Archive for October, 2009

Gibson Set to Play on Sunday

The newest St. Louis Ram, wide receiver Brandon Gibson looks set to play in Detroit on Sunday against the Lions as the Rams 4th wide receiver. “It’s looking positive for Brandon,” Spagnuolo said Friday. “I thought he did some nice things today, a couple of long balls and had some other plays. As long as [...]

Steven Jackson’s Touches

Will over at Rams Herd has created a great infographic about Steven Jackson’s touches on each part of the field.  Head over to Rams Herd to check it out, but the moral of the story is that Steven Jackson has his lowest percentage of touches in the red zone.  That needs to change for the [...]

Breaking Detroit News

From the Rams official Twitter. Reports from Detroit indicate Matthew Stafford will start at QB and Calvin Johnson OK to go at WR.

If the Rams WRs Can’t Get Open This Week…

I’m not sure what we will be able to do with the Rams WRs if they can’t get open this week.  Detroit is sporting two starting corners who according to Pro Football Focus find themselves in the worst 18 pass defenders. Anthony Henry has been the 3rd worst overall corner with a score of negative [...]

Rams v. Detroit Preview: This is It!

The Rams are 0-7, the Lions are 1-5.  The Lions did not sell out Ford Field, resulting in a local blackout for the people of the Detroit area.  By all accounts, this would be listed as a terrible game that is of no consequence to anyone.  That would be correct in most cases, however, St. [...]

Quote of the Day

Now, with Fletcher out for the season with a knee injury, it looks like Quincy Butler will start against the Lions. Butler, no relation to starting safety James Butler, made his first NFL start last week against Indianapolis, but only because the Rams came out in a six-defensive back package. “Quincy’s done a nice job [...]

Patience with Chris Long

Rams fans, myself included have been impatient with number 2 overall selection in the 2008 draft, defensive end Chris Long.  However, with the recent trade of Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears, the prospect of developing sack-heavy defensive ends has come into focus.  Gaines Adams is a similar comparison to Chris Long as he was [...]

Quote of the Day

“It would take a lot of weight off our shoulders,” defensive tackle Clifton Ryan said. “We need a win for the city, for ourselves, for coach Spags, for the franchise. “We haven’t had that winning feeling in quite some time and we need to get it going.” Clifton Ryan is right on as the Rams [...]