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Rams-Cardinals: Revisiting our Prediction
As we gear up for Thanksgiving week, it seems appropriate for the Rams to dip back into the dysfunctional family known as the NFC West. Currently sitting at the head of the table, sharpening their carving knives, are these Arizona Cardinals. While the Rams, after being outscored 63...
Rams-Saints: A Real Loss
One team came to the Edward Jones Dome with a +129 points differential, the other with a -144. This was, on paper, a matchup of one of the very best and very worst teams in the NFL, a game that should have been over at halftime. And the short story was that the better team [...]
Rams-Saints: Revisiting our prediction
I know this is a little late arriving, but I’m watching the Rams at halftime, tied 14-all with the mighty New Orleans Saints, and thought it was worth revisiting the RamsHerd preseason prediction for this game:
Week 10: The Jim Haslett Memorial Bowl
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Rams-Saints Q&A: No Respect!
This week’s Q&A across FanBall lines, to Mark at Who Dat Blog, sounds like it could have been scripted for a WWE Monday Night Raw telecast. The 8-0 Saints look down on the 1-7 Rams about the same way that the oiled-up Ric Flair might look down on one of those 225-pound nobodies...
Riding a Wave (of Mutilation)
After 17 losses in a row, the Rams have now not lost in two consecutive weeks. Hey, by our standards, that’s a winning streak. Ride the wave, Rammies!
Unfortunately, the optimism could come to a crashing halt, as our boys face up against the brilliant New Orleans Saints, who...
Bye Week Reading: Graphic History of the Super Bowl
I love stuff like this. All credit goes to InfoJocks.
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Bye Week Distraction #1: Chris Chambers?
Okay. Let’s start with what we know. The Rams’ wide receivers are among the least productive in the game. They have scored two touchdowns: one by the now-rehabbing Laurent Robinson, the other came with a little dance audition by Donnie Avery at the tail end of a blowout...
39 Reasons Why the Rams Are Not the Worst Team in the NFL
Dear respected sirs and madams making your weekly Power Rankings: Now that the Rams have won a game, please consider this list of reasons to rank them #31 or higher and save us loyal fans some small amount of face. Why 39 reasons? Let’s start at the top:
As he showed today...
Rams-Lions: A pile of ugly = a beautiful win
After 18 missed passes, after a mess of ridiculous penalties, defensive breakdown, offensive playcalling snafus, even after a pair of blown pass coverages led to the Lions tie the game (with their only offensive points of the day), the Rams finally went back to the one thing that works...
Steven Jackson’s Lament
I, like many a fantasy football player — not just Rams fans — drafted Steven Jackson as my first round workhorse. Working behind his new offensive line, and the positive effects of the Mike Karney Factor, and with a full preseason and training camp unmarred by contract...
Rams-Lions: Revisiting Our Prediction
When we sat down to write preseason predictions, I was not exactly sunny, but I thought we would be able to pick up at least two wins on the season by now. (How much do you want that game against the execrable Redskins back? That loss keeps me up at night.) And I thought that [...]
Do not adjust your screen…
RamsHerd, and the rest of the FanBall blog network, is going through a Wordpress upgrade. During that time, some weird business might be happening — for example, clicking on archived links seems to be temporarily leading to a catchall “FanBall Blogs” page. No worries...
Rams-Colts: Would You Rather…
The game had a eerie, metronome-like symmetry to it. 21-3 at halftime. 42-6 final. The circadian rhythm of hopelessness might put you to sleep, if it wasn’t so painful to watch.
If you had those three hours back, would you rather...
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Rams-Colts: If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Pass rush, pass rush, pass rush! It was the key to keeping the Jaguars honest, and staying in the game for a full four quarters. And as Brooks at Colts Chatter said in our Q&A, you simply cannot drop back into coverage and expect to keep Peyton from surgically tearing you apart...
Kyle Boller, the Ice Cream Man
Story of the year so far, from Jim Thomas: Kyle Boller’s job in practice this week is to imitate Peyton Manning, in all his stomping, flapping glory. He even simulates the audible play calls — except he doesn’t know the Colts’ terminology.
“Other than...
Rams-Colts: Q&A with Colts Chatter
The beauty of being a part of a blog network like this one is the instant access to smart, dedicated fans of each team. Especially for these games against the AFC, which I willingly admit to not following as closely, a quick Q&A always leaves me feeling just a little bit smarter...
Rams-Jaguars: Final Observations
Thanks to the trusty NFL Game Rewind service, I was able to watch the Rams lose valiantly against the Jaguars — and it was a valiant, if gut-emptying, effort. Unfortunately, it will take all of that again and, as Marc Bulger himself says, a “perfect game” to have...
Scouting Report on WR Brandon Gibson, from Eagles Have Landed
When the surprising news of the deadline-day swap between the Eagles and Rams hit, my thoughts ran a quick spin cycle:
0:01 - “Wow, Witherspon, really?”
0:05 - “Smart, creative trade to get something of value now from a declining player. No surprise really, given...
Rams-Jaguars: Fear of Losing
I’m at a disadvantage this week to comment on the specifics of the game — when the only sister of RamsHerd gets married, it’s reason enough for me to be torn from the television. (I will have more to say upon reviewing the tape.) But I was able to follow along on my cell, as [...]
Rams-Jaguars: All About the Pass Rush
I’d like to highlight the most salient point that Nate from Teal Power brought up in yesterday’s Q-and-A, because I think it will be the #1 key to the Rams’ upset chances in Jacksonville this weekend:
The offense had a lot of 3 and outs and Garrard was running for...
Rams-Jaguars: Q&A with Teal Power
With both the Rams and Jaguars looking pretty exposed last week, collective losers by a 79-10 score, each team might be looking at the other and thinking: Finally, a matchup we can win. The scene reminds me of the two starving castaways in that old bugs bunny cartoon.
At the very...
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot: Let us Count the Ways
Pat Kirwan at NFL.com wrote this week about the impact that mental errors have in all facets of the game — “dumb” penalties, dropped passes, turnovers (especially in the red zone), and points off turnovers — and how much they are hurting the league’s worst...
Rams-Vikings: A Mixologist’s Guide
Whether you want to upscale your tailgate get-together and separate yourself from the foozie-wearing riffraff, or you are looking for a more sophisticated set of imbibements to match your fluctuating spirits while at home, we at RamsHerd have devised an answer:
A return to the cocktail...
Rams-Vikings: Re-Revisiting our Prediction
Oh, the irony. Oh, the horror. Oh, the humanity.
In our preseason preview, we liked the Rams to start coming together by this point in the season, and follow up a statement win at San Francisco (ha!) with an upstart victory (haha!) against the rugged but quarterback-less Minnesota...
RamsHerd on Turf Show Radio: Oct 7
This week on Turf Show Radio, 3k from the Turf Show Times and I stirred the pot on the loss to the 49ers, the upcoming week against Minnesota, and some thoughts on certain AM radio personalities and their bids to purchase the Rams. We even got a call from the president of the “I Like [...]
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