The St. Louis Rams Are Very Bad

The St. Louis Rams are a very bad football team. Don't fool yourself with talk of they play hard, we liked the effort, they played the full 60 minutes, this team is awful. With the Rams embarrassing 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday I have now seen 11 straight home losses. The Rams are 1-10 on the season and tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns for the worst record in the NFL. In a very bad NFC West the St. Louis Rams have lost 12 straight division games. The Rams have lost 37 of their last 43 games. In the salary cap and parity era the Rams are not even mediocre, they are just flat out bad. In 2009 the St. Louis Rams have been outscored 55-17 by the Seattle Seahawks! Today the Rams statistically had a better day than Seattle but the Rams were never really even in the game. In 120 minutes of football against the Seahawks this year the Rams never held a lead. Once again the Rams were outscored in the second half of play (13-7) and without a late pity TD the Rams would have been held scoreless in the second half.

The Edward Jones Dome was a like a tomb today. The announced crowd of 47,475 seem to know what they are in store for before even getting to the game. This team is completely boring, devoid of almost any talent or playmakers. If the Rams did not have Steven Jackson they could possibly be one of the worse rosters I have ever seen. I have yet to see the St. Louis Rams under Steve Spagnuolo come into ANY game with a noticeable game plan. On first down the Rams run up the middle, they follow that up with dump off passes and continue the cycle. Today the Rams held the Seahawks to 265 total yards which is usually considered great but they still were not even in the game. With the St. Louis Rams apparently up for sale, a 1-10 record, obvious salary dumps early in the year and two more upcoming blackouts what are Rams fans to hang their hat on?

Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010

The Hall of Fame’s Board of Selectors have chosen the 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010. The list will be paired down to 15 on January 7, 2010. The final selections for the 2010 class will be made Saturday, February 6, one day before Super Bowl XLIV. I believe Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Richard Dent are a little above the others and would be on my short list. Don Coryell, Kevin Greene, and Aeneas Williams have ties to the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, and St. Louis Rams. Who do you think should be elected?


Cliff Branch, WR
Tim Brown, WR/KR
Cris Carter, WR
Don Coryell, Coach
Roger Craig, RB
Terrell Davis, RB
Dermontti Dawson, C
Richard Dent, DE
Chris Doleman, DE/LB
Kevin Greene, LB/DE
Russ Grimm, G
Ray Guy, P
Charles Haley, DE/LBs
Lester Hayes, CB
Rickey Jackson, LB
Cortez Kennedy, DT
Art Modell, Owner
John Randle, DT
Andre Reed, WR
Jerry Rice, WR
Shannon Sharpe, TE
Emmitt Smith, RB
Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner
Steve Tasker, Special Teams/WR
Aeneas Williams, CB/S

Seattle Seahawk - St. Louis Rams Game Blacked Out

The Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams game will be blacked out this Sunday on local television. The St. Louis Rams have reported that several thousand tickets still remain for this weeks game. This is the first blackout for the Rams during the 2009 NFL season. The Rams will also have a very hard time selling out their remaining home games against the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers.

St. Louis Rams Week 12 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams Week 12 Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status

Marc Bulger - QB - Knee - Out
Jason Smith - T - Concussion - Doubtful
Richie Incognito - G - Foot - Questionable
Steven Jackson - RB - Back - Questionable
Mike Karney - RB - Neck - Questionable
Chris Chamberlain -LB - Concussion - Probable

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 11

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 11


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1 Minnesota Vikings
2 New Orleans Saints
3 Indianapolis Colts
4 New England Patriots
5 San Diego Chargers
6 Cincinnati Bengals
7 Arizona Cardinals
8 Dallas Cowboys
9 Pittsburgh Steelers
10 Green Bay Packers
11 Philadelphia Eagles
12 New York Giants
13 Atlanta Falcons
14 Baltimore Ravens
15 Denver Broncos
16 Jacksonville Jaguars
17 Miami Dolphins
18 Houston Texans
19 Tennessee Titans
20 Chicago Bears
21 San Francisco 49ers
22 New York Jets
23 Carolina Panthers
24 Washington Redskins
25 Seattle Seahawks
26 Buffalo Bills
27 Kansas City Chiefs
28 Oakland Raiders
29 Detroit Lions
30 St. Louis Rams
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32 Cleveland Brown

NFL Week 12 Predictions

Well we bounced back a little but I am afraid there are still many more surprises headed our way this 2009 NFL season. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. I would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 12 Predictions below:

Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins
St. Louis Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Atlanta Falcons
Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Jets
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Tennessee Titans
Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens (Changed after Big Ben was ruled out)
New Orleans Saints

Last Weeks Results – 11 – 5 (69%)

Year-To-Date Results – 100 - 60 (63%)

Last year I was 162-93-1 on predictions (63%)

Week 12 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Week 12 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Green Bay Packers - 11 - Detroit Lions
Dallas Cowboys - 14 - Oakland Raiders
New York Giants - 7 - Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins - 3.5 - Buffalo Bills
Seattle Seahawks - 3 - St. Louis Rams
Philadelphia Eagles - 9.5 - Washington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons - 13 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts - 3.5 - Houston Texans
Cincinnati Bengals - 14 - Cleveland Browns
New York Jets - 3 - Carolina Panthers
San Francisco 49ers - 3.5 - Jacksonville Jaguars
San Diego Chargers - 14 - Kansas City Chiefs
Minnesota Vikings - 11 - Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints - 3 - New England Patriots

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore & Arizona @ Tennessee - No Line

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Marc Bulger has broken Tibia

Marc Bulger was to have MRIs on his groin, and hamstring area as well as on his knee today. Results showed that Marc Bulger has a broken tibia. At this time it is ruled that Marc will be out 3-6 weeks. With only 6 games left in the 2009 NFL season this should put Marc on the shelf. I never wanted Marc hurt, but I have wanted Marc gone for years and now hopefully last Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals will be his last with the Rams. Kyle Boller will start for the St. Louis Rams this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 11

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St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals Matchup

For the second straight week the St. Louis Rams face a high-powered NFL offense as Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals come to town. This is another awful matchup for the St. Louis Rams. On paper it looks like another long day for the St. Louis Rams down at the Edward Jones Dome.

Whenever the Rams play a team that can light up the scoreboard I do not like the matchup. Even though the Rams played well last week let's not forget that they actually lost. The Rams allowed 28 points and 420 total yards to the New Orleans Saints. Fans may think that is progress and maybe it is but these Rams are not going to win a single game when they allow 28 points, it's just not going to happen. The Saints gashed the Rams for 200+ yards rushing and they don't really have a #1 RB. The Rams also allowed 60% third down conversions, a trend that continues.

On to this week where matchups on both sides of the ball are frightening. The Arizona Cardinals score 25+ points per game and have been hot of late winning 5 of their last 6 games and they are undefeated on the road. Now with a healthy Anquan Boldin the Cardinals feature the best trio of wide receivers in the game and the Rams are very think and inexperienced at cornerback. The Rams will have no answer for Larry Fitzgerald who continues to be the best wide receiver in the NFL. The Rams need to pressure Kurt Warner into mistakes, and since they are 29th in sacks they will need to come of with some plays to get to him. In addition to these facts the Cardinals are starting to work Beanie Wells into their running game and he has been running hard. If they can supplement their passing game with any rushing at all they will put up 30+ points today.

When the Rams have the ball they will once again have to rely on Steven Jackson for production. The Rams lack of downfield passing makes them a sitting duck week after week. The Cardinals are 30th in pass defense but that is not the Rams or Marc Bulger's strength. The Cardinals play down hill all of the time and are super aggressive. Look for them to play 10 players within 10 yards and sometimes 5 yards of the line of scrimmage to shutdown Jackson. The Cardinals are 5th in sacks and will get pressure on Bulger throughout the game. Darnell Dockett is a beast and they will have to block him with Jacob Bell. Bell has no shot at blocking Dockett, the Rams need to play a fullback more often today. Adrian Wilson who usually eats the Rams alive only has half a sack on the season, look out for him today. Steven Jackson will have to do a great job in blitz pickup today. The Cardinals will lock down on Donnie Avery and Brandon Gibson with tight man to man coverage from Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie & Bryant McFadden. Over the top they will have Adrian Wilson and Antrel Rolle both will be looking to shut down Steven Jackson. You can get big plays against the Cardinals but they will keep coming.

The St. Louis Rams just do not have the type of offense to hang with Arizona Cardinals. The Rams will have to be at least +3 in turnover differential to hang in this one. I liked how hard they played last week but let's face it you only get 16 chances to win you should play hard 16 times. This whole thing is a complete mismatch.

Prediction Arizona Cardinals 30 - St. Louis Rams 10

St. Louis Rams Sellout Game Against Cardinals

For the second week in a row the St. Louis Rams asked for an extension to sellout their game. This week the Rams were forced to purchase over 4,000 tickets to the Arizona Cardinals game to avoid a TV blackout. The Rams state they will give the tickets to local charities and youth groups. Even the NFC West leading 6-3 Arizona Cardinals and Kurt Warner were not enough to sellout this game. This will be the 5th straight home sellout of the year for the Rams which is a little surprising since they are 6-33 in their last 39 games. Tickets sales have been bolstered by having some great QBs come to town. This season the fans have gotten to see Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and now Kurt Warner with the division rival Arizona Cardinals. By the way those five teams have a combined record of 37 and 8!!! That may be lucky for tickets sales but as not been good for the Rams as they are 1-8 for the season and 0-4 at home.

St. Louis Rams Week 11 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams Week 11 Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status
Richie Incognito - G- Foot - Out
Chris Long - DE - Knee - Questionable
C.J. Ah You - DE - Knee - Out for the Season
James Hall - DE - Back - Probable
Leonard Little - DE - Knee - Probable
Clifton Ryan - DT - Toe - Probable

C.J. Ah You Out For The Season

Well as things have went for the St. Louis Rams for a while now, as they take 1 step forward they always take a step backwards. The Rams have now lost C.J. Ah You for the year. C.J. Ah You tore the ACL in his left knee during practice on Wednesday. Ah You was starting to rotate in and play well on the D-Line. For the 2009 season Ah You had 17 tackles and a sack, 15 of those tackles in the last four games that he played. Hopefully he will be able to return for the 2010 season.

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 10

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1 - Minnesota
2 - New Orleans
3 - Indianapolis
4 - Cincinnati
5 - Pittsburgh
6 - New England
7 - Arizona
8 - San Diego
9 - Dallas
10 - Atlanta
11 - Denver
12 - Green Bay
13 - Philadelphia
14 - New York Giants
15 - Houston
16 - Baltimore
17 - Carolina
18 - Jacksonville
19 - New York Jets
20 - Chicago
21 - San Francisco
22 - Tennessee
23 - Miami
24 - Washington
25 - Seattle
26 - Buffalo
27 - St. Louis
28 - Kansas City
29 - Tampa bay
30 - Detroit
31 - Oakland
32 - Cleveland

NFL Week 11 Predictions

Week 10 was my worst week of the season. It is time to bounce back. I expect things to go more according to form this week. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. I would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 11 Predictions below:

Carolina Panthers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens
Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Giants
New Orleans Saints
Detroit Lions
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
Arizona Cardinals
New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals
Philadelphia Eagles
Houston Texans

Last Weeks Results – 7 – 8 (47%)

Year-To-Date Results – 89 - 55 (62%)

Last year I was 162-93-1 on predictions (63%)

New Orleans Saints Cut Chase Daniel

The New Orleans Saints have cut Chase Daniel again. ESPN and Profootballtalk.com has reported that since the Saints have picked up CB Chris McAllister due to all of their secondary injuries, they have cut Chase again. I would think we should soon be hearing that Chase has been placed back on their practice squad but you never know. I wish Chase good luck. It was great to see him walking on the sidelines of a 9-0 NFL team. I hope he still gets his chance in the NFL.

2010 NFL Pro Bowl Voting

It is time for St. Louis Rams fans to stand up and get Steven Jackson into the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl. Steven Jackson has been outstanding through 9 games of the 2009 NFL season. Don't let the Rams 1-8 record keep him from this award. Steven Jackson is 3rd in the NFL with 915 yards rushing and 2nd in total yards with 1146. Jackson also leads the Rams in receptions with 33 and has taken the Rams upon his back the last few games in an attempt to almost single handedly win the game. It is simple, go to the NFL Pro Bowl voting site HERE and give Steven Jackson your vote, he deserves it.

St. Louis Rams Captains For Week 11

St. Louis Rams Captains For Week 11

The St. Louis Rams have announced their three Team Captains for this weeks game against the Arizona Cardinals. Offense - Donnie Avery, Defense - Justin King, Special Teams - Chris Chamberlain.

Week 11 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Week 11 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Carolina Panthers - 3 - Miami Dolphins
Jacksonville Jaguars - 8.5 - Buffalo Bills
Pittsburgh Steelers - 10.5 - Kansas City Chiefs
Indianapolis Colts - 1.5 - Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings - 11 - Seattle Seahawks
New York Giants - 7 - Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints - 11.5 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions - 4 - Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers - 6.5 - San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys - 10.5 - Washington Redskins
Arizona Cardinals - 9 - St. Louis Rams
New England Patriots - 11 - New York Jets
Cincinnati Bengals - 10 - Oakland Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles - 3 - Chicago Bears
Houston Texans - 4.5 - Tennessee Titans

San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos No Line

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 10

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Rams Fall 32 Yards Short Of Paydirt

It was actually very fun today at the Edward Jones Dome as the St. Louis Rams played their best game of the season, but lost 28-23 in the end to the 9-0 New Orleans Saints. Bad clock managment forced Marc Bulger to throw up a prayer into the right corner of the end zone from the Saints 32 yard line as time expired. The prayer went unanswered and fans could only feel what could have been if the Rams could have pulled this one out. It was a great effort from the Rams who hopefully will continue to play for 60 minutes as they did today.

Steven Jackson continues to be a beast for the Rams. Jackson who touched the ball 35 times today was just the man in the first half as the teams exchanged touchdowns and the game was tied at 14 at halftime. Jackson who leads the Rams in receptions with 33 had 176 total yards in the game and a rushing TD. Jackson has rushed for over 100 yards three straight games now, as he had 131 yards today. In the first half he basically looked like he told the team to climb on his back and he would take them to the promise land.

Marc Bulger actually played ok today but he had a costly interception and his clock management on the last drive was awful. Marc continues to dump the ball off as if he is afraid to try and throw the ball down field. The two times he threw it down field to Donnie Avery both plays resulted in TDs. I am not sure at 1-8 why this team continues to dump the ball off on 3rd and long. There is also a disturbing lack of play action passes for a team that has Steven Jackson. This was the best game of he season for Marc as he completed 26 of 40 passes for 298 yards, with two TDs and one interception. It appears very obvious that Marc lacks a NFL caliber arm strength at this point in his career.

The Rams defense which battled the highest scoring team in the league continues to be very inconsistant. On one hand they held the Saints to only 21 points as the Saints scored one TD on a kickoff return to start the second half. On the other hand they did allow the Saints to roll up 420 yards of offense, and 203 yards rushing. In addition they continue to be unable to get off the field as the Saints converted 60% of their 3rd down conversions. The pass rush is also still anemic as the Rams managed only one sack on the day, by Chris Long as he bull rushed the Saints linemens ass into Brees forcing him to fall over. The Rams rarely even touched Brees. Again on the plus side the Rams seemed to hit harder than usual and they forced two interceptions and a fumble that resulted in a touchback. Overall inconsistant is still the best way to describe them.

The Rams will now have to get ready to take on Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and the high flying Arizon Cardinals next week at the Edward Jones Dome. The Cardinals already with a two game lead in the NFC West will look to pick apart the young Rams linebackers and secondary. This will be another tough test for the Rams. Hopefully the Rams will continue to improve and give us another good game.

GSOT Returns To The Edward Jones Dome

For those of you that have been waiting for some good football to return to the Edward Jones Dome today is that day. No Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk are not returning, the New Orleans Saints are coming to town. The Saints may be the closest thing we have seen to the 1999 Greatest Show on Turf St. Louis Rams. Let's look at what the Saints will be bringing to the Lou today:

The 1999 St. Louis Rams had multiple weapons in Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, and Az-Zahir Hakim. Adding to that even fringe players like Robert Holcombe and Roland Williams combined for 11 TDs! That may be more TDs than the 2009 St. Louis Rams even score. The 1999 were known as the Greatest Show on Turf and for good reason. Every time the Rams had the ball you thought they were going to score. The Rams scored 526 points in 1999, while allowing only 242 for an unbelievable point differential of 284. This offense was flat out explosive. Warner threw for 4353 yards and 41 TDs! Marshall Faulk had 2429 total yards and 12 TDs. Isaac Bruce had almost 1200 yards receiving and 12 TDs. The Rams D was also solid, while playing the lead most of the time they were fast and aggressive and knew how to get the ball back to the offense. The 1999 St. Louis Rams had a + 5 takeaway advantage. Those were the days.

Well welcome back to 1999 as the 8-0 New Orleans fly into town. Look at these numbers and you will see many similarities between the teams. The 2009 New Orleans Saints are 8-0 and lead the league in points scored and total yards per game. The Saints are on a staggering pace to score 606 points, 80 more than the 1999 St. Louis Rams! There defense is middle of the pack at the moment and are on pace to allow 348 points which will give them a point differential of 258, nothing to sneeze at. They are however very fast and aggressive like the 1999 St. Louis Rams. The Saints lead the NFL in interceptions and are +8 on turnover differential already. The Saints are also on pace for 38 sacks which is not bad. On offense they have Drew Brees on pace for 4600+ yards and 34 TDs. They have a trio of backs in Piere Thomas, Mike Bell and Reggie Bush that can be explosive at times. Done are in the Marshall Faulk class but the Saints are on pace to rush for 2000+ yards in 2009. Marques Colston is their Isacc Bruce. Colston is on pace for 1200+ yards and 12 TDs. Colston is complemented by Devery Henderson and upcoming Robert Meachem very similar to Torry Holt and Az-Zahir Hakim. The Saints can also throw Jeremy Shockey at you. Shockey is probably playing the best he has played since coming into the league. The Saints special teams is the only piece they lack at the moment and the biggest difference between the two teams. Could you imagine the Saints with Percy Harvin!

For those of you that think the St. Louis Rams coming off a win and a bye week will pound Steven Jackson at the Saints and win this game I am afraid you are mistaken. I will however give you this little nugget. As we all know the 2008 St. Louis Rams beat the Dallas Cowboys. Do you remember mid-season 1999 the 6-1 St. Louis Rams lost to the Detroit Lions! It is the NFL so anything can happen but it should not happen today. You don't get a much bigger mis-match than the highest scoring team in the league going up against the lowest scoring team in the league.

My closing thought is for all of the Rams fans that continually make excuses for this team, and Marc Bulger. The 1999 St. Louis Rams were able to roll behind a line of Fred Miller, Tom Nutten, Andy McCollum, Adam Timmerman and Orlando Pace. Not all the highest of draft picks but it is nice to have a young Orlando Pace. This current Rams O-line has two first rounf draft picks, and two free agents that received 30+ million dollar contracts. I don't want to hear any more excuses. Teach them to block, change the scheme or get rid of them. Bulger step up in the pocket, be a man and throw the ball to the Rams receiver, put it in his hands, just do it. You have been sacked less than almost every QB in the league. Quit your bitchin and poutin and do what you got 65+ million dollars to do and that is to win football games. For all of you that say we always need better, and they have no chance just think about some things. The Saints and Drew Brees made household names of 7th round pick Marques Colston, and undrafted Lance Moore. In additon the Saints current O-line of Jermon Bushrod, Carl Hicks, Jonathan Goodwin, Jahri Evans and Jon Stinchcomb were drafted in the 4th, 5th, 5th, 4th and 2nd round respectively. I won't even tell you that the Saints have 11 players on the IR! So let's quit all the sad talk and play some football. Let's try to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast an opponent for once.

With all of that being said it looks pretty easy.

Prediction New Orleans Saints 37 - St. Louis Rams 6

NFL Week 10 Rams Prop Bets From Bodog

Each week there are interesting St. Louis Rams prop bets set up in Las Vegas. This weeks prop bets involve the St. Louis Rams Steven Jackson and Leonard Little Take a look courtesy of football bets @ Bodog.

Rams Prop Bets

Which team will Michael Vick be on for Week 1 of the 2010 NFL Regular Season?

Buffalo - 2/1
Cleveland - 5/1
Washington - 5/1
St. Louis - 5/1
Oakland - 15/2
Carolina - 10/1
San Francisco - 15/1

Who will have the most Rushing Yards in the 2009 NFL Regular Season?

Chris Johnson - 5/4
Cedric Benson - 3/1
Adrian Peterson - 3/1
DeAngelo Williams - 3/1
Steven Jackson - 5/1
Maurice Jones-Drew - 10/1
Michael Turner - 10/1

Who will have the most Sacks in the 2009 NFL Regular Season?

Jared Allen - 3/1
Elvis Dumervil - 3/1
Dwight Freeney - 4/1
James Harrison - 5/1
Trent Cole - 7/1
Julius Peppers - 7/1
Andre Carter - 8/1
Robert Mathis - 8/1
Will Smith - 8/1
Jason Taylor - 15/1
Brian Orakpo - 15/1
Leonard Little - 18/1

Best Football Team In The State Of Missouri

I am looking forward to watching the best football team in the State of Missouri play this weekend. I wish I was talking about the St. Louis Rams. However at 1-7 and a point differential of -144 sadly they are not the top team. Nor am I talking about the 1-7 Kansas City Chiefs with a point differential of -79. Not even the 5-4 Missouri Tigers with a point differential of +31 are on my radar. I am talking about watching the 11-0 Desmet Spartans take on the 9-2 Jeff City Jays tonight at DeSmet High School . If you want to watch two really good football teams this weekend this is the game to be at. This is a Quarterfinal game in the Class 6 Missouri High School Football Playoffs. The winner will take on the winner of the huge Rockhurst, Blue Springs game also being played tonight. DeSmet, ranked 4th in the State of Missouri brings a high powered offense that has scored 537 points in 11 games. The Spartans also have a great defense that has only allowed 7.9 points per game. Jeff City is ranked #5 in the state and has a point differential of +251 on the year. This is going to be a great one. I believe DeSmet is poised to win the MSHSAA Class 6 Football Championship this year. We shall see....

***UPDATE*** DeSmet 27 - Jeff City 6 Final

NFL Week 10 Predictions

Wow that was a rough week. Now we have to start off with a tough Thursday Night Football game on NFL Network. I am actually going to go with the Chicago Bears even though they are playing awful. I think Lovie Smith knows they have to win this game and I think they have more firepower than the San Francisco 49ers. We shall see. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. I would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 10 Predictions below:

Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
San Diego Chargers
New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens

Last Weeks Results – 7 – 6 (54%)

Year-To-Date Results – 82 - 47 (64%)

Last year I was 162-93-1 on predictions (63%)

St. Louis Rams Week 10 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams Week 10 Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Practice Status
Richie Incognito - G - Foot - Did Not Participate In Practice
Jacob Bell - G - Thumb - Full Participation in Practice
C.J. Ah You - DE - Ankle -Limited Participation in Practice

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 9

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 9


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1 New Orleans
2 Minnesota
3 Indianapolis
4 Pittsburgh
5 New England
6 Cincinnati
7 Dallas
8 Atlanta
9 Denver
10 Philadelphia
11 Arizona
12 San Diego
13 Giants
14 Houston
15 Baltimore
16 Jets
17 Jacksonville
18 Green Bay
19 Chicago
20 Carolina
21 Miami
22 San Francisco
23 Tennessee
24 Buffalo
25 Seattle
26 Washington
27 St. Louis
28 Kansas City
29 Detroit
30 Tampa Bay
31 Oakland
32 Cleveland

Week 10 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Week 10 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Favorite Spread Underdog
San Francisco 49ers - 3 - Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints - 13.5 - St. Louis Rams
New York Jets - 6.5 - Jacksonville Jaguars
Atlanta Falcons - 1.5 - Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans - 6.5 - Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings - 16.5 - Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers - 7 - Cincinnati Bengals
Miami Dolphins - 10 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Broncos - 3.5 - Washington Redskins
Oakland Raiders - 1.5 - Kansas City Chiefs
Arizona Cardinals - 9 - Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys - 3 - Green Bay Packers
San Diego Chargers - 2.5 - Philadelphia Eagles
Indianapolis Colts - 3 - New England Patriots

Bye Week Teams: New York Giants & Houston Texans

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 9

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2009 NFL Power Rankings: Through Week 8

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1 New Orleans
2 Indianapolis
3 Minnesota
4 New England
5 Denver
6 Pittsburgh
7 Philadelphia
8 Dallas
9 Cincinnati
10 Giants
11 Atlanta
12 Baltimore
13 Arizona
14 Green Bay
15 Houston
16 San Diego
17 Chicago
18 Jets
19 Jacksonville
20 Carolina
21 Miami
22 San Francisco
23 Buffalo
24 Seattle
25 Tennessee
26 Washington
27 Kansas City
28 St. Louis
29 Detroit
30 Oakland
31 Tampa Bay
32 Cleveland

NFL Week 9 Predictions

There should be a lot of close games this week. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. I would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 9 Predictions below:

Atlanta Falcons
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Ravens
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
New York Giants
Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles
Denver Broncos

Last Weeks Results – 9 – 4 (69%)

Year-To-Date Results – 75 - 41 (65%)

Last year I was 162-93-1 on predictions (63%)

Week 9 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Week 9 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

New England Patriots - 10.5 - Miami Dolphins
Jacksonville Jaguars - 6.5 - Kansas City Chiefs
Baltimore Ravens - 3 - Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers - 10 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago Bears - 3 - Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons - 8.5 - Washington Redskins
Indianapolis Colts - 8.5 - Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints - 13 - Carolina Panthers
Seattle Seahawks - 10 - Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers - 4 - Tennessee Titans
New York Giants - 4.5 - San Diego Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles - 3 - Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers - 3 - Denver Broncos

Bye Week Teams: Buffalo, Cleveland, Oakland, St. Louis, Minnesota, NY Jets

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NFL Week 9 Rams Prop Bets From Bodog

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Rams Prop Bets

Team Odds

Odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl XLIV
St. Louis Rams - 1000/1

Odds to win 2009-2010 NFC Championship
St. Louis Rams - 500/1

Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 8

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Rams beat Lions 17-10 to end losing streak

Steven Jackson picked a great time for his first rushing touchdown of the season as he raced 25 yards into the end zone to put the Rams up 17-10 with 1 minute and 38 seconds left to play against the Detroit Lions. That turned out to be the difference as the Rams ended their 17 game losing streak, and head into the bye week at 1-7.

Steven Jackson was the difference today between these two bottom dwelling teams. The lack of talent and playmakers on these teams is quite noticeable. The Rams took advantage of their only playmaker as Jackson had 25 touches on the day and accounted for over 45% of the Rams total offensive yardage. Steven Jackson is now tied with Adrian Peterson for second with 784 rushing yards, 40 behind the Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson. The Rams benefited from a pass interference penalty on the Lions on their last drive and after that it was all Jackson, who rushed for the final 42 on the ground.

Their were plenty of negatives on the day for the Rams but for now I am going to just sit back and enjoy this one because it has been a long time since the Rams last won a regular season football game. With my glass half full goggles on, I will even point out that the Rams 17 point outburst on Sunday puts them only 1 point behind the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns for the least amount of points scored in the NFL.

Keenan Burton led the Rams in catches (5) and yardage (54) on Sunday. Donnie Avery was again a no show with only 1 catch for 15 yards. On defense Ron Bartell led the team with 6 tackles and Chris Long was credited with his first sack of the season. The Rams now can enjoy the next week off as they prepare to take on the 7-0 New Orleans Saints.

Week 8 – Rams @ Lions Matchup

Well today is the day we have been forced to wait for. Are the St. Louis Rams really worse than the Detroit Lions? The Rams have lost 17 straight games, but are still not quite the laughing stock of the league thanks to the Lions going 0-16 in 2008. Prior to the Lions greatness in 2008 it seemed impossible for a non-expansion team, during the salary cap era to lose every game. The Lions losers of 22 of their last 23 games will want this one bad. A Lions win over the Rams on Sunday would give them two victories on the year and put the Rams at 0-8 heading into the bye week. A loss to the Lions would make the Rams the current laughing stock of the league for sure. Nobody takes the Oakland Raiders seriously and they actually already have a win on the season. The Tennessee Titans won 13 games last year, and the Cleveland Browns even have a victory this year. Hands down the Rams are going to be in mocking territory if they can not manage a win today at Ford Field against the Lions.

Don't expect much in the way of great football today, these teams are just looking for a victory. The Rams are coming off of a 42-6 defeat to the Indianapolis Colts and the Detroit Lions lost 26-0 to the Green Bay Packers prior to their bye week. These teams have been awful on offense. The Rams have a league low 60 points scored and have yet to score a rushing touchdown. The Lions are not much better as they are 23rd in points scored, and 25th in total yards. Whoever makes less mistakes should be the winner in this one.

Injuries could be the story of the day. The Rams will be without Richie Incognito, which will force Adam Goldberg to play inside at tackle with Jason Smith coming off injuries playing right tackle. If Donnie Avery is healthy enough to play a whole game he should be able to put a ton of pressure on a very suspect Lions secondary. The Lions desperately need Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson on the field on Sunday. Both are listed as questionable and without them the Lions offense is awful.

Intangibles - Scott Linehan loser of 17 of his last 20 as Rams head coach is now the offensive coordinator of the Lions. If he is ever going to have a good game plan going into a game it will probably be today against the Rams. You know Linehan wants this one bad. Likewise the Rams should really want to take it out on Linehan and the Lions today. This is a game Steven Jackson should be able to dominate. If the Rams are 53 playing as one they should win today, but can we believe in them?

I hope Marc Bulger read the quote from Derek Anderson this week when talking about his stats "Honestly, they are garbage," he said Wednesday. "I haven't looked at them since I started playing." Marc needs to take responsibility for his poor play and the Rams continual losing and lack of offense. Bulger should play better than Stafford, and Steven Jackson should play better than Kevin Smith. This is a game the Rams should win. I am going to stick by my word and pick Detroit today based on the fact I believe they will want it more and make the plays to win it. The Rams still do not seem to know how to win. Until they can turn their culture around I am going to pick their opponent.

Prediction Lions over Rams 20-16

NFL Week 8 Predictions

Had a nice bounce back week. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. I would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.
Week 8 Predictions below:

Baltimore Ravens
Houston Texans
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Diego Chargers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
Arizona Cardinals
New Orleans Saints

Last Weeks Results – 11 – 2 (85%)

Year-To-Date Results – 66 - 37 (64%)

Last year I was 162-93-1 on predictions (63%)

NFL Week 8 Rams Prop Bets From Bodog

Each week there are interesting St. Louis Rams prop bets set up in Las Vegas. This weeks prop bets involve the toilet bowl! Take a look courtesy of football bets @ Bodog.

Rams Prop Bets

The Toilet Bowl Odds

Will the loser of the Rams/Lions game in Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Regular Season have the #1 Pick in the 2010 NFL draft?

Yes -145
No +115


Who will commit more Turnovers Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Regular Season?

St. Louis Rams
Detroit Lions


Who will have more Rushing and Receiving Yards Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Regular Season?

Steven Jackson -9.5
Kevin Smith +9.5

St. Louis Rams Week 8 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams Week 8 Injury Report

Richie Incognito - G - Foot Out
C.J. Ah You - DE - Ankle Questionable
James Hall - DE - Groin Probable
Justin King - CB - Groin Probable
Clifton Ryan - DT - Illness Probable
Donnie Avery - WR - Shoulder Probable

Colts & Manning Dump The Rams 42-6

Well it was another early exit for the St. Louis Rams on Sunday as they were dumped 42-6 by the Indianapolis Colts at the very quiet Edward Jones Dome. The Colts won the opening coin flip, received the kickoff and went 90 yards, in 10 plays, in 6 minutes and 4 seconds to take an early 7-0 nothing lead on a 6 yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne. On a day when the Rams would only score 6 points the Colts had 7 before we even touched the ball. Game over.

I expect the usual puff pieces from the St. Louis media and the Rams tomorrow. The Rams tried hard, it was close for three quarters, if only we could have executed on a couple more plays. Well guess what the Rams did not and now have lost 17 straight games which is a disgrace in the salary cap era. In addition they have been outscored at home 116-33. They have not turned any corner, they have only managed to replace some older players for younger players.

I expected more from a Steve Spagnuolo led defense, I know he wasn't given much to work with but I was expecting something. The Rams were again lifeless on defense. The Colts had 3 drives of 78+ yards. The Rams allowed the Colts to convert 8 of 12 third down attempts. The Rams had no sacks and forced no turnovers. I know Manning is good and your secondary is thin but you have to play with a little risk.

The Rams offense was not much better. The Rams had only 121 yards of offense at halftime and trailed the Colts 21-3 going into the second half. On the Rams 4th offensive play they completed on a 50 yard flea flicker from Marc Bulger to Donnie Avery. In usual Rams fashion they only managed a field goal on the drive, and Donnie Avery was banged up again and was unable to play much after his catch. The Rams who had 63 yards passing only four plays into the game ended the game with 117 net yards passing and two awful interceptions by Marc Bulger.

I don't know how much worse it could get but we will find out this week as the Rams travel to Detroit to take on the Lions. The Rams have replaced the Lions as the laughing stock of the NFL, and if the Lions can hand the Rams another loss next week we will be down about as far as a franchise can fall.

Until next week....