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    Rams D

    OK, wow what a game, Rams O came good when it had to, although the second half slump was sad. Coach needs to keep them in the game and never did it. I put that on his head.

    Now the Rams D stepped up when it had to and took that ball away from them. Unfortunatly with the Rams O scoring so soon it showed us just what we have on our Rams D. A lot of heart but not enough talent.

    I am not pointing fingures at any one player, I will leave that to those who revel in that task. What I am saying here is that we are still a year away from making this D any good. Shoot it might take 2 to get the talent level up but one thing is for certain, we are going to have to score a lot more points than we thought we would

    Go Rams

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    Re: Rams D

    I'm not the type to pound a guy when he's down, but I think you're 100% correct on this one. They do play hard and with a lot of emotion, but the talent isn't quite there.

    Horrible to think what might happen in Seattle with Alexander, Stevens, and Engram back in the lineup.

    Fun game though. I think they'll be a legitimate dogfight for this division for a few years to come.... starting next year.

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    • #3
      Re: Rams D

      Agree Bro!! There is plenty of work to do on that side of the ball. It is too bad it was neglected for so many years. We might be looking at something totally different.

      P.S.--I am still not going to count them out of this season yet.

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      • #4
        Re: Rams D

        Most evident from the Rams D today is that it was inconsistent. :x Clearly.

        At times much too porous, allowing Sawks RBs big and/or frequent gains.

        I trust we will get up from this defeat with VENGEANCE! :<>
        Last edited by RealRam; -10-15-2006, 07:40 PM. Reason: Spelling

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        • #5
          Re: Rams D

          This seems to be the story of the Rams defense all year. Come up big only when you have to. How many times have we seen a clutch fumble recovery, clutch sack, key interception... but they've come after a long sustained drive in which we give up a lot of yards?

          We shut the run down in the first half, and I don't know if we were simply expecting them to come out in the second and air it out or what, but it seemed like our second half run defense vanished. We had some great pressure toward the end of the first half, but where was the pressure in the second half when we needed it? Three first half sacks, one second half sack.

          The biggest problem for this team is consistency. We need to stop showing flashes here and there and instead just turn the lightswitch on and leave it there. It's a first year team so there's growing that needs to be done, but as Dez said, it's a talent issue as well.

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          • #6
            Re: Rams D

            No doubt the defense is going to continue to have growing pains, but what a group of never say die warriors. They take "bend but don't break" to a new level. I love the fact that they never give up and fight to the last moment. I've got to believe they'll get better as the season moves on.

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            • #7
              Re: Rams D

              Agreed, we really are very inconsistent on defense. It really kills me watching them play. Ya know...these guys say they don't want to be a Defense where they want to hold a team to 48, and just let the O score 50. But...that's sorta how they're playing, they sure as hell did most of the second half. And its great to have a D that comes up big at the end, but meanwhile this is a D that also gives away lots of points. So in the end, it still sorta is the same ol' rams team. Kinda scary...I agree though, I think it'll take a year or two to even have a very talented defense.
              Always and Forever a fan of the St. Louis Rams

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              • #8
                Re: Rams D

                its a bend but dont break mentality. Lovie Smith defenses here also gave up quite a bit of yards but when they needed a key turnover they got it. This ballclub is on the verge of being an elite ballclub again there's just no number one legitimate corner on this team. that is what we are missing

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                • #9
                  Re: Rams D

                  We need a safety and another pass rusher in the worst way. The WORST way.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Rams D

                    Originally posted by bruce4life View Post
                    This ballclub is on the verge of being an elite ballclub again there's just no number one legitimate corner on this team. that is what we are missing
                    I hope that number one corner was drafted this year. If not that was a bad pick. But I'm not going to go there because I don't expect Hill to be a number one this year. Our D is more than a corner away from being an elite ball club. If anything I would say we are some defensive linemen away.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Rams D

                      I can tell you one thing, our D is missing Fakhir Brown more than you think.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Rams D

                        Originally posted by RamsFan16 View Post
                        I can tell you one thing, our D is missing Fakhir Brown more than you think.
                        I never thought I'd say this too, but we really are missing him. I didn't think he'd be such a great addition.
                        Always and Forever a fan of the St. Louis Rams

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                        • #13
                          Re: Rams D

                          Originally posted by RamsFan16 View Post
                          I can tell you one thing, our D is missing Fakhir Brown more than you think.
                          I couldn't agree more. I have been very impressed with him and Atogwe. I has Brown on one of my fantasy teams until he got hurt, at which point I gtot Atogwe. They are both looking pretty good and can't wait to get them back playing together soon.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Rams D

                            Originally posted by RamsFan16 View Post
                            I can tell you one thing, our D is missing Fakhir Brown more than you think.
                            Add me to the list, damn good point. I hope he's ready for the Charger game.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Rams D

                              Add me to the list, damn good point. I hope he's ready for the Charger game. -- R8rh8rmike
                              Ditto here, 16! :r

                              Bye week should be -- or rather, will hopefully be -- enough to get Brown back. Chargers seem to have a balanced air / ground attack and we'll need our secondary manned with the best, even if not at their best health wise.

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                                by RamWraith
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                                September 22, 2008



                                (Opening remarks)

                                “Just one injury update, (RB) Antonio Pittman has a small crack in his fibula bone by his knee. He suffered it on a special teams play early in the game. It wasn’t a contact thing; it looked like he just twisted it. But it does look like he will be out for a bit, Dr. (Matt) Matara is thinking 4-6 weeks right now, so he will miss this week and the bye week and counting 4-6 weeks, there is probably some more games in there before he will be ready. We have a couple more guys that were out that hopefully will get back this week.”



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                                “He had a mild strain to his groin so we will see on Wednesday. I don’t think it will limit him, he said he felt pretty good today.”



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                                “(G) Jacob Bell was close last week, he did more but it was still tight. We were hoping that he did not take a step back, he would be good to go. We are hopeful with (DE) Leonard Little, he made progress last week as well but that is it. None of the other guys like (WR) Drew (Bennett) or (WR) Keenan Burton, those other guys who had injuries that put them out for awhile, will be available.”



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                              • RamWraith
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                                "This is three times in four years for me. It's definitely a better feeling than going home and being in Arizona right now. Which definitely could have happened. It feels good, especially after everything that we have been through, to get a chance to go on."

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                                "It is what it is. It's a situation where I have had to pretty much battle it out, and grind it out throughout the end of the year. Really the only thing that is going to help is rest and rehabilitation. It's been manageable, I've been able to play and get through it, and it's starting to feel better. But Just like any injury, there's setbacks. It's just football, it's NFL football. I think it is evident that I haven't been as physical (this year). I'm not a guy who is going to sit here and make excuses, and say, 'the back has done this, and it's affected me this way,' because I still have a responsibility to my teammates and this organization to go out there and do my job. I know that I haven't forgot how to play football, to be physical, and how to run around and fly around. It just doesn't happen overnight. I have to say that due to not being able to workout throughout the season, my body going a little bit downhill, and not having that explosion and that pop, I have to say that it has been a factor."

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                              • RamWraith
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                              • RamWraith
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                                by RamWraith
                                Head Coach Scott Linehan

                                October 29, 2007



                                (Opening Remarks)

                                “Richie Incognito got back the results of his MRI and it showed that he had a subluxation of his knee cap which is basically a partial dislocation of his right knee cap. It will require surgery. The outlook doesn’t look that promising for this season. We haven’t ruled it out yet. There’s not anything official, on IR or anything, but it’s a pretty extended time out for that injury.



                                “Steven (Jackson) came out of the game with some severe back spasms. He had it looked at today and it shows he has a disk bulge in his lower back which is treatable. We’re optimistic for his return even as soon as New Orleans. Maybe it’s good timing that we have the bye this week for him. He wouldn’t be able to play this week if that weren’t the case.



                                “Marc (Bulger) has a bad bruise on his throwing hand. When he came out he had it X-rayed just to make sure it wasn’t broken. He came back in with that injury.



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                                “It’s similar. It’s not the same thing. The knee cap basically moved. It wasn’t a dislocation; they call it a subluxation where it popped in and out. There are some cartilage fragments that came off due to that. Dr. (Matt) Matava said it is basically a simple surgery – go in and clean that up, but it’s somewhat of a lengthy recovery time.”



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