it’s funny that the defense is the unit that’s gone through so much flux during the fisher era while the offense has enjoyed continuity under schottenheimer.

but yeah. the defense will be out of excuses if williams stays. and there’s no reason to think that there will be another coordinator change there. another slow start will make my doubt grow bigger.

one thought. i wonder what the rams do if shaq thompson is available in the first round.

i could totally see them going for a guy like him – a hybrid lb/safety type – and then going offensive line in the later rounds.

i have a friend who watches the bruins weekly. and i trust his opinion. he likes hundley. not in the first round. but thinks he’s a legit second round talent.

and that’s better than any option the rams have right now. even if it means he has to sit out for awhile.

rams do need to draft a qb this year. i think that’s obvious. not to play next year but to develop.

bradford is about close to done as could be. i can understand why fisher and snead would want to extend him but would be astonished if they did not draft one for the future.

i mean he not only snapped his acl twice. he did twice in less than a year. it sucks. a healthy bradford would have made a huge difference this year and for the future. but it’s time the rams prepare for a future without him.

absolutely love this year’s draft. i wouldn’t trade robinson or donald for anybody else in this year’s draft. and this was one heckuva draft!

• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by InvaderRam.

actually one defensive player i got my eye on is shaq thompson. versatile and athletic. williams would find tons of ways to use a guy like that.

plus he could play some running back. lots of options for them.

i feel like the rams have a big need at three positions. qb. ol. and lb.

i don’t think they go ol in first round. my bet is fisher reverts back to usual form and selects his olinemen in the mid rounds. that leaves linebacker and quarterback. i don’t think they go linebacker.

so my best guess as to the first pick in next year’s draft for the rams is quarterback. OR the wild card is that they go best defensive back available. cuz ya know fisher loves him some defensive backs. and a great free safety or corner might send this defense over the top.

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i really like the way the offense is playing right now. nice mix of plays.

love the way the defense is playing. this is the dominant defense i was expecting to see.

but i agree with rfl. lots of mistakes yesterday that washington failed to capitalize on. years ago that would have been a loss but the rams won because they are that good. and washington is that bad. that’s good. but this team should expect more.

so what kind of team do we see on thursday? a team that truly is trying to find consistency and achieve excellence or a team that continues to fail to learn from their mistakes? i’ve seen enough to realize that this team is capable of having a winning record. no more moral victories. no more lessons to be learned for next season. i want to see a team that has put it all together. i want the rest of the league to take notice. so fisher put out the six picks for the coin toss yesterday? fine but i want that trade to REALLY mean something. i want this team to take that next step toward achieving greatness. i want that trade to be talked about for the next 50 years. and i think it could start with a win on thursday and the rams on their way to finishing with a WINNING record and a serious eye toward super bowl contention NEXT year.

ya know? so far that trade is only significant to two teams. the rams. and washington. that’s it. that’s not enough for me. i want this trade to matter to the whole league. and i want the league to feel it for years to come. dare i say i want this trade to be a part of nfl lore. the type of story fans hear about about but never witnessed personally. i’m excited.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by InvaderRam.

st louis police really should work on repairing their relationship with the community of ferguson. forget about who was right or wrong cuz there is most definitely a distrust of the police in the entire city of st louis that goes far beyond this incident.

or maybe they just don’t give a shit which is unfortunate.

well i hope ogletree can take this as a learning experience and be better prepared next year. disappointing. it took half a season to get himself in shape? not happy.

i saw greg make one big blunder. he did not look happy. he’s going up against some really good defensive linemen.

i also liked what i saw of the safeties. gave up that one big play to sanders, but otherwise, they seemed to be all over the field.

i doubt he’ll even be ready to play by the beginning of next season. if he is, good on him. but that’s two tears of the same ligament in less than a year. he needs to be cut and signed for a lower number.

time of possession was key. hill had a lot to do with that and keeping the d fresh. especially in the second half!

jameis scares me. i see a supremely talented qb who could easily implode once he’s given a big contract. seen it happen too many times.

i’m keen on hundley. my friend watches a lot of ucla football and while he doesn’t think he’ll be a superstar, he thinks he’s quite capable of being at least a very solid starting nfl qb.

depends i think. as long kroenke remains majority owner fisher is safe. if he sells he’s gone.

surprisingly i’m still very much excited about this team. even last sunday. the rams were in it until the fourth quarter. they were competitive and had chances to blow it wide open. obviously it went another way. but i just feel like they’re close. so i cling onto that.