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Random Ramsdom, 9/7: Week 1 begins

So much for a quiet holiday weekend. The St. Louis Rams spent the weekend whittling down their roster to 53 players, setting up their practice squad and making a trade with Baltimore for veteran WR Mark Clayton. Oh, and it's officially week 1 of the regular season. Let's get random.

Clayton isn't the only former Raven on the Rams' radar. Demetrius Williams is coming to town for a visit today as the Rams continue to look for useful parts on the waiver wire. 

As for Clayton, it's all about the routes. Clayton works the timing routes with aplomb and that's a good thing for the Rams' West Coast offense that features a highly accurate QB. 

The Rams are a 4-point underdog against the Cardinals for their season opener.  Would take them to win? To beat the spread?

LB Bobby Carpenter reunited with Bill Parcels as the Dolphins claimed him this weekend. 

Here's Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome on the Clayton trade:

Everyone here has the highest regard for Mark. He’ll help the Rams, and it’s good for him that they reached out to get him. Mark is a good person who did everything he could to help the Ravens on and off the field.

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I think...

the Rams will win this Sunday.

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Sep 7, 2010 9:01 AM CDT reply actions  

I hope...

you are right.

If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.

by gomer7 on Sep 7, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

we need to come out fast and get points early.

I think we can do that. We need more 8 minute drives like we saw against the Patriots.

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Sep 7, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

Not sure about Demetrius Williams

We have enough talented but injury prone receivers.

To cover the spread: Chris Long will provide great push and Clayton jells quickly.

To Win: Above + our secondary keep Anderson below that 55% career completion and Bradford keep up the Matt Ryan impersonation.

by stuman89 on Sep 7, 2010 9:03 AM CDT reply actions  

Can't Wait

Longest… Week… Ever….

I want to see Sam perform in a game that matters.

by JTPirate on Sep 7, 2010 9:08 AM CDT reply actions  

i mean its derek anderson

who knows which d. anderson will show up
they might as well flip a coin at midfield to determine who wins the game

if the rams are gonna win this one, its gonna be a low scoring one

by jb22 on Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM CDT reply actions  

the one that usually shows up is the one who sucks ass

Lets hope we shoot par

If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.

by gomer7 on Sep 7, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

no special teams td's or Oline breakdowns

and we will compete. Frankly, they look more unstable at this point. Bring it!

If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.

by gomer7 on Sep 7, 2010 10:04 AM CDT reply actions  

i dont consider this game a hard fought game at all

the cardinals lost so many good players this offseason… with warner last year when they lost breaston the offense was terrible. no boldin no warner no rolle no win. cardinals are gonna blow this year. we are at home with the new hope starting at qb and we have Sjax for a whole game. how can we lose to the cards when they have no consistent passing and a sub par running game. i say we win 24-14.

by mh39 on Sep 7, 2010 10:32 AM CDT reply actions  

I dont think it will be that easy ...

they do have 2 good options at running back and they do have and above average oline. their wr’s trump (last I checked fitzgerald is still pretty good) our corners and doucet will be tough for our linebackers to cover. The other thing the Cardinals have going for them is they are up against a rookie QB in his first nfl game. The good thing is we are home that should help with some of Bradford’s jitters. Our oline is looking good and their dline and linbackers are average at best, Jackson should be able to run all day and to me that is the key to this game. The other thing we have going for us is Anderson is inaccurate. Atogwe should get a pick and hopefully so will a couple of our other backs. Now the cherry on top for us is our Special teams. no one has really talked about it but we are arguably one of the best squads in the nfl. what that means is better field position for both our offense and defense. I will just finish saying no matters what I am pumped for this game and season and if we can stay healthy I believe we have a legit shot at winning the division.

by Rams311 on Sep 7, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think this is well put

Be excited, but recognize that the Cards are no push over. Not even close. This will be a fight.

"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon

by BruinHalo on Sep 7, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

We win

By 17. We come out smokin’ with both barrels. GO RAMS

You can pick your friends and
you can pick your butt.
But you can't pick your friends butt.
JohnnieWarthawgism

by johnniewarthawg on Sep 7, 2010 11:27 AM CDT reply actions  

Read a report that we signed Michael Clayton

If true, our WR corp has gotten a lot more experienced in the past 24 hours

by riotmute on Sep 7, 2010 11:34 AM CDT reply actions  

To be honest

thats exactly when we can have darby as back up..at the beginning of the season when SJax is fresh. Its the middle to end of the season that i’ll dread having Darby as backup!

by Stonedtodeath on Sep 7, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

I have the Rams

upsetting the cardinals.
I think Anderson will throw a couple picks.

Even thought this is the first real game Samford will be starting…no pressure buddy, can’t get much worse, it’s all uphill

"Twin-headed infinite swirling vortex of grotesque suckitude known as Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes"

by sergey606 on Sep 7, 2010 12:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Anyone else think...

that we should be as loud as possible when Sams out there so he gets used to crowd noise?

by Rams311 on Sep 7, 2010 12:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow..

Just realized I have the rams going 8-8 I would take that.

by Rams311 on Sep 7, 2010 12:10 PM CDT reply actions  

The Cards are vulnerable. Losing a guy like Kurt Warner takes the heart out of your team (as we all know).

And, they lost other key players as well including Boldin. But they still have Fitzgerald and Breaston who can win ‘em some games virtually by themselves. The core of the team that laid 50 points on the Packers in last year’s playoffs is still there. It’ll be tough for us to win the opener, but I’d say it’s entirely possible if the ball bounces our way.

by RamChop on Sep 7, 2010 12:12 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Not having Warner in the lineups gonna be a killer...

The major problem for the Cardinals is that Fitz had no time to develop consistency with Anderson during preseason due to his injury. Warner,Fitz, & Boldin had their stuff down pat. Warner would hit them in stride like in his old Rams days with Bruce and Holt. Fitz had the extra dimension of being physical enough to out jump every cornerback in the back of the endzone to grab a precisely placed pass from Warner. Now Warner’s gone and Anderson will not be able to do the things that he did. That means FG’s and loss of possesions will replace the TD’s they took for granted in previous years. The key now is to shut down the running game and make the Cardinals one dimensional and you can beat them. As usual, it also help to be on the plus side as far as turnovers are concerned.

by Da Rams! on Sep 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT reply actions  

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