Chris Mortensen is reporting that Scott Linehan has been fired.  The Rams will be releasing an official statement at 9:30 AM eastern.

Here is the link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3615358

This is a smart move by the Rams and had to be done.  Linehan lost the team.  I heard Haslett is the front runner for interim head coach.  I'm not thrilled about that but he can't be worse than Scott.

 

 

Can someone please tell me how Trent Green gives us a better chance to win than Marc Bulger?  Scott Linehan just sealed his own fate with this move and I am looking forward to moving ahead with a new coach.  This team has been underachieving for years and but this year has been the worst by far.  Giving up 18 points in the 4th quarter of a tight game is unexcusable especially at  home.  Hopefully this move will be made quick.  I did take a few positives out of today's game for a change.  The OL played very well and Steven Jackson finally looks ready to run.  Missing training camp definitely hurt him and now he seems to be at full strength.  I think we have a player in Avery and the D looked a little better today.  We can't lose next week (bye) and hopefully we'll get off the schnide the following week.  Go Rams!

Stat of the Week III At 5:14 p.m. ET on Sept. 21, on their 28th offensive possession of the season, the St. Louis Rams invaded the red zone of an opponent for the first time this season. When I saw this I definitely was in shock. Could this be true? Well it definitely is true and shows how bad this team is on both sides of the ball. Starting field position has been terrible all season plus the offense is non-existent. This stat pretty much sums up the season. Buffalo is no joke and Marshawn Lynch is going to be a handful next week. Something has to give with this team sooner than lat

I must admit that I was one of the few Rams fans at Lincoln Financial Field this afternoon to witness the worst football game I've ever seen the Rams play.  Most fans that watched the game on TV were lucky because you could change the damn channel.  I had to sit and watch as the Rams disgraced themselves and became a whipping boy for the Eagles.  I'm a little bitter in case you didn't notice. 
This team is an absolute joke.  I didn't have high expectations coming into the season but I thought the Rams would be a competitve team and have a shot at winning the NFC West and maybe 8 games.  7.5 point dogs to the Eagles and we lost by 35.  The Eagles could have won by 50 if they kept their starters in and shut us out but they gave us some mercy.  Where do I start?  How about the secondary:  The Eagles started a rookie WR and Hank Baskett.  Greg Lewis and Avant coming off the bench.  Somehow with WR's you've never heard of the Rams got torched play after play.  Can someone please turn around and see the ball after it's thrown?  These dbacks just look like deer in headlights.  We are going to get smoked by every team in the league if they want to throw the ball.  The only guy getting any pressure on McNabb was Long.  Our offense was in shambles and Bulger had zero time to throw the ball most of the day.  I couldn't even tell you if Torry Holt was at the game.  He was non-existent and don't even get me started on Drew Bennent.  Hopefully Avery and Burton will get some experience in the upcoming weeks.  McMichael was the only positive I saw on offense.  Steven Jackson looked slow and like he missed training camp.  Shocker!  The bottom line is the Rams have a ton of work to do before any team in the league will respect them.  How did it look on TV?

After seeing the Rams get pounded in the preseason opener against the Titans it's clear to me that the Rams are missing more than a few things. 

First off w/out Steven Jackson the Rams are guarenteed last place in the lowly West.  I'm a Rutgers grad here and a big Brian Leonard fan but he's not a #1 running back.  The Rams need to get this deal done and as soon as possible because Jackson is about the only bright spot the Rams have this year.  The O-Line can hopefully turn it around and give Marc some protection and I'm anticipating some good things from our rookie WR's.  Bennett is shaky to me but hopefully he can be a nice suprise this year.  The run defense was miserable last season and the opener was a joke.  Everyone knows the Titans can't throw the ball and they still ran all over us.  Our LB's need to step it up against the run this season. 

We definitely have a shot at winning the division but things can go downhill quickly once the season starts.  Hopefully Jackson will be back soon and our young talent can step up and make some plays.  Let me know your thoughts!

 

As a die-hard Rams fan over the past 2 decades I was so pumped to see the Rams take a franchise player like Chris Long.  I think he will come in and contribute to the defense right off the bat.  Hopefully Leonard Little can come back this year with a vengance and put pressure on the outside.  I think the defense is headed in the right direction and J. King was a quality pick in the 4th round with plenty of upside.   I was hoping the Rams would have taken Dan Connor in the 3rd round but I think the OL need was more important.  Overall the Rams did a good job and I'm excited to see some of the young guys get some action this year.  We still have plenty of star players and if Pace is healthy the Rams can definitely be a playoff contender.  Let me know your thoughts.