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St. Louis Rams 2011 stats predictions: Quintin Mikell & Ron Bartell

By Ryan Van Bibber
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The wisdom of crowds will save us all, or something like that. We get back into the swing of community stats projections for the St. Louis Rams today with some double coverage in the secondary. Today's predictions bookend the Rams defensive backfield. 

Ron Bartell is one of the longest tenured Rams on the roster. A second-round pick in 2005, Bartell leads the Rams secondary and has grown into an indispensable leader on defense. It was Bartell who helped organize unorganized player workouts in Phoenix during the lockout. He even let some of the players camp out in his house. He's also a pretty good cornerback, having shut down both Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson last year. Of course, there's a reason he's a cornerback and not a wide receiver: his hands. Bartell missed more than a few interceptions last year, factor that into your predictions. 

Quintin Mikell signed a a four-year, $27 million deal with the Rams last month, an early free agent move that solidified the Rams backfield. His style of play should help fans forget about the popular OJ Atogwe, who was released by the team in the spring. Mikell will patrol the backfield, moving in close to the line and dropping back into center field as needed. He represents a big part of the Rams plans for a dominant defense this year. 

Here are the stats for both players

Ron Bartell

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast
2005 23 STL rcb 32 10 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 3
2006 24 STL 24 16 1 3 63 1 38 6 25 0
2007 25 STL LCB 24 16 12 1.0 2 10 0 9 9 2 0 1 7 0 63 4
2008 26 STL LCB 24 16 15 1.0 3 29 0 24 19 2 0 1 0 0 54 3
2009 27 STL LCB 24 15 15 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 1 0 0 61 5
2010 28 STL LCB 24 15 13 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 55 6
Career 88 63 2.0 8 102 1 38 57 9 0 3 7 0 290 21
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/29/2011.

Quintin Mikell

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast
2003 23 PHI 46 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2004 24 PHI 46 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 21 4
2005 25 PHI 27 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 3
2006 26 PHI 27 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 11
2007 27 PHI ss/fs 27 14 11 1.0 1 20 0 20 5 1 1 1 0 0 53 22
2008 28 PHI SS 27 16 16 2.0 3 53 0 41 9 2 0 0 0 0 62 25
2009* 29 PHI SS 27 16 16 2 16 0 16 12 0 0 2 0 0 67 21
2010 30 PHI SS 27 15 15 1.0 3 0 0 0 15 1 0 3 52 1 77 11
Career 123 59 4.0 10 89 0 41 46 7 1 7 52 1 342 98
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/29/2011.

 

Here's how we're going to do this. Predict the total tackles, interceptions, fumbles, TDs, and sacks for both players. 

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