i agree with wv. the offensive and defensive lines will be the bread and butter for this team. much like the secondary is for seattle. i think that alone is enough to get them to 8 wins.

how much of an impact can gregg williams make? especially on the secondary.

how much of an improvement can the wide receivers make?

can bradford stay healthy the whole season?

answers to those three questions will determine how much better than 0.500 the rams can get.

i just want to add that the interior of this oline is the best i’ve ever witnessed on a rams team. personally witnessed. i’m sure other “wiser” fans on this board will remember other ones. hehe!

and this is without robinson having played a down of professional football yet. but i am that convinced. this running game is gonna be powerful.

it’s true that they hit the lottery with quinn. i hope the same happens with brockers and donald. then we could really have something special here. rams could use some luck right about now.

zn wrote:

Where they need to improve the most…and it’s not just Bradford…is on 3rd down.

That’s their big Achilles heel.

I got that from looking at the numbers for the last 2 years. Bottom third of the league.

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what were the 3rd down stats last season before and after zac stacy? just curious.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 4 months ago by InvaderRam.

trying not to dissect bradford’s play too much. just taking his career so far as a whole? he compares very favorably to eli manning. in fact. he rates better.

eli manning (first four years)
57 games 55 started 54.7% 11,385 yards 77 tds 64 ints 6.3 ypa 73.4 passer rating

sam bradford
49 games 49 started 58.6% 11,065 yards 59 tds 38 ints 6.3 ypa 79.3 passer rating

the one area where he pales is… durability.

i think he can be better than eli. i think numbers wise. even without considering all the circumstances under which bradford has had to play. the main thing holding sam back is his ability to stay healthy.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 4 months ago by InvaderRam.

i think improvement on defense could not only lower the points allowed but also potentially raise the points scored. add in a running game. and i could easily see this team increasing its point differential by 4 points. add improvement in the receivers and i could see an additional increase of 3 points.

i agree that bradford has the ability to be a solid tier 2 qb. my only question being can he stay healthy. these qb evals are so tricky though.

quinn’s play on the field is about as exciting as his interviews aren’t.

hey y’all. thanks, rm. good to be here. looks like a great board.