Week 1 - vs. PHI (Sep. 11th), offensive preview
by 3k on Sep 10, 2011 4:02 PM CDT
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(The defensive preview can be found here.)
Year three with head coach Steve Spagnuolo. Year two for Sam Bradford. Year one under OC Josh McDaniels. No pressure or anything. Just a bland offense without interesting storylines.
It's not as if the Rams have two young offensive tackles a stud QB who broke all kinds of rookie passing records in his first NFL season and a Pro Bowl-caliber running back. It's not like they were hyperactive in the free agent market. It's not like they have the chance to resuscitate a franchise who went from the highest of highs in winning a remarkable Super Bowl to the lowest of lows in a 1-15 season that probably blinded a few kids.
Sorry. I have a sarcasm test tomorrow, and I needed to get one last practice session in. It's not like anyone reads this. It's not as if this is one of the most read NFL sites on SB Nation. And it's not as if SB Nation is leading the way in fan-sourced coverage on the internet. It's not as if anyone uses the internet. It's not like there actually are people. Yeah, sure, existence exists. Whatever.
Previewing the totally not real, uninteresting St. Louis Rams after the not jump.
For game-related info, check out the SBN page for the game. For Eagles news leading up the game, check out Bleeding Green Nation.
Other previews: SB Nation (Sports Network), Rams Gab, NFL.com, ESPN
St. Louis Rams, 0-0, t-1st - NFC West
Philadelphia Eagles, 0-0, t-1st - NFC East
*Statistics won't be available until week 2 of the regular season
STL pass - N/A
PHI pass D - N/A
Here we go, kids. The Rams went out and signed Mike Sims-Walker and drafted two WRs after taking TE Lance Kendricks in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Maybe most inspiring, they took an offensive mind in Josh McDaniels whose track records in New England and Denver suggests an ability to craft yard-devouring machines (say what you will about the Broncos in his tenure, but the numbers don't lie). There's plenty to get excited about, but it's not going to be as simple as throwing everything in a pot and turning the heat on. Football's not paella.
If there's one obvious reason the Rams' passing offense won't come sprinting out of the gate, it could be this Eagles defense. Along with Asante Samuel, the Eagles made headlines by swooping under the Cowboys to sign Nnamdi Asomugha. To add to the embarrassment of riches, the Eagles traded backup QB for Cardinals CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second round pick. At safety, they're nowhere near the level of their cornerback unit, but there's talent back there with Nate Allen and rookie Jaiquawn Jarrett, their second pick from the '11 draft. The real question could be Kurt Coleman. The former Buckeye was selected at the back end of the 2010 draft, and got a pair of starts by season's end. If there's a weak spot to be had behind the linebackers, you have to guess it would be Coleman.
STL run - N/A
PHI run D - N/A
There isn't a bigger question mark hovering over this game than this. Line battles aside, for the first time in Steven Jackson's career, he'll have talent behind him on the depth chart. So the obvious first concern is work rate - what share of the carries will (or should) Jackson get? And how to implement the running game against a team with such a strong secondary? In last year's opener, the Rams ran the ball just under 31% of their offensive snaps. Jackson carried the ball for all running plays except for two (Mike Karney and Kenneth Darby had a single carry each). Any change to that first number will be either a specific result of intention by the coaching staff or the result of a game out of control (meaning we're running the ball to kill clock or passing the ball to try and score as quickly as possible).
As if this wasn't already intriguing enough just on the Rams' side, the chance to exhibit a stronger run game in 2011 than last year could rely on Philly's weakest defensive unit: their LBs. Starting in the middle will be rookie fourth-rounder (and extremely undersized) Casey Matthews. Expect the broadcasters to mention his relation to brother Clay at least a handful of times. Alongside him will be Moise Fokou, a serious issue in pass coverage, and Jamar Chaney who lacks enough acceleration or speed to be effective in anything beyond a straight line run defender. If the O-line can open some things up in the run game, this could be a game for Jackson and Co. to steal some headlines.
STL O-line - N/A
PHI D-line - N/A
Ah, line play. It decides everything, but rarely works in the spotlight. So what here? The Rams needed more tenacity along the interior in run blocking, so they added Harvey Dahl and Tony Wragge to provide some attitude to the talents of Jason Brown and Jacob Bell. And of course, Jason Smith and Rodger Saffold return for years three and two, respectively. Overall, it's a line built for protecting Sam, but that doesn't mean they can't create some holes in the run game (especially on the right side).
Philly has a spotty line that should pester teams this year. With Trent Cole, new signing Jason Babin and veteran Juqua Parker, there's talent on the edge. Inside, Mike Patterson and Antonio Dixon aren't ignorable bodies. It's going to be a battle along the trenches, and believe that I'll be watching it for the majority of the game. if the Rams are going to put up decent numbers offensively, the line is going to have to keep Sam unbothered and create space for Jackson to work in.
It's going to be a hell of a game. More than anything, I'm just glad football's back. So get ya mind right. The Rams play tomorrow, and it's going to get crazy here on TST. There are few things I enjoy more than that.
Holler.
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Very Excited
I was picking up some snacks for tomorrow and my wife actually started mocking me because, as she said it, I was absolutely glowing with excitement.
AM Schedule (west coast):
1) Get up at 6:30am. Make breakfast of champions consisting of waffles, fresh fruit and whip cream.
2) Pre-game from 7am-9am.
3) 9am to 9:30 catch up on some work stuff
4) 9:30 back to pre-game + setting up laptop .
5) 10am First round of games begin.
I also have to find time to ensure all football channels are set for Picture in Picture. get fantasy sites ready, pre-plan trash talk for those in my football pools (the name of my teams are: The Rams of Bradford and The Rams of Bradford 2 – I think name #2 was particularly creative) and also the trash talk for all the morons who rated Bradford so low this year. Also need to ensure there is plenty of yellow and gold kool-aid because I am going through it quick.
GO RAMS!
by arctikphox on Sep 10, 2011 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
having a bunch of people over for Chili, Beer, and football tomorrow. Can’t wait to wake up and get the Chili going….I make it every year on opening Sunday….and damn…it’s good.
Football is back! Go Rams….and pass some of that kool-aid this direction!
by hockeyno93 on Sep 10, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
damn pre-gaming from 7 am?
don’t pass out before the game starts ;)
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by loyal2therams on Sep 10, 2011 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Coleman is the Eagles’ best safety. He’s the reason the Eagles were comfortable letting Q go. He reminds me a lot of Q, actually. Tough kid, smart, already a leader in that locker room. He’s the least of my worries there.
The other guys are the concern. Nate Allen still isn’t 100%, so he won’t start. That’ll be former Patriot Jarrad Page. Jarret also won’t start, because Coleman thoroughly outplayed him in camp.
by JimmyK on Sep 10, 2011 4:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I'm glad you brought up Coleman
because I was going to as well.
And he is kind of off on the LBs: Matthews was undersized at the combine, but is reportedly up to the 245 range. His problem isn’t size, it is taking on blockers and shedding them. Chaney is our best cover LB since Carlos Emmons, he can stick with TEs and RBs in pretty much all of the routes, so I am unsure where he got his scouting report from. And MoFo (Moises Fokou) is solid if unspectacular, he won’t dazzle you but also isn’t a liability either.
And this line:
Philly has a spotty line that should pester teams this year.has me confused: If they are spotty, wouldn’t they have trouble being pestery? Our DL is 8, maybe 9 people deep depending on who is active, and will be rotating all game to maintain maximum freshness (“maximum freshness” actually sounds like it belongs in a feminine deodarant commercial, but I digress). The DL could end up being our Defense’s strong point at the end of the year.
But those LBs ain't gonna be able to keep up with Kendricks
:)
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
If you are right
then we will be in for a long day on defense. Chaney is pretty good in coverage (which is why he was moved from MIKE to WILL for this season), and Matthews was considered to be one of the best cover LBs in the draft (he has looked decent in coverage so far this year). However, if Kendricks has WR speed on a TE frame, then there shouldn’t be many LBs in the league who can cover him.
Kendricks is a future hall of famer dude. He’s going to eat the Eagles alive.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Mikesta on Sep 10, 2011 5:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Uhhhh?
Now you’re going over board, let him play first….
Sam Bradford to Mike Sims-Walker
Kinda has a ring to it
Haha I was just kidding. He’s a good player though.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Mikesta on Sep 10, 2011 5:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
My comment was more in jest to Reddgie over the blood bath we had over Kendricks the other day.
Hence the smiley face.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
For the record
the only guy I got into it with was Infemous, and that was mostly because he was calling JimmyK a douchebag every chance he could, and naturally it snow-balled from there.
That “Dink and Dunk” thread got a little out of hand. (And this statement could be the understatement of the year)
Cue Ron Burgandy: “I saw that. Brick killed a guy!”
+1
Wild Turkey was another who was a little bit “motivated.”
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Wild Eagle
can get a little out of hand. I like most of his posts, but when he gets …. /searching for the right word …. /still searching for the right word … confrontational, he gets a little too … /searching for the right word … /still searching for the right word … delusional bold with his proclamations.
+1
When Wild Turkey stated how Vick, Maclin, Jackson and McCoy are all better than or at least as good as Warner, Holt, Bruce and Faulk, and then called us dumbasses, Infemous posted a picture of Spock on there.
Damn near soiled myself.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the point....
….but in Bleeding Green Nation’s defense, even his own people were torching him over that one.
Dude was adamant about it though.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow.
I think this is the first time ive ever seen someone NOT generically an entire fanbase because of what 1 person said.
Bravo, rec’d.
Eagles... :)
+1
Most people over there were cool. Wild Turkey was just nuts and spraying bullets every which way he could.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Sadly,
Holt won’t make the Hall of Fame. If he does, it won’t be for awhile either :(. So is the life for great wide receivers. Least we got BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
If SBNation wants to go to the next level
they should set up a 1 on 1 shit talking forum.
I have seen only a few of RamChop’s posts since I came over here, but I have no doubt that the two of them could make for some fantastic, R rated entertainment.
In Chop's defense....
….he’s more……………/searching……………../still searching……………reactionary. But he’s not totally delusional and has a lot of……………………./searching…………………/still searching………………keen insight.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
The thing about W_E
is he can break the game down wonderfully, especially in the trenches.
When we switched to Mudd and Washburn, he was posting about what the differences were between last year and what we would see this year and who would excel in the new systems (although, he swung and missed on McGlynn), and he was pretty on point. I like to consider myself smarter than the average bear football fan, but he was dropping some sweet football knowledge that I didn’t have. He just gets so excited, and then his excitement clouds his objectiveness, and he makes outrageous claims.
To me its very simple with him. If you dont completely agree 100% with what he says…your a douchebag, idiot, troll.
It sucks because like you said, he does know his stuff, but when you come at people that way all the time people overlook the good things about you.
Eagles... :)
I agree.
Based on a single day’s transgressions.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Brother
you are absolutely right. I couldn’t have said it better.
Yeah,
that’s what I keep hearing, but you can see what we here don’t think that……lol
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
why we*
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
LMAO at that one!
Touche.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
That thread was weird,
but definitely out of control lol. Watch out for our wide receivers, they’re clearly superior to your weak ass cornerbacks.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
We'll see.
The Rams are an ascending team. So we don’t really know what to expect. But we’ve got a lot of potential.
Fact is, we’re gonna go as far as Bradford takes us. SJax doesn’t matter, the WRs don’t matter (to an extent) and the TEs don’t matter (again, to an extent). If the O-line can keep Bradford upright and our receivers can catch the ball, which they couldn’t do last year, then y’all are gonna have your hands full.
In SAM we trust……….
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Saying Steven Jackson doesn’t matter is flat out silly.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Mikesta on Sep 10, 2011 5:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's not silly.
This is Bradford’s team, not Jackson’s.
Of course I didn’t mean literally that he doesn’t matter, but I meant that the days of Jackson carrying this team on his shoulders is over.
There’s a new sheriff in town.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to politely disagree
Steven Jackson doesn’t have to carry the team to be a difference maker. He could very well be the reason you guys win on Sunday.
He could be.
But I don’t think he will be.
Just my gut talkin’ to me.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I just dont think you guys can win tomorrow without s-jack having a monster game, or any of your RB’s have a monster game. Obviously Stephen Jackson is more likely to have a monster game.
Like i said below, if you guys are down by 14+ and are forced to throw more than you want to, then IMO theres no chance.
For you guys to win IMO, you guys would have to be winning from the beginning.
Eagles... :)
for christ sake man!! STEVEN jackson!! STEVEN!!
not stephen! damn i hate that s**t!!
by Mark Jaramillo on Sep 10, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
See the problem you have with the Kendricks
is his ability to go into stealth mode. It’s similar to Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility without having to hide under a bulky garment. Kendricks is a big boy who knocks people over for YAC and he has gloves covered in super glue to ensure the reception.
Worry: naw just forget him and we are all good.
Super Glue?
Or stick-um?
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
EUREKA!!!!!!!!!
ZACTLY!
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
ha ha ha, steak-ums are delicious
When I moved to SD, all the friends I made out here, once they found out I was from Philly (which was approximately right after the second word that came out of my mouth, stupid East Coast accent), they were like “when you gonna make us some Philly cheese steaks Redd?” Sure enough, I had to bring cheese steaks to football on Sundays for quite awhile and steak-ums were the steak of choice.
I used to love those things........
Yummy.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too
used to make them with mozzarella, onions on a toasty bun. and BTW, mmmmmmmmmmm toasty buns.
Wolf. Wolfgang Wolf
Mmmmmmmmmmm.................
lightly browned on the inside?
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I was pissed to see Coleman go to you guys in the 7th (I believe) round two years ago.
He was great at Ohio State. Very smart and a sure tackler who made a lot of big plays.
His inexperience may hurt him a bit, which is an unknown, but he’s gonna be a real good NFL safety soon, if he isn’t already.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He already is a good safety. Good tackler, always around the ball. He didn’t miss 1 tackle all last season.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Mikesta on Sep 10, 2011 5:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I believe that.
Just hope his big-play game leaves him tomorrow.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW, sounds like Quinton Mikell, no?
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
good stuff, thanks
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by 3k on Sep 10, 2011 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
You can’t forget about DT Cullen Jenkins. He’ll be in there for passing downs.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Mikesta on Sep 10, 2011 4:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Key to this game is the Rams running game
The Eagles will score their points – can our offense keep up? I don’t expect much from our wideouts tomorrow. The Eagles are just too good in this area. We will have to run the ball, find the tight ends and pass it to Jackson 6 or more times. Attack their linebackers all day long and don’t panic if we fall behind.
I disagree
The key to this game is Bradford.
And will be the key to every game for the next 15 or so years.
But it’d be nice to have a good running game to complement the young King.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm OK wif dat.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
But he executes through Bradford.
Kinda like Master-Blaster.
Who run Bartertown?
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed. It hurts having Uh-Oh out. That free agent really needs to step up.
Does anyone know if he’s actually been declared out yet?
by HomerForTheRams on Sep 10, 2011 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The best thing your running game could do
is keep our offense on the sideline. When they have to sit on the sideline for long drives, they have a tendancy to get out of rhythym.
+1
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
The thing about the Philly offense the last few years is they have been able to score at any point of the game from any part of the field. They are just as likely to find the endzone from their own 10 as the opponent’s 5. All that speed.
"Learning to eat soup with a knife"
by h2o_34_35_44 on Sep 11, 2011 3:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Pshh, you mean like this?
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLLGl3KAg_PkCAekHZ9IZnPVGj6upjZFeC56nbz-lQrKCqyH50
Rams fans know what I mean.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
SIKE!
Picture fail.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
Yea, the only way i see the Rams winning this game is if Stephen Jackson is absolutely beasting it. Breaking off big gain after big gain. Forcing us to crowd the box, and thats where maybe we get beat on a deep ball(if sam throws one ayoooo) or a broken play.
But the way i see the game playing out is we get out in front early in the game. Forcing you guys to have to throw the ball when you dont want to, which plays into our hands.
I think if you guys are in a position where you have to throw the ball to win, you wont. Just my opinion.
Eagles... :)
Kevin
You could be right, but the x-factor is McDaniels. Who knows what the hell he has cooked up in his evil mind. If Jax is bottled up I expect to see Caddilac Williams and Norwood catching screens.
MCD could draw some interesting stuff up but our CB’s are just a terrible matchup for your WR’s, in my opinion.
Jackson is the x-factor. If hes playing a train, and breaks off 4-5 ypc then thats bad news for us. To do that though you guys would have to really commit to a ground game(20-25 touches for s jack) but from what ive been reading on this site the last week you guys are breaking away from that style and going to a more pass oriented game.
So well see.
Eagles... :)
McDaniels game plans for each team
based on what he see’s is the weak spot. If it’s run defense, than you can expect him to test those waters. I don’t think he is dense enough to make Bradford throw into your strength unless there is no alternative. What I want to see from our new OC is the ability to adjust during the game. Shurmur couldn’t or wouldn’t do that last year.
Hard to argue that an OC could be more conservative and rigid than Shurmur was last year.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Why the hell would the Browns want him as their HC?
From everything ive seen of him, and heard of him, he sounds TERRIBLE. Am i missing something here, or is this just the Browns being the Browns?
Eagles... :)
One supposition is that since he did such a great job developing Bradford that he could do the same for McCoy.
Doesn’t seem like sound logic to me though.
Although, in his defense, last year our WRs absolutely sucked. As did our TEs. And we had a sieve at RG. So I would also suggest that he was so conservative to prevent Bradford from getting killed all year a la Bulger.
5 yard slant: no chance to kill Bradford.
He was successful at that if it was his strategy.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He holds the HC title
but Mike Holmgren holds absolute power. I credit Shurmur as being nothing more than Holmgren’s puppet in Cleveland.
I don’t think he is dense enough to make Bradford throw into your strength unless there is no alternative.
Right, unless he thinks Bradfords his strength, and from most of the comments here on TST, that seems to be the case.
Eagles... :)
Sam is about as accurate as they come
but with that he suffers from the same as all QB’s, pressure makes for hurries and poor decisions. Hey we love Sam as the next comming of Kurt Warner but it still just his second year. A lot of questions to be answered this season, I have no doubt if he can stay in one piece, he is the next Peyton Manning at least on the cerebral level.
We’ll see. I do think Bradfords legit. That being said, id expect ANY QB to have problems throwing against our 3 starting CB’s. Let alone a 2nd year guy in a season opener, with a new OC.
But im a reasonable guy, i know that this is the NFL, the best team on paper doesnt always win. MCD can do some crazy sh**, Sjack is a BEAST, and Bradford can end up having his best game.
But if i had to bet my life on this game. Im taking the Eagles, no doubt.
Eagles... :)
It's been nice knowin' ya.....
:)
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
If SJ is keyed on I want to see a rotation of Caddy and Norwood.
Throw some screens and Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead.
I agree
We need to slow this game down. Eagles avg like 30 points a game last year on the road.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 10, 2011 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not worried,
Brandon Gibson’s gonna be burning Asomugha all day. Best receiver in football.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
Jarret was a second rounder. Watkins was the first pick.
Jaiquawn Jarrett, their first pick from the ’11 draft
"There is no struggle too vast, no odds too overwhelming, for even should we fail, should we fall, we will know that we have lived.--"Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness
Evil is relative…You can’t hang a sign on it. You can’t touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger. -Glen Cook The Black Company
I really like Jarret im excited for him
He was learning from dawk in the offseason watching tape on him I think he is gunna be a stud
"There is no struggle too vast, no odds too overwhelming, for even should we fail, should we fall, we will know that we have lived.--"Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness
Evil is relative…You can’t hang a sign on it. You can’t touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger. -Glen Cook The Black Company
It was an honest mistake,
biggest draftnik on here, he knows that for sure haha.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
we got a great team
but no speed at wr will kill us , god please give us avery back , danny 5 yard rec ,def stacks box so sj only get 1 yard , gibson catchs a ball but dances backwards , punt.
Rams Bulls and Mets allllllllll day also i do love white castle
Down boy.
We have not yet begun to fight!
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
i just still am in shock
that the wr that did best during preseason got cut over pettis curry , mcd doesnt need speed but we need it to get the defenders to play off the line and give sj some room
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In the meantime......
……better take this one back to the rear and leave the heavy fighting to those who have the heart for it.
LOL!
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
i dont know what that means but w/e
i love have a bunch having a lineup of gibson danny msw salas and pettis dx , they prettty much are the same play minus DX. fuck i am too depressed to even think about the game , , go rams iam go back to drinking
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Go have another drink and settle down a little G.
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i will wait
because the way my life is going right now all i got is the rams. but releasing avery has had my rinking for 4 days say waht u want about me being crazy , i hope nothing more then to have dx and msw kill philly but i just dont see how with averys speed
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Your life will get better.
Just a phase, it’ll pass.
Just breathe deeply and don’t do something……permanent.
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Sep 10, 2011 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Our WR's look like this....
Gibson
Amendola
DX
MSW
Curry
Salas
Pettis
Got the info off the depth chart on stlouisrams.com which they just put up this week.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
thats a terrible group
lets hope sam and sj can make them not so important, if we had avery he would have strecth the field or like he did in that preseason game turned a 4 yard pass into 34 but spags is bitch and wants to prove he is boss and only likes his guys , kehl being on the team proves that i have not seen a lb as bad a kehl ever
Rams Bulls and Mets allllllllll day also i do love white castle
I believe Spags is letting McD have his way on Offense, nut thats just MO
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
Got damn
that looks so much better than Samuel, Aso, and DRC.
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
They also gave our TE's as follows.... I smell trickery.
Bajema
Uh-Oh
Kendricks
Spach
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
uh oh and ken are good
the other 2 are losers fendi should have been on the team
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Fendi was too raw.
We are trying to win now. I really have high hopes for the team. Plus I don’t see us sticking to the depth chart. They know other teams look at it.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
if we are trying to win now we would have kept aveey
and not some rookie who couldnt catch a fuckin catch during preseason
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry for sounding mean i am just upset
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
It's ok, I understand.
Sorry I took awhile to reply, just made some burgers.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
Avery didn't fit in McD's scheme.
I also wanted him to stay but I believe in the moves the FO is making and I believe they know what’s best for the team.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
i agree with that but
avery is so dynamic he can make plays out of nothing i dont see any wrs on the team that can do that i know i am just a fan but i have seen too many short passes to slow wrs to think that a deep threat like that couldnt have helped us.believe me i hope i am wrong but gibson does nothing for me msw i like alot danny is danny , dx if i knew he could be healthy would be a good deep guy but salas pettis are just not gonna do anything for us.
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
We'll see Sunday.
The Team takes it one game at a time. So from that standpoint we are a healthy team across the board minus Uh-Oh. Avery is gone. Our rookie WR’s still need time to develop. DX can help us more than hurt us. MSW is a ? IMO. Gibson will deliver. Jackson is a stud and has help now. Our D is solid. I think we have a good chance for an upset. Oh and Bradford will light up the Eagles contrary to belief. 62% comp 278 yds 2 TD 1 INT 1 RTD
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
I forgot to mention Amendola making Namdi look average!
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
hope the burgers came out good lol making me hungry now
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
loli eat 2 even if they arent good
but thats what lineman do i guess lol
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C'mon enough with the Avery Jock sniffing!
If he was so damn great why wasn’t he signed right away after being cut?
This article kinda sums up why he isn’t here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-9097927
He’s too small, doesn’t block well and is a one dimensional player and defenses can take that away from him making him non-existitent for large stretches.
Granted I think we still lack a top end WR but let’s not build Avery into something he clearly was not. Also it would be kid of foolish to drop a 3rd or 4th round pick based on an abbreviated amount of development time unless you were certain they were a bust. Avery was gone next year regardless so we just went ahead and made the rational decision not to keep him which seems to have been verified as correct by the lack of interest in him by other teams.
Also let’s give the current group of WR and McD a chance to show what they can do before we start going all woe is me on our receiver situation. Every team has weak spots and holes and WR may ultimately be that for us. This doesn’t spell the end for the season and in fact I feel better about our WR this season than the last two.
i understand ur point of view
andi am not one of these fans that bugs out about everything, but to ME he was a star in the making i thought he would breakout this year and for some reason i just love the guy i think his skills are awesome and i want sj to have room to run i dont see how that happens when only one of our WRs can go deep. i accept kehl or diles and whoever our new tes are over fendi even cj over selvie but i just cant and wont accept this. i know its reality that he is gone but i am still just so damn upset i was looking forward to him catching deep balls then jackson running for big gains after it but i wont see that so i will just sulk. he was my fav player behind sj and oj and i lost 2 of them but w/e i willl still root for our team till the end but cant i be hurt and talk about it on a rams site. i live in europe i got no one else to talk to about this give me a break
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On Defense they have Quinn listed behind Hall and Sims on the RDE
also Dahl will start at SS and Stewart will back him up.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
of course
why would spags start a young player when he loves his old slow guys, are we trying to be the slowest team in football , think about , where is our speed?
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they will rotate Stewart in on obvious pass plays.
Dahl is decent in run support.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
WOW
i just ssaw the depth chart billy the starter hahaha spags is insane he loves his white old dudes this guy is just fuckin nuts he needs to go be a d cordinator right away i almost wish we lose so we can fire him , cj over quinn lol, it has to be a joke it has to be , he cant be this stupid no one can
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Why are you even paying attention to a publicly listed depth chart?
I believe Spag’s record handling the defense kind of speaks for itself and it is beyond astounding that anyone would even have the gall to question him at this point.
Quinn has a lot to learn and a lot of rust to shake off. What he does have is crazy quickness and ability to get to the QB, Spags is king to put him in every time we have a clear passing down. I seem to remember Vermil doing the same thing with Wistrom his first year. Talent will get you far but in the NFL you need to have the mental game and right now Quinn is still learning. Hopefully by the end of the year he’ll be playing more than just passing downs.
idk i think stewart us better then dahl in run plays 2 but i see your point alittle
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not too crazy about the depth chart either but I do see more rotation-- on both sides of the ball-- than usual.
All hope is lost when you let doubt creep in....
replace kehl with diles
curry with avery spach with fendi aj ahu with selvie and u got a good YOUNG upand coming team now we have a team of spags asskissers who suck and will only get worse
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Kendricks
Can create matchup problems for LB’s and S’s. The second level of the Eagle defense is their achilles heel. If Kendricks can command attention, opportunities open up for the run game. Screen plays to Jackson can make life uncomfortable for Eagle defenders. The Eagle O-Line is suspect. If the interior D-Line can consistently push the pocket back and force Vick to his right; The Rams D can effectively neutralize the downfield pass plays to Maclin and Jackson. The improvement at LB should take the bite out of The Philly run game. Of course games are won on the field not on the keyboard. Like Tyson said, Everybody’s got a plan until they get hit. Here’s hoping The Rams land the Knockout punch.
heres to hoping ur right
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by G unit Rams on Sep 10, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
All i know boys.
is i live in alaska and a huge rams fan, our game comes on @ 9:00am. but we can’t buy beer here until 12:00. so i got it today and will go shopping in the morning @ fred meyers for the rest of my stuff, come home watch fox pre-game and the rest is history. you guys know what i mean. lets kick some ass rams and show everyone it’s our year and we want it now. gotta go, it’s a pre game night.
Well it's just about time to lock it up for the night.
6:00 am and a 3 hr drive to StL await.
Hope everyone gets a good night sleep and is ready to support our Rams in full force be it at the Dome, in a bar or on your couch.
Safe travels to anyone heading our to the Dome hope to see all of you there safe and ready to make some noise.
Good luck on your sarcasm test!
"McCoy’s a lot like Faulk.
Maclin’s a lot like Bruce.
Desean’s a bit like Holt.
Warner and Vick aren’t similar.
"Vick’s 100x the player Warner was.
Desean’s not quite at Holts level.
McCoy’s giving Faulk a run for his money.
Maclin’s better than Bruce.
"Warner never took over games."
Signed, wild_eagle - the most delusional person in the entire universe.
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