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  • #1

    Yikes! but a WIN over the Giants

    Whoa! Okay, not what we were expecting, huh? The one thing we can agree on, at least they won. Could we PLEASE stop making them so close?

    Highlights: Tucker did the best he could under the circumstances against Strahan who's just a monster. At least Warner came away from that game in one piece (right?).

    Archuleta did well also under the circumstances. Hard to believe he's a rookie, but he plays with tenacity. Nice to know he can be counted on in tough times. We need players like this who can go out there and perform under duress.

    Hey, we know if we have to, we can win a game on Wilkens' fieldgoals alone if we absolutely have to. Luckily we didn't have to, though we came close.

    Faulk goes out, Canidate comes in, TD! Deja' vu? Seems like I've seen this before. At least we are getting indications that Trung is up to the challenge of filling Faulks shoes if he has to, because he has to, now that Faulk will be out with that (hopefully, just) strained ligament. I know, Trung is no Marshall, but he can make plays. We've seen him wire his way through a defense. He may not be the goto guy that Faulk is, but he'll be a big part of keeping this team on top till Faulk gets back into it. Luckily we also have a few other very nice receivers, so let's not worry and prove those wrong who say the Rams are out of it if Faulk gets hurt.

    Faulk and Bruce join Proehl in the 500 receptions club. That makes 3 on the same team, our team. Cool!

    Gotta love Archuleta and Wistrom's effort that turned the ball over keeping the Gnats from scoring and taking this one away from us in the last seconds of the game

    That defense! That New Name Defense! Sure they had some trouble keeping the Gnats out of the air at the start. But many turnovers (and ugly punts) later showed us they were up to the challenge. . Soon everyone will have to SHUT THE HECK UP about last season's defense. This one is here and READY TO RUMBLE!

    Downside: poor Faulk. Forget the physical injuries, those will heal (sorta). But 2 more fumbles on the record, 3 for the season so far. That's got to hurt! And we won't even mention those dropped passes by Holt and Faulk. (I'm sure they'd rather we didn't.)

    The penalty-fest was something, on both sides of the ball. That needs to be contained. Unfortunately, it seems like we are saying this after every game. It's a little more forgiveable when you win big. That's not what we got this time. It wasn't a big win, but a win all the same.
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    Hope

    I'm have confidence that Faulk will be ready. I feel sorry for the next team he plays against. This game to me was a wake up call to the Rams. I honestly believe that the rams are a better team than what they showed today. I also honestly belive that they were playing a little overconfident and lacadasical on the field. I'm sure they are happy to win, but almost loosing should be good enough to wake them up. I feel sorry for New York's other team if the rams come out of their daze and show their true colors. I'm not trying to downplay the Giants defence, but if Tucker hadn't been injured last week I'm sure we would be looking at another blowout of a good defence.

    Faulk is going to be out at least a week with a knee bruise, so the rams offense will have a chance to show the rest of the NFL they are more than faulk. They will also be able to show what happens when teams blitz Warner.

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    • #3
      Man, what a game. I was unusually quiet (my wife told me) until Wistrom picked off that pass. The whole neighborhood heard me then!
      I thought the last three and out was a mistake. They should have at least attempted one pass play. But, I realize now that the team was expecting the ‘D’ to pull them through.
      I agree with you on the point that after Marshall fumbled for the third time (in two weeks), he will be ready to go when he returns. The look on his face on the sideline really was the look of dejection. I feel that the team might have taken the Giants a little too lightly. I also feel that this might bring on some determined running from Marshall in the future. I know that you have to have confidence in yourself, but the Giants showed up with a game plan that others will probably try to emulate in the upcoming weeks. I think the RAMS need to adjust their plans accordingly.
      I was really surprised with the number of penalties in the game. I guess that’s what happens when you are anticipating hits!!

      Instead of the bomb squadron, a win over the Jets on the ground (with a tank attack) would be something else!! (And it would give Kurt a little rest).

      GO RAMS GO!!

      Always
      A
      RAMS
      Fan !!
      Always a Rams Fan............

      Rex Allen Markel

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      • #4
        yes an ugly win but like I always said a 'W' is a 'W' numbers go by the way side!

        but I wanted to comment about the Running .. we are 91.0 yards a game on the ground .. NO NO NO .. we have the MVP in our back field .. yes he can catch the ball as well .. but he is also a runner! .. we should be around 125.0 a game not 91.0 yards a game .. this is where we are hurting our MVP is getting shut down .. sorry guys Warner can't do 350 yards in the air each week .. I have seen this over and over for different teams .. eventually the QB gets picked off like 3 to 4 times in just one game .. the Running game NEEDS to get back on track .. the Rams are at least averaging 20 more yards a game in the air compared to other teams .. this is great but with only 91 on ground .. it does hurt .. and we turn into a one Dimensional team

        teams will just prepare for the pass game and not worry about the run to much

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        • #5
          excellent, excellent point Rammstein...

          we MUST establish our running game better and some of that is because of the defenses we are seeing and some of it is an iffy Offensive line, one that has gotten on martz's bad side a couple times and put warner on his backside. If the boys up front can block a little better, we will see an improvement in the run game.

          It will be something tougher to do with trung instead of marshall, but like germaine, this year is the year where trung proves he's got the goods to help the team... i feel he will get the job done, as long as he stays healthy and holds onto the ball.

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          • #6
            I've always liked the back up idea .. though they might not get the playing time or experience .. they are paid professionals .. they are there for a reason because the team believes in them

            I'm not too worried about Trung .. due to the fact that he has Marshall as his insparation(sp) and guide .. Marshall is one smart back and there is no doubt Trung has been spoken to on many occasions by Marshall about the game as a whole

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            • #7
              another excellent point with inspiration and tutelage.

              Trung is a professional and i have a ton of confidence that he will get the job done. I'm just concerned (probably don't need to be) about how he will do. Martz and everyone else has hyped up his 40-time, but those things are always misleading unless you can do it on the field...

              professionalism and skill, trung's the man now...until marshall comes back;)

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              • #8
                These are all excellent posts. I agree that backups are needed. They should get more playing time so we really know what they can do, but I trust the coaches to keep a watchfull eye in pratices. Trung is going to be fun to watch he is not Marshal but I also rember saying Kurt who? We have had them both in at the same time already and would enjoy seeing this more often. With Marshal's knee not as bad as first thought Trung will make the best of this time.

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                • #9
                  If the Jets are expecting a passing game, you know we'll switch to the run just to throw them off. Trung was excellent in training camp on the short pass and very wiry when it came to weaving through a defense. And you know if Marshall is on the sidelines, he'll be in Trung's ear the whole game. No worries!

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                  • moklerman
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                    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...cus/index.html

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                    SI: You're sitting out this season with a knee injury. Do you expect to play next season?

                    Faulk: If I can get myself healthy, without a doubt.

                    SI: If you're unable to return from this knee injury, how difficult will that be to accept?

                    Faulk: If my last game was the game last January against the Cowboys in Texas Stadium, then so be it. I don't look back and reflect. I played more downs than most men will ever get to play.

                    SI: Is there any other team you would play for outside of the Rams?

                    Faulk: No. If there was not a role for me on that team, that would be it for my NFL career.

                    SI: You are a New Orleans native. You were in Detroit playing in an exhibition game when Hurricane Katrina first hit. What do you remember about those initial days?

                    Faulk: When you live in New Orleans or Down South, you go through hurricanes all the time. So that's no big deal. The hurricane wasn't what caused the brunt of the problem. It was when the flooding started. I was worried about my family when the hurricane was coming through but I felt like we'd been through this before. But once the flooding started and a couple of days passed and there was no help, I couldn't help but wonder: Man, what's going on? What's it going to take to help?

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                  • ramstough39
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                    I apologize if this has been asked before, but I'm just trying to spark ClanRam from all of the "Why Linehan why?"-type threads, and all the sadness that has been going around. No, I don't get online often (don't have the time, realistically. However, I do visit alot, just it's the fact I don't have the time and chance to post.)

                    I'm just looking to read some opinions, and etc. from other fellow Rams fans.

                    Thanks.

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                  • jdpbmo
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                  • AvengerRam_old
                    Before it gets ugly, let's give Faulk his due
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                    Trust me, its only going to get worse...

                    With all the rumblings about Marshall Faulk - supposedly not getting along with Linehan (seems bogus)... out of shape (seems accurate)... knees still a problem (almost certainly true)... considering retirement... might go on IR and try a comeback next year (could that be just for cap reasons?) - it seems likely that his exit from the game won't be an Elwayesque final moment of glory followed by the proverbial ride off into the sunset.

                    Its a shame when a great player isn't able to enjoy a storybook exit. I felt that way about Aeneas Williams' fade out, for example. And though Marshall will certainly have at least one more moment in the sun when he's inducted into the Hall of Fame, that's a few years off.

                    For now, its just messy.

                    So... before it gets even worse, I thought I'd start a thread for us to post a Faulk memory. Certainly, he's given a lot to the fans with his electrifying performances, and he deserves his due.

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                    Oddsmakers, matchups, home field advantage... none of those things mattered. If Faulk was on the field, he was the best player out there and, as a result, the Rams had a chance to win.

                    I miss that feeling.
                    -07-11-2006, 06:59 AM
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