Random Ramsdom, 9/7: Week 1 begins
by Ryan Van Bibber on Sep 7, 2010 8:58 AM CDT
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PrintSo 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
I hope...
you are right.
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
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
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.
Can't Wait
Longest… Week… Ever….
I want to see Sam perform in a game that matters.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Im glad were making moves to fill our needs at WR but disappointed that they arent moving on any RBs
seriously we cant go into the season with darby backing up sjax
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"
i think i read somewhere that bill was really against that pick
someone there wanted to grab him because he was a relative of theirs or something
by Buck Nasty87 on Sep 7, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone else think...
that we should be as loud as possible when Sams out there so he gets used to crowd noise?
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
its happening in seattle right now
If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.
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.
Can't wait till Sunday!
Go Rams…go Sammy B!!!
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