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Rams Fantastic Fours

by RamWraith

Thursday, January 4, 2007

By Duane Lewis
Director of New Media

Steven Jackson's four-touchdown game in the season finale at Minnesota last Sunday was a career-high for the third year running back from Oregon State. While it was the first four-score game for Jackson, they have become a staple of Rams' football since 1999.

From 1937 � 1998, there were just three four-touchdown games in Rams history, all turned in by wide receivers: Bob Shaw, Hall of Famer Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch, and Harold Jackson.

In the first 12 seasons of Rams' football through 1948, there were no four-touchdown games in team history. From 1949-51, there were two in three years, the first being Shaw catching four TD passes in a 53-27 win over Washington on Dec. 11, 1949. Just two seasons later, Hirsch had four TD receptions in the record-setting 54-14 win at the New York Yankees on Sept. 28, 1951.

Over 22 years would pass before another Ram would find paydirt four times in game. WR Jackson caught 4 scoring passes in a 37-31 win over Dallas on Oct. 14, 1973.

After three four-touchdown games in the first 62 years of Rams' football, eight have occurred in the past eight seasons, including two in 1999, and three in 2000.

The most current Jackson's four-TD game was the 8th such game by a Ram in the past eight seasons. Az-Zahir Hakim, Isaac Bruce, and Marshall Faulk (5 times) have all accomplished the feat. No other team has eight individual four-touchdown games over that span. (Kansas City and San Diego are the next closest with four).

Here's a look back at the Rams' most recent Fantastic Fours:

Hakim, @ Cincinnati; Oct. 3, 1999: All three of Hakim's catches went for touchdowns (9, 51, 18) and he returned a punt 84 yards for a fourth score in the 38-10 victory. Hakim actually muffed the punt, before scooping it up, eluding defenders and scoring. He finished the game with 3 receptions for 78 yards and 3 touchdowns and averaged 29.4 yards on punt returns (5-147-1).

Bruce, vs. San Francisco; Oct. 10, 1999: In consecutive weeks, the Rams pulled off the four-touchdown feat. Bruce caught four TD passes (13, 5, 45, 42) as the Rams ended their 17-game losing streak to the *****, winning 42-20. Bruce scored three touchdowns in the first quarter as the Rams raced to a 21-3 lead and set the tone for the streak-ending day and the changing of the guard in the NFC West. Bruce caught five passes for 134 yards and four touchdowns on the day.

Faulk, @ San Francisco; Oct. 29, 2000: Faulk had the first four touchdown game of his career (two rushing, two receiving), scoring all the Rams' touchdowns in the 34-24 win. Faulk had a pair of one-yard rushing scores, and caught scoring passes covering 19 and 16 yards. Faulk had 25 touches for 144 yards and four touchdowns (19-83-2 rushing, 6-61-2 receiving).

Faulk, vs. Minnesota;...
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-01-05-2007, 02:59 PM
GOSSELIN: Nothing left for Faulk to prove

by Nick

Quick take: Nothing left for Faulk to prove
02:59 PM CDT on Friday, July 21, 2006
By RICK GOSSELIN / The Dallas Morning News

Marshall Faulk has been a forgotten man in the St. Louis offense since 2001. But the Hall of Fame voters aren't likely to forget him.

Faulk's career appears to be at an abrupt end with word Friday that he will need reconstructive knee surgery that will automatically sideline him for the 2006 season.

Faulk is 33 and hasn't been a 1,000-yard rusher in four seasons. He hasn't been a starter since 2004. What's the purpose of coming back even if he does successfully rehabilitate the knee?

If this is it for Faulk, he leaves the NFL as the ninth all-time leading rusher and second all-time receiver among running backs. He rushed for 12,279 yards and 100 touchdowns and caught 767 passes with 36 more scores.

Faulk never won a rushing title but set an NFL record with 2,429 yards from scrimmage in 1999 and captured league MVP honors in 2000 when he scored 26 touchdowns. He posted seven career 1,000-yard rushing seasons and one 1,000-yard receiving season.

Faulk played his first five seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and rushed for 1,000 yards four times. He was traded to the Rams in 1999 for a second- and fifth-round draft pick and became the offensive catalyst of a Super Bowl championship team.

Faulk rushed for 1,300 yards each of his first three seasons with St. Louis, including a career-best 1,382 in 2001. But his rushing statistics dropped each season thereafter � from 953 yards in 2002 to 818 in 2003 to 774 in 2004 to 292 in 2005. The Rams benched Faulk in favor of Steven Jackson in 2005.

Jim Brown, who ranks eighth on the all-time rushing list, is in the Hall of Fame. Marcus Allen, who ranks 10th on the all-time rushing list, also is enshrined. Look for the man in the middle to join them in Canton in six years.
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-07-21-2006, 11:05 PM
Faulk 41 Receiving Yards from All Time NFL RB Record

by argpdt

Marshall Faulk is now 41 receiving yards away from becoming the all time leading NFL Running Back in that category. Faulk now needs only 41 yards to pass Larry Centers for #1 all time.

I could not find an official list for this statistic on the Internet, so I researched the below RBs records individually, based on my familiarity with the players. I have confirmation that Centers is #1 and Faulk is #2, but I was wondering if anyone could think of any other RBs that may be amongst the leaders in the table below.

I am interested in any RBs with more than 4000 receiving yards, that spent their entire career at RB. Players like Elroy Hirsch and Charley Taylor started at RB, but played most of their careers at WR.

All Time Leading Receiving Yardage for NFL RBs

Player Receptions Yards Average TD
Larry Centers 826 6797 8.2 28
Marshall Faulk 747 6757 9.0 36
Ronnie Harmon 581 6065 10.4 24
Lenny Moore 363 6039 16.6 48
Keith Byars 610 5661 9.3 31
Eric Metcalf* 541 5572 10.3 31
Frank Gifford 367 5434 14.8 43
Marcus Allen 587 5411 9.2 21
Roger Craig 566 4911 8.7 17
Herschel Walker 512 4859 9.5 21
John L Williams 546 4656 8.5 19
Walter Payton 492 4538 9.2 15
Thurman Thomas 472 4458 9.4 23
Ricky Watters 467 4248 9.1 13
Tony Galbreath 490 4066 8.3 9

*Played a lot of WR as well as RB

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-11-14-2005, 02:06 PM
The Top Five Rinning Backs In Rams' History: Fan's View

by r8rh8rmike

The top five running backs in Rams� history: Fan�s view

By Derek Ciapala,
Yahoo! Contributor Network
6/20/11

On August 6, 2011, St. Louis Rams legend Marshall Faulk will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Faulk's entrance into the hallowed grounds in Canton, Ohio got me thinking of where he ranks among the Rams all-time leading rushers. After some deep thought, here are the top five running backs in Rams' history:

5. Dick Bass (1960-1969)

Drafted second overall in the 1959 NFL Draft, Dick Bass was never the player that the Rams hoped he'd become, but he still had a solid career for the team. In 1962, Bass made his first of three Pro Bowls after running for 1,033 yards and six touchdowns for a 5.3 yards-per-carry average.

Bass had his best season in 1966 when he ran for 1,090 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished his career with 5,417 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns. Bass later worked for 13 years as a radio analyst for Rams' games.

4. Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-1979)

After playing in only one game in his first season, Lawrence McCutcheon burst onto the scene in 1973, rushing for 1,097 yards in only 12 games. This began a string of five consecutive Pro Bowl seasons during which the Rams never failed to win the NFC West Division.

McCutcheon finished his Rams career in 1979 with 6,186 career rushing yards and 23 touchdowns. He has remained with the Rams for 37 years and is currently the Director of Player Personnel.

3. Eric Dickerson (1983-1987)

Eric Dickerson was drafted by the Rams with the second pick in the 1983 NFL Draft and immediately became a star. He ran for 1,808 yards and 18 touchdowns on an astounding 390 carries in his rookie season and was voted to his first Pro Bowl. In 1984, Dickerson set an NFL-record for yards rushing in a season with 2,105 yards. He also scored 14 touchdowns and averaged 5.6 yards-per-carry.

Dickerson was later traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 1987 after he and the Rams were unable to solve a contract dispute. He finished his Rams career with 7,245 rushing yards and 56 touchdowns. If he'd remained with the Rams, Dickerson would be higher on this list. He was a 5-time First Team All-Pro and 6-time Pro Bowler who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

2. Steven Jackson (2004 - Present)

Many fans were surprised when the Rams traded up to get Steven Jackson with the 24th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. The Rams had Faulk starting at running back, and few thought that the team would take a rusher that early in the draft. However, Rams' management proved correct in their assessment of Jackson's abilities, and he has since become the team's all-time leading rusher with 7,948 rushing yards.

A 3-time Pro Bowler, Jackson has not...
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-06-20-2011, 10:37 AM
Curtain drops on Faulk era

by RamWraith

By Bill Coats
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Saturday, Jul. 22 2006

Maybe Marshall Faulk knew something when he paused on the turf after the Rams'
final home game last December, peered into the stands and waved to fans in all
corners of the Edward Jones Dome.

It looked like a farewell, and ultimately it was.

On Friday, first-year coach Scott Linehan confirmed that Faulk will have major
knee surgery next week and miss the 2006 season. Unlike the arthroscopic
procedures that Faulk, 33, underwent on both knees earlier this year, this
operation will be reconstructive and require a rehabilitation period of up to a
year.

That could well signal an end to Faulk's 12-year NFL career, Linehan
acknowledged. "When your legs start to go, that's a big concern for any
athlete, but especially a running back," Linehan said. "Basically, the reality
of the situation is he won't be available for sure this season, and ... he's
got to come to terms with whether he's going to continue trying to play."

Faulk, who has been on the West Coast this week obtaining further evaluations
of his knee, was not available to take questions. Attempts to reach his agent,
Rocky Arceneaux, were unsuccessful.

Linehan indicated that rather than release Faulk, the Rams intended to keep him
on the roster and pay him his $2 million salary. That would put his current
salary cap number at about $4 million.

"Some guys earn that," Linehan said. "Not very many, but some do, and I believe
he's definitely one of them. The reason we've tried to be patient with this is
because of who the individual is. We were kind of hoping that it would respond
and he would feel good, but it has not been a positive rehabilitation for him."

Faulk probably will be designated "physically unable to perform." Retirement,
Linehan said, "has never been discussed. He's got to go through the surgery
first."

Television work is a possible new endeavor for Faulk this season. He is
reported to be working on a deal with the NFL Network.

If Faulk's time with the Rams indeed has reached a conclusion, his final start
will be unremarkable: an 11-carry, 25-yard effort Jan. 1 in a 20-10
season-ending victory over the Cowboys in Dallas. His last carry, around right
end, will stand as a 5-yard loss.

Those numbers, of course, pale in comparison with Faulk's standard production
throughout his career, which almost assuredly will culminate with his induction
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Faulk spent last season as a backup to Steven Jackson, the first time as a pro
that he had not been...
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-07-22-2006, 05:15 AM

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