What looked like a promising season turned into a nightmare for the St. Louis Rams in 2011, as they seemed to regress in all phases of the game. Once promising first-round pick Jason Smith and second-round pick Rodger Saffold headlined a horrible offensive line, Sam Bradford transformed from a possible budding star as a rookie to an ineffective, unsure player.
Picking Up The Pieces
A physical brand of defense is what we should expect, in time with Coach Jeff Fisher coming to town, and the addition of corner Cortland Finnegan is a good start in that direction. While it’s going to take some time for this team to turn things around, the quickest way to do so is to hammer the running game, led by Steven Jackson.
Looking at the Rams division and personnel, that will likely be a hard thing to do weekly, as the 49ers are one of the better run defenses in football, and the Seahawks and Cardinals are up-and-coming defenses in their own right.
Still, if the Rams can have an effective ground game, and keep the score close (at least their division doesn’t have elite quarterbacks to contend with) they will give Bradford odds for success and help the defense to not stay on the field longer.
With this in mind, it would be wise for St. Louis to find a running back of the future in the first three rounds next week, as it will be important to have a backup plan if and when Jackson falls to injury.
| Rams 2012 Schedule | |||
| Week | Date | Opponent | Game Time |
| 1 | Sep 9th | at Lions | 1:00 PM |
| 2 | Sep 16th | 4:05 PM | |
| 3 | Sep 23th | at Bears | 1:00 PM |
| 4 | Sep 30th | Seahawks | 1:00 PM |
| 5 | Oct 4th | Cardinals | 8:20 PM |
| 6 | Oct 14th | at Dolphins | 1:00 PM |
| 7 | Oct 21st | 1:00 PM | |
| 8 | Oct 28th | 1:00 PM | |
| 9 | Bye Week | ||
| 10 | Nov 11th | at 49ers | 4:15 PM |
| 11 | Nov 18th | 1:00 PM | |
| 12 | Nov 25th | at Cardinals | 4:15 PM |
| 13 | Dec 2th | 49ers | 1:00 PM |
| 14 | Dec 9th | at Bills | 1:00 PM |
| 15 | Dec 16th | 1:00 PM | |
| 16 | Dec 23rd | at Buccaneers | 1:00 PM |
| 17 | Dec 30th | at Seahawks | 4:15 PM |
Please Note: All Games Are East Coast Time
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