January 21, 2005
Rams Quit, Get Slaughtered in Atlanta
I
have spent most of this season trying to defend the St. Louis Rams
and their play, or lack there of. I have no excuse for what happened
on Saturday night and I’m not going to try and come up with one. I
know that I saw a team that gave up. Yes, the Falcons’ strengths
were the Rams weaknesses, but after halftime it seemed to me that
many of the St. Louis players had stayed in the locker room and sent
a shell of a team back onto the turf of the Georgia Dome.
As of right now I really don’t have much more to say. This team has
been a big let down all season. True I didn’t expect them to win the
Super Bowl, but I did expect them to give 100 % in every game. Sadly
they only did that about 50 % of the time this season. Here’s hoping
that next year will offer Rams fans more excitement and useful
things to talk about.
Wonder What’s Next
Yeah, it’s time for the off-season. Maybe the front office can dump
some of this dead weight and put a team on the field next season
that wants to win and wants to try playing their best in every game.
Expect many changes as the Rams try to juggle the Salary Cap and
improve the team. I personally expect St. Louis to try to
restructure Marshall Faulks contract as he will see less and less
playing time over the next few years as Steven Jackson continues to
blossom as a big, powerful NFL running back.
This Week’s Playoff Predictions
AFC
New England Patriots 17
At Pittsburgh Steelers 20
NFC
Atlanta Falcons 13
At Philadelphia Eagles 17
No matter who wins out of the AFC I am picking that team to win the
Super Bowl.
I’d like to close this season out by saying thanks to all that have
read and offered feedback. Keep those emails coming in. This page
will still get updated, but probably not every week. I think it’ll
be every two weeks or as news breaks concerning the Rams. Stay
posted to see what’s going on with the St. Louis Rams. Also, keep an
eye on the front page for the most comprehensive Rams coverage on
the Internet.
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January 13, 2005
Rams Beat Seahawks, Set Sights on Falcons
The third time
wasn’t a charm for the Seattle Seahawks when it came to beating the
St. Louis Rams. St. Louis beat the Seahawks for the third time this
year and second time in Seattle with a 27-20 victory. In doing so,
the Rams became the first team in NFL history to win a playoff game
after finishing the season with an 8-8 record. St. Louis etched out
the victory when Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck failed to connect with
WR Bobby Engram on 4th and 4 from the Rams 5-yard line
with 27 seconds left in the game.
The Rams have
a three game winning streak heading into Sunday’s Divisional Playoff
game in Atlanta, where they will face the Falcons in a rematch of
week 2. In that meeting the Falcons beat the Rams 34-17. “The last
three weeks this is a different team than the previous 14 weeks,”
Mike Martz said.
“Fortunately,
we’ve been making plays the last three weeks when we’ve had to, and
that wasn’t the case all year.” QB Marc Bulger said after completing
18 of his 32 passes for 313 yards with 2 touchdown passes and 1
interception.
The Rams have
stepped their play up a few notches the past three weeks. After
losing to the Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis had backed themselves
into a corner and needed to win games against the Philadelphia
Eagles and the New York Jets to get their shot at the NFL postseason
playoffs. Luckily for the Rams, Bulger returned from his shoulder
injury just in time help create a spark that the team seriously
needed.
Wonder What’s Next
Dome sweet
dome, sort of....
Even if the
Georgia Dome isn't the Edward Jones Dome at least the Rams can be
indoors and on turf where they play best. Atlanta lead the league in
sacks, punt return yards and takeaways, all of which the Rams are
horrible at. They give up too many sacks and they where last in punt
return coverage and turnovers. Then mention the fact that Michael
Vick's favorite receiver is his tight end Alge Crumpler and think
about how poorly the Rams have been at covering TE's this season.
This game could be a thriller or Atlanta could smoke the Rams like
holiday meat. Here's hoping that St. Louis can keep the dream alive
and pull out another impressive victory to keep their championship
hopes alive.
This Week’s Playoff Predictions and TV Schedule
NFC
St. Louis Rams
17
At Atlanta
Falcons 23
Saturday 7
p.m. (FOX)
AFC
New York Jets
10
At Pittsburgh
Steelers 20
Saturday 3:30
p.m. (CBS)
AFC
Indianapolis
Colts 26
At New England
Patriots 24
Sunday 3:30
p.m. (CBS)
NFC
Minnesota
Vikings 17
At
Philadelphia Eagles 20
Sunday 12:00
p.m. (FOX)
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Recipe of the Week
Food ideas for
that playoff party you’ll be hosting this weekend.
Herby Hot Meaty Salad
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Cheerleaders
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St. Louis Rams Community Calendar
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Get Involved
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St. Louis Rams have contributed over 3 million dollars to the
greater St. Louis area**. Find out some ways you can help.
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Source
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Join the Team
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community in many ways. To find out how you can be a part of making
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Happy Anniversary St. Louis Rams!
This year the Rams are celebrating year 10 in
St. Louis
www.stlouisrams.com/anniversary for
more details.
C.D. of the Month
This
Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)
by
Chevelle 5 out of 5
Chevelle
doesn’t disappoint their fans with the follow up to their Platinum
selling Wonder What’s Next.
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January 5,
2005
Rams Down Jets, Sputter Into Playoffs
With an amazing 32-29 overtime win against
the New York Jets, the St. Louis Rams made it into the NFC playoffs.
Kicker Jeff Wilkins connected on a 31-yard field goal to seal the
deal, as the Rams clinched their fourth post-season birth in five
seasons under head coach Mike Martz. Despite finishing the year with
a disappointing 8-8 record, the players and coaches could hardly
contain their emotions as they expressed hopes and plans for the
NFL’s second season.
The offense had a much needed breakout game
against the Jets. Rams QB Marc Bulger went 29-39 for 450 yards with
2 touchdown passes and WR Torry Holt had seven catches for 116 yards
which put him over 1,300 yards receiving for the fifth straight
year, which set a new NFL record. RB’s Marshall Faulk and Steven
Jackson combined for just 47 rushing yards, but the defense helped
out tremendously by sacking Jets’ QB Chad Pennington six times.
Wonder What’s Next
Mike and Mike duel again. No, not Mike and
Mike from ESPN Radio, but Mike Martz and Mike Holmgren. The Rams
travel to that far away land of clouds and rain, Seattle to take on
the Seahawks for the third time this season. The Rams have won the
other two meetings this year. A hopeful and interesting statistic
for Rams fans is that ten out of the fifteen times a team has won
both regular season games against a playoff opponent they have went
on to win the third game as well.
This Week’s Playoff Predictions and TV Schedule
NFC
St. Louis Rams 23
At Seattle Seahawks 20
Saturday 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
AFC
New York Jets 17
At San Diego Chargers 29
Saturday 7:00 p.m. (ABC)
AFC
Denver Broncos 26
At Indianapolis Colts 37
Sunday 12:00 p.m. (CBS)
NFC
Minnesota Vikings 10
At Green Bay Packers 23
Sunday 3:30 p.m. (FOX)
Email of the Week
J Sohn,
Dude, do you even like the Rams? It
seems like you pick them to lose every week.
Dustin
Dustin,
I like the Rams and I don’t pick them to
lose every week. Honestly, I think everytime I pick them to win they
lose and when I pick them to lose they win. I try to objective when
I write about the team. I think it is fair to them, the fans and the
readers. If you want to see writers who don’t appear to like the
Rams I recommend reading the St. Louis Post-Dispatch or visiting
http://www.stltoday.com. Thanks for writing in Dustin.
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Food ideas for that playoff party you’ll be
hosting this weekend.
Brute Force Chili
http://www.nutzworld.com/eating/recipies/Maindish/brute_force_chili.htm
Cheerleaders
http://www.stlouisrams.com/Cheerleaders
St. Louis Rams Community Calendar
http://www.stlouisrams/OffTheField/EventCalendar
Get Involved
Since 1995 the St. Louis Rams have
contributed over 3 million dollars to the greater St. Louis area**.
Find out some ways you can help.
www.stlouisrams.com/community**
Source
www.stlouisrams.com
Join the Team
The NFL is also proud to help out in the
community in many ways. To find out how you can be a part of making
lives better go to
http://www.jointheteam.com
Happy Anniversary St. Louis Rams!
This year the Rams are celebrating year 10
in St. Louis
www.stlouisrams.com/anniversary
for more details.
C.D. of the Month
