What's up Brownie fans?
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Aries, and #7 and #19, get me all ..............
#7 is Sipe, #19 is Kosar!
#7 is Sipe, #19 is Kosar!
WTF?
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Thanks for the help. After 3 hours of gatherin info and writing, I finally have the rough draft. Thought I would share it for those who are interested. My goal was to give STL readers and idea of what to expect out of Cleveland (Nat. media doesn't have a lot of info), so I'm sure the article will give you guys some info on what to expect out fo STL.
KEEP IN MIND... I wrote this article for STL fans. So heres the rough draft, if you're interested...
PRE-GAME: Rams vs. Browns in Cleveland
The Rams will hit the road to take on the Cleveland Browns this coming Saturday. I will match-up the units of each team to see where we stand. Check back after the game on Saturday for my post game thoughts, as well as YouTube videos of Bradford's performance, and all TD plays.
QB: Sam Bradford looked very sharp at times in his debut, but was very limited in his last two drives by horrendous O-line play. Bradford will be looking to build on the positives he had last week. So far, when Bradford has been given a chance to throw, he has looked very impressive. I expect Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur to open up the play book a bit, if Bradford can get some protection.
Meanwhile, AJ Feeley looked terrible and almost threw two picks; if the Rams are considering (even the slightest bit) starting Feeley, then he needs to improve this week. Keith Null looked very average, completing 50% of his passes. Rookie Thaddeus Lewis looked decent, completing 83% of his passes, but he is still adjusting to NFL speed and hopefully he can improve this week. Null and Lewis are fighting for the 3rd sting QB spot.
Last week Jake Delhomme went 6 for 7 with 66 yards, those stats were accumulated on his 1st and only drive of the night. Back-up QB Seneca Wallace was impressive, given his 2 TD passes. And rookie QB Colt McCoy was disappointing; McCoy was 5 for 10, for only 25 yards and 2 INT.
Bradford seems to be our best chance when it comes to putting points on the board. But the actual outcome of the game could be determined by the play of Null/Lewis Vs. Wallace/McCoy
RB: Steven Jackson will be held out of the game. The likely starter will once again be Chris Ogbannaya. Ogbannaya was not effective on the ground (5 carries for 8 yards), but he did make some receptions for over 30 yards. Rookie Keith Toston will also get a decent amount of carries in the second half.
The Browns' rookie RB Montario Hardesty will likely be held out of the game, as he did not practice the entire past week. However, the Browns primary RB Jerome Harrison will likely get some carries this Saturday. Harrison rushed for 800+ yards in 2009, and he scored a TD last week agaist Green Bay. Other RB's for Cleveland are: Chris Jennings and James Davis.
With Steven Jackson out of the game, it is likely the Browns will have the superior ground game. The Browns also have a better o-line to block for their runners. If the Rams are going to win, it will likely have to be through the air.
WR: Donnie Avery, Danny Amendola, and Laurent Robinson will be the likely starters. Keenan Burton will also get some time with the first unit. And many Rams fans will be excited to see the debut of Mardy Gilyard, who was held out last week with a wrist injury. All of the WR's I just mentioned have displayed a lot of promise so far this season. It figures to be an intense fight for roster spots; with the names already mentions, as well as Brandon McRae, Brandon Gibson, Brooks Foster, Jordan Kent and Dominique Curry.
Cleveland's primary receiver (at least in 2009) is Mohamed Massaquoi, who had just over 600 yards in 2009. The Browns' 2nd round pick of 2009, Brian Robiski, had a very disappointing 2009 campaign. Robiskie has been showing promis as of late, and looks to be much improved. Also watch Bobby Engram, and Joshua Cribbs. However, Cribbs' primary duty is on Special Teams.
We might not have Cleveland beat as far as overall talent. But I think WR is one of the positions where we got them beat.
Offensive Line: The Rams had a pitiful display by their o-line last week. Jason Smith, our #2 overall pick in 2009, looked like a "walk on" college player. The Rams also had struggles from both OG positions (although starting LG Jacob Bell was held out of the game). Rookie OT Roger Saffold was probably the most impressive, although he did get beat on one or two plays.
Cleveland has Joe Thomas on the blind side. If Thomas had a better offense around him, he would possibly be considered the best LT in the game. LG Eric Steinbach helps to completely solidify the left side (although playing next to Thomas makes his job easier). Center Alex Mack had a promising rookie campaign a year ago, and it looks like he will improve this year; Mack should be a solid center for Cleveland for years to come. RG Shaun Lauvao is a rookie, so it is difficult to say how good he actually is, but he certainly has potential. And at RT Tony Pashos and John St.Clair will share time.
Cleveland has the better o-line. End of story. At least until we see what Saffold can really do in the regular season, and until Jason Smith decides to start earning his $33mm guaranteed.
Defensive Line: The Rams had very solid play last week from their d-line. Chris Long was a disruptive force, rookie George Selvie played like he wants to be the steal of the draft, and we got solid penetration from the DT postition.
Cleveland will have starting DT Shaun Rogers on the bench. That is very lucky for the Rams, given our poor o-line play. However, NT Ahtyba Rubin appears to be a somewhat solid replacement. I have not found anyone else from Cleveland's roster really worth mentioning. This appears to be another position where the Rams have Cleveland beat.
LB: James Laurinaitis was solid force for our LB core last weekend; he appears to be the leader of our defense, and rightfully so. LB Larry Grant was also impressive against the run, and made the tackle of the night last week against a Viking's KR. Na'il Diggs will be the third starting LB.
Cleveland has a very solid LB in D'Qwell Jackson, but Jackson will not see the field Saturday. LB'ers Matt Roth and Marcus Benard will get significant playing time, and are said by some Cleveland fans to have potential as pass-rushers.
The linebacking cores of the two teams look even. But I think the fact that Jackson will be on the bench, and Laurinaitis will be on the field, will put the Rams ahead as far as linebackers go.
DB: The Rams had solid play by their DB's in the first quarter last week, but their pass coverage seemed to dissolve as the game progressed. However, starting DB's Ron Bartell, O.J. Atogwe, and Bradley Fletcher were held out of the game, and they should all be returning this weekend.
the Browns' had some injury issues of their own in the defensive backfield. Starting CB Eric Wright was held out of last week's game, and it is questionable whether or not he will return. If Wright does not return to the starting line-up, then Cleveland will be forced to start two rookies at CB in Joe Haden and TJ Ward (reports, and fans, indicate that they both look promising). Meanwhile, Safety Abram Elam struggled last week against Green Bay.
The DB position could go to either team, but I'm leaning towards the Rams, only because they are getting 3 starters back, while Cleveland might have to rely on two rookies and a struggling safety.
Special Teams: Both team's special units are looking solid. Cleveland has the elite return-specialist Joshua Cribbs, and St.Louis has the solid return-man Danny Amendola (who took one to the house last week). It will be interesting to see if special teams play has an effect on the outcome of the game.
OVERALL: Look for Cleveland to have the superior ground game. Steven Jackson will be out of the game, so the Browns will have better RB's and a better o-line. But if the Rams can provide any form of protection for Bradford, then I think the Rams will have a superior air game. I believe if we win Saturday, it will be because the o-line steps it up and gives Bradford a chance to make something happen.
Look for the Rams' first team 'D' to swarm around like they did last week. This Rams defense will be fun to watch all season. It is likely that the Rams will have the better defense on Saturday, especially given that Cleveland will be holding out some solid starters (Rogers, Jackson, and Wright). But, like all pre-season games, the final score will favor the team with better depth.
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Nice job. C+
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Aries, and #7 and #19, get me all ..............
#7 is Sipe, #19 is Kosar!
#7 is Sipe, #19 is Kosar!
time to surf
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I'm gonna have to disagree with one of your opinions. How does your WR/QB passing game get the advantage? You have Danny Amendola starting, he was a UDFA and spent the last 2 season's on practice squad's. I think your underrating MoMass, Robiskie, and Cribbs a bit. Cribbs didn't play special teams last game so he can focus on the WR position, so I wouldn't look at cribbs as just a special teamer. And you dont even mention the TE's Evan Moore and Ben Watson who also play in the slot and split out occasionally, they've been the brightest spot in the passing game. We put MoMass, Robiskie, Moore and Watson on the field with Jake Delhomme at QB....were gonna surprise alot of people this year passing the balls.
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It's okay, not great... you missed a few facts on the Browns that factor into some misguided opinions, but that's also my opinion.
It seems as though you completely miss the fact that CB Sheldon Brown is a good, veteran player and part of the Browns defensive corps
Joe Thomas IS considered by many (if not most) sports analysts as the best LT in the game even with last years dead-fish offense
As somebody with sports media experience... never, ever, ever use words such as "we", "our", "us" etc. You are not on the St. Louis Rams... period. You'll notice that even most play-by-play/color commentators will never use those words unless they once played for that team. Same goes for radio personalities and beat-writers.
the only other critique I have is that your sentences are sometimes too short and blunt, they don't seem to run together very well at times and makes it sound slow and staggered if you were to read it to yourself.
Good luck with your blog
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I agree with other posts here. I would give the article a c+ at best. I noticed you failed to even mention Hillis catching the ball out of the backfield as a threat this week. I n fact you didn't even list him as one of our backs. I know that technically him and Vickers are fullbacks but Hillis will catch and carry the ball. And did you even mention Vickers is one of if not the best Fullback in the league? I didn't see that.
And as for Zombo's post I agree to an extent. I like the differences on this board but at the same time some of you were complete jerks! This guy actually was writing an article and he actually did use some of what people on this board told him. I agree that I wouldn't do research that way. But as a secondary research technique it isn't so bad. And he shared the article when he was done with it. Or at least what he thought was done. I would revise it if I was him. He has received some good feedback on things that he missed.
Sometimes it is annoying how quick you all are to label somebody as an idoit or a douche or a board troller when they actually have a legit reason for visiting or they just want to have a good dialogue. Can't you all just get along? At least a little bit?
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yeah you can talk smack and all, but the guy came on and asked legitimate questions to get the opinions of browns fans. to completely shit on the guy for that (wrreasel and slowassburn) you make us all look bad. douchebags.
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I'm gonna have to disagree with one of your opinions. How does your WR/QB passing game get the advantage? You have Danny Amendola starting, he was a UDFA and spent the last 2 season's on practice squad's. I think your underrating MoMass, Robiskie, and Cribbs a bit. Cribbs didn't play special teams last game so he can focus on the WR position, so I wouldn't look at cribbs as just a special teamer. And you dont even mention the TE's Evan Moore and Ben Watson who also play in the slot and split out occasionally, they've been the brightest spot in the passing game. We put MoMass, Robiskie, Moore and Watson on the field with Jake Delhomme at QB....were gonna surprise alot of people this year passing the balls.
I'm gonna have to disagree with one of your opinions. How does your WR/QB passing game get the advantage? You have Danny Amendola starting, he was a UDFA and spent the last 2 season's on practice squad's. I think your underrating MoMass, Robiskie, and Cribbs a bit. Cribbs didn't play special teams last game so he can focus on the WR position, so I wouldn't look at cribbs as just a special teamer. And you dont even mention the TE's Evan Moore and Ben Watson who also play in the slot and split out occasionally, they've been the brightest spot in the passing game. We put MoMass, Robiskie, Moore and Watson on the field with Jake Delhomme at QB....were gonna surprise alot of people this year passing the balls.
I disagree with your point on the WR's. It doesn't matter if Amendola was a UDFA, he has shown more in this league than Robiskie. Until Robiskie proves me wrong, I'll take Amendola any day over him (if not for his ST value alone). And Donnie Avery (or Robinson, take your pick) is every bit of the receiver Massaquoi is. And then we got Mardy Gilyard who should be a deep ball threat. But the Rams are actually pretty crowded at WR this year, despite what you might have heard. We don't have that elite #1 WR right now (neither does Cleveland), but we certainly have an intense fight for roster spots going on, and we got some quality at that position. Your WR core kind of reminds me of our WR core last year. You have a guy or two that showed some promise the previous year, but the rest of the guys are somewhat unknowns when it comes to regular season performance (other than a play or two in a few games). Cribbs could very well help improve the WR position for you guys, but again, he is an unknown for the most part (not a whole lot of time at WR).
But you could certainly make a point about your team being much better at TE. The Rams have basically nothing at TE except for very raw players with no experience, but with some potential. This is one point I failed to mention in the article.
Jake Delhomme could very well turn it around. But he kind of reminds me of Marc Bulger, except not as damaged. Bulger is completely shell-shocked and just no longer has any poise in the pocket, which causes a lot of stupid throws. I hope he works out for you guys, but I would easily take Bradford over Delhomme at this point, hands down. But that's just my opinion. Bradford's ceiling is at a point where Delhomme will never even sniff, we know Delhomme's ceiling (above average QB that can win with a good supporting cast). Bradford will make some rookie mistakes, but he just has a hell of an arm and killer accuracy.
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yeah you can talk smack and all, but the guy came on and asked legitimate questions to get the opinions of browns fans. to completely shit on the guy for that (wrreasel and slowassburn) you make us all look bad. douchebags.
yeah you can talk smack and all, but the guy came on and asked legitimate questions to get the opinions of browns fans. to completely shit on the guy for that (wrreasel and slowassburn) you make us all look bad. douchebags.
wonder how a Browns fan would be received requesting the same on a rams board??
any volunteers........Gipper?
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yeah you can talk smack and all, but the guy came on and asked legitimate questions to get the opinions of browns fans. to completely shit on the guy for that (wrreasel and slowassburn) you make us all look bad. douchebags.
wonder how a Browns fan would be received requesting the same on a rams board??
any volunteers........Gipper?
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I agree with other posts here. I would give the article a c+ at best. I noticed you failed to even mention Hillis catching the ball out of the backfield as a threat this week. I n fact you didn't even list him as one of our backs. I know that technically him and Vickers are fullbacks but Hillis will catch and carry the ball. And did you even mention Vickers is one of if not the best Fullback in the league? I didn't see that.
And as for Zombo's post I agree to an extent. I like the differences on this board but at the same time some of you were complete jerks! This guy actually was writing an article and he actually did use some of what people on this board told him. I agree that I wouldn't do research that way. But as a secondary research technique it isn't so bad. And he shared the article when he was done with it. Or at least what he thought was done. I would revise it if I was him. He has received some good feedback on things that he missed.
Sometimes it is annoying how quick you all are to label somebody as an idoit or a douche or a board troller when they actually have a legit reason for visiting or they just want to have a good dialogue. Can't you all just get along? At least a little bit?
I agree with other posts here. I would give the article a c+ at best. I noticed you failed to even mention Hillis catching the ball out of the backfield as a threat this week. I n fact you didn't even list him as one of our backs. I know that technically him and Vickers are fullbacks but Hillis will catch and carry the ball. And did you even mention Vickers is one of if not the best Fullback in the league? I didn't see that.
And as for Zombo's post I agree to an extent. I like the differences on this board but at the same time some of you were complete jerks! This guy actually was writing an article and he actually did use some of what people on this board told him. I agree that I wouldn't do research that way. But as a secondary research technique it isn't so bad. And he shared the article when he was done with it. Or at least what he thought was done. I would revise it if I was him. He has received some good feedback on things that he missed.
Sometimes it is annoying how quick you all are to label somebody as an idoit or a douche or a board troller when they actually have a legit reason for visiting or they just want to have a good dialogue. Can't you all just get along? At least a little bit?
You're right about Hillis. I don't know why I didn't remember him, because that is someone I wanted the Rams to pick up. I didn't mention Vickers either, but if it makes you fell any better I didn't mention our pro-bowl fullback Mike Kearney either. I must of looked at an out-dated roster, I knew you guys had Harrison and Hardesty, and the roster had the other two RBs I mentioned, but I didn't see Vickers or Hillis on the roster (probably because they were listed at FB).
And your right, it did need some editing, but like I said the one you're looking at is a rough draft.
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Seriously, I don't make fun of other browns fans for answering this Retard. I am a new yorker and I don't know how you people do it but if someone comes into our stadium with opposing gear we heckle the shit out of them. It isn't anything personal. You know its all in good fun. I don't think stlsportblog will lose any sleep.
Grow a nutsnack browns fans. I can't believe all the feedback just for heckling.
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yeah you can talk smack and all, but the guy came on and asked legitimate questions to get the opinions of browns fans. to completely shit on the guy for that (wrreasel and slowassburn) you make us all look bad. douchebags.
wonder how a Browns fan would be received requesting the same on a rams board??
any volunteers........Gipper?
wonder how a Browns fan would be received requesting the same on a rams board??
any volunteers........Gipper?
If you went to the board that I frequent there would probably be a few immature posters, followed by some very helpful ones. So no worries, I knew what to expect. All forums are the same.
This is probably my last post (might check back after the game Saturday). But thanks a bunch to those who helped me out. Much apprecieted.
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Stlsportbarf,
Feel free to comeback once ur team is 0 and 16. Apparently there are some browns fans with man crushes who you maybe able to convert into rams fans.
It has nothing to do with being immature, you penis. Its about being passionate. Your little brownies and comment about us needing luck comment brought this on. Like I said I wouldn't go into some ones house talkin smack and then expecting them not to retort.
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Stlsportbarf,
Feel free to comeback once ur team is 0 and 16. Apparently there are some browns fans with man crushes who you maybe able to convert into rams fans.
It has nothing to do with being immature, you penis. Its about being passionate. Your little brownies and comment about us needing luck comment brought this on. Like I said I wouldn't go into some ones house talkin smack and then expecting them not to retort.
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Stlsportbarf,
Feel free to comeback once ur team is 0 and 16. Apparently there are some browns fans with man crushes who you maybe able to convert into rams fans.
It has nothing to do with being immature, you penis. Its about being passionate. Your little brownies and comment about us needing luck comment brought this on. Like I said I wouldn't go into some ones house talkin smack and then expecting them not to retort.
Stlsportbarf,
Feel free to comeback once ur team is 0 and 16. Apparently there are some browns fans with man crushes who you maybe able to convert into rams fans.
It has nothing to do with being immature, you penis. Its about being passionate. Your little brownies and comment about us needing luck comment brought this on. Like I said I wouldn't go into some ones house talkin smack and then expecting them not to retort.
Actually, now that you bring it up, it has everything to do with being immature. On every forum (mine included) there are posters who are mature enough to tell the difference between mild joking and flat out trolling. And there are some members (you) who can't tell the difference. But I'll just leave it at that. You're free to think whatever you want. If mild jabs on a forum bother you that much, then you must have a pretty good life.
but like I said, I knew what to expect. So I'm not gonna hold it against you.
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And make no mistake about it, I didn't heckle you cause I thought you were a troll. I did it cause you liked the rams. I expected some whitty comments back, but I guess not.
And make no mistake about it, I didn't heckle you cause I thought you were a troll. I did it cause you liked the rams. I expected some whitty comments back, but I guess not.
I misread your tone. But you seem to have a problem with me "coming into your house" and laying down smack...but little do you know that's exactly what the Rams are gonna be doing to the Browns Saturday. I hope your rookie CB's like the smell of burnt rubber.
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