of it to another play if he saw something in the defense. Veteran QBs always have that option, but letting Bradford have it this early in his career says a lot. We couldn’t have made a better first round draft pick.
in spite of our play calling?
I think we did alright in that department but while watching I was kinda in a euphoric stupor. Seeing us win against a pretty good Redskins team is good enough for me to give pluses to everyone though (especially with McNabb doing what he did to us last year).
Julio Jones for Rams 2011
eds just angry that pat shurmur called a good game for once.
Sam Bradford drops back, sees Laurent Robinson in the open, and he completes the pass for a gain of 28! Oh- Wait, looks like a holding penalty is going to call this one back...(Oh wait; Barron's gone, ignore that last sentence).
Is it really edpjr..
Is it?
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
I thought there was good balance too
run to pass, if they couldn’t stop 30 poins worth of drives, then it musta been decent calling
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
that was mistakes by the players, if you recal...not the playcalling
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
scoreboard
30 points. All you need to know.
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
30 points = awesome
Good to know that the team is good enough to do that, and that they have the potential to do even more…but missed opportunities still have to be worked on.
Shurmur called some plays today I didn't ever expect to see from him
We had several four wide receiver sets. Amazing! We actually had some guys go deep. They didn’t get open, but they ran the routes, so Shurmur must have called them. At least twice we went for it on fourth and 1 from around the Skins 40 – and made it both times! In past years that never would have happened. I need more evidence before I change my mind about him, but today was really a pleasant surprise.
Somebody Warm Up The Crow!!!
Im eating a whole lot of it right now….GO RAMS!
by MyGirlMakesMeRamwiches on Sep 26, 2010 7:05 PM CDT reply actions
WHOOOOT WHOOOOT
Are you fricken kidding me. Way to go Rams… I actually think SJ going down helped balance this team out, forced them to use deeper passes and ole Darby ran very CONSISTANT… watch out Seattle we playing for the NFC WEST TITLE! WHOOOT… they are learning to win and our D is NOT BAD ! WHOOOT WHOOOT
The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!
+100000000000000 AMENDOLA
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
+100000000000000000
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
=100000000000000000000000 clayton
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
congrats boys
couldn’t wait to get home and cyber hug my tst brothers. God Damn it feels good!
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
4th and SHORT
with an 8 point lead,and 3:11 on the clock, and Spag and Shurmur had the balls to force this win and grab another 1st down. I think our coach is growing up! congrats
The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!
fletcher pick huge
HUGE!!!!!
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
I picked him for an INT in the contest too lol
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi
on nfl.com
saw a seahawk fan saying UH OH. these rams are starting to scare me…
feels good huh?
Bradford to Onobun!
Great win, just got back from the game.
Hope we fix what’s wrong with our field goal unit (two kicks blocked in three games). James Butler played pretty well, he did mess up on some deep balls in the first half, but played well. I love how Fells played, Bradford had his ups and downs, Clayton continues to impress, Amendola is awesome. I was really afraid that the Redskins were going to start to pull away when they started the second half with a long pass, but we held ‘em to a field goal and never looked back. We played stupid in the second quarter, but finished strong in the second half. Darby played great, and I’m thrilled with this win.
I came away from last week's game thinking same about Amendola
He’s better than people think
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
and tough as freaking nails
he got absolutely hammered tonight AGAIN and AGAIN just bounced right up like it didn’t happen… he is like the opposite of injury prone
Brandon Gibson on Twitter:
that was the WORST 60 minutes I’ve ever played. No excuses tho. I expect more outta myself & will b better next game. Starts tomorrow.
exactly what I woukd hope to hear because he had a poor game
He knows it, so ok fine. He looked good for stretches last year, he can again.
by CoachConnors on Sep 26, 2010 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
honestly
he still did more than robinson…. even though that may be because of robinson playing injured but still… glad he holds himself accountable and looks to improve…. love that in a person
no he didn't
i meant the first two weeks playing the same position on the outside as gibson
Oh yeah. He scored the TD against the Cards, but besides that he's been
pretty quiet in those two games.
yep.... it really could be because he was trying to play injured though
so I am still waiting on my full judgment of what’s going on there
He better have been hard on himself
I would have filleted Gibson on this site if he didn’t tweet what you showed. Eyes on him next week. Very, very poor game but at least he knows it.
Holy shenangins, didn't realize this stat:
Redskins were 0-9 on third downs. Not one conversion all game! Amazing.
Actually it went to Spags
Stan Kroenke was in post-game Rams locker room. And said: “It’s always great to win.” He was pleased for Spags, who received game ball.
Gibson had alot of drops but.
He consistently got open. Which is something that we have been lacking the last couple of weeks.
by Tevin T. Broner on Sep 26, 2010 7:27 PM CDT reply actions
exactly
he still made them spread coverage and gave bradford an option to throw to
gotta give kudos to our CB's
Moss may have had a big game for the Skins, but he was the only Skins WR to make a reception.
They’re are doing something right
55
was unreal. He was already the leader on defense. But with THIS showing, he might have put himself in the upper echelon of MLBs. What a stud!
he played like a probowler today
that’s right…. i said probowl quality and i’m sticking to it….lol
love that guy
Every game he impresses me and I love how he plays. He is only in his second year and will continue to get better
+1
he is the absolute definition of everything you want in a leader. Beautiful 2nd round pick….. would be considered beautiful if he was a first round pick
He was on another level
Game ball?
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 Sep 26, 2010 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Very fitting
Having London Fletcher in the Dome today as it finally looks like we’ve got a real replacement for him, 10 years later.
Gotta say when SJ got hurt
i really didn’t predict Darby stepping up and running the ball like a champ… he played with a chip on his shoulder that shut me up
I actually don't see how you can take it away from him as long as he plays like he did tonight
if we brought in LJ and he gave the performance Darby did tonight we would all be talking about how great of a pick up it was. Tonight Darby showed his worth…. he deserves to have his spot waiting for him next week.
It was 1 game. I need to see more from him before I switch to the Darby fan club.
I give him credit with his performance tonight, hopefully he will continue to do the same thing next week.
that is why I said if he plays like he did tonight
I gotta see him do in consistently but there is a big ? factor out there in his favor. It is very hard for a running back to get into rythym when they only come in for one play here and there. Tonight was his first real shot getting a consistent playing time…. so he may just show us he is the real deal next week
Agreed
I’m no Darby fan but i could watch his touchdown run over and over. Well Kenneth prove us all wrong and show us that again and again! We know you can do it now.
by Stonedtodeath on Sep 26, 2010 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
One thing about Darby.
Wnen they give him a hole to run through, he doesn’t waste time dancing. He hits it and takes off. Pretty elusive in the open field too. He doesn’t have the power to make yards when there’s nothing there, but he really does the job when they give him a crease.
gloat like crazy
you deserve it…. you’ve earned it as a rams fan
For those with strong stomachs.
Rewatch last year’s Rams/Redskins game. The difference is night and day, despite facing what I see as a much stronger Redskins tonight. Really incredible.
lmao
omg…. that was a picture i had finally gotten rid of in my memory…. damn you loyal
I was at the game,
and there’s at least three things that really caught my attention.
1. Lauranaitis was all over the field. One play he’s making a tackle in the backfield, the next he’s knocking down a pass 15 yards down field on the sideline. He was great today.
2. When Bradford rolled out and threw the TD pass to Fells in the 1st quarter, it was something to see. He turned the corner and looked like he tucked to ball to run. The CB came up to stop him and he just flipped it over him to Fells. All this while a defender was right on his heels. If Bulger was still the QB that play would have been over before he could get out of the backfield.
3. At the end the fans all counted down the last 10 seconds loudly together. It was a great moment to hear all the fans together celebrating a win.
glad that a loyal fan like yourself got to be at this game
I really have a feeling it was a “turn the corner” game for us
sounds great
Wish I were there, in spirit I was )
The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!
by DevsLaRams on Sep 27, 2010 12:08 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
god i love this team
The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!
by DevsLaRams on Sep 27, 2010 2:34 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
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