Restoring the Greatest Show: A St. Louis Rams Franchise

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Free Agency

The Rams have signed the following players:

Z. Bowman, CB
J. Charles, RB

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NFL Draft

Round 1: K. Okuyemi, LT(Minnesota)

This is a big tackle at 6'8" 315 lbs. He is a great pass blocker and will lock up the QB's back side for years to come.

Round 2: J. Baston, WR(Tennessee)

This wide out has good hands and may even be a day one starter.

Round 2 Pick 2: K. Childers, TE(Texas A&M)
Good pass catching tight end. Will immediately make this passing game better.

Round 3: J. Lewis, RE(N.C. State)

This is a good pass rushing DE that is very raw, but could be a good player one day.

Round 4: A. Augustine, ROLB(Miami)

This player would have gone higher, but he has off the field issues. He is as talented as any linebacker in this draft and obviously the front office believes they can straighten him out.

Round 4 Pick 2: E. Mourning

This may be a hit or miss pick. This is one of those players that is either going to be a starter or a bust. Only time will tell. Was a great pass rusher in college, but lacked ideal fundamentals.

Round 5: J. Berry, QB (Florida)

Like Augustine, this kid has had his share of problems. But, Turner knows how to work with QB's and he really believes that this kid could be the next great thing in the NFL. Only problem is his delivery is a little awkward. But, he will provide speed and a better arm than any QB on the roster.

Round 6: T. Duhon, WR (Florida)

Played with Berry at Florida and Whisenhunt loved what he sees in this guy. This could be a great passing combo if it pans out.

Round 7: C. McCormick, LT (Cornell)

This pick is just for depth.

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Pre-Season In Review

The Pre-season is over and the Rams did much better than last year. They finished 3-1 with wins over the panthers, 49ers and buccaneers. They lost the final game to the Ravens 30-24.

Offense

Quarterback

The Rams quarterback situation seems to be going pretty well. Berry's work ethic and competitiveness makes him the day one starter. He performed well in the preseason getting a 59% completion rate with 501 yards 3 TD's and 1 INT. Anderson will be a solid backup and won games last year.

Grade: B

Running Back

After a hard year running the football, the Rams have decided to go younger. They signed free agent J. Charles during the offseason. Charles is a really speedy back that can take any run the distance. McGahee will be a great 3rd down back and has one of the best stiff arms in the league.

Grade: A-

Receivers/Tight Ends

This group had a surprise last year with Amendola bursting out for over 1,000 yards. This year he has been in the dog house though and has fallen out of favor with this new staff. He will now be the #4 receiver. This group looks like they can be great last year, but we have to remember that they did lead the league in drops last year lead by Amendola, who dropped 34 passes last year.

Grade: C

Offensive Line

This group looks like it can be a really great one this year. The one question is at RG. It remains to be seen if Davis can step up and be the guy there.

Grade: B+

Offensive Grade: B-

Defense

Defensive Line

This line had a much better year last year and had a great year stopping the run. Long had 5 sacks and they all looked much better than expected. Rookie RE Mourning has really shown up in camp and will take the starting job from Hall. Look for another good year from this line.

Grade: B

Linebackers

This group is led by Laurinaitis. He is a great linebacker and leader. Augustine looks like he will fill the void at LOLB and Chamberlain has been solid at ROLB. This group should be solid.

Grade: B-

Secondary

This group looks like they could have a great year. Bartell had a great year with 4 INT's and 7 sacks last year. Fayton showed he was a force and Atogwe was Atogwe. Bowmen should be able to step in to the #2 spot and make plays.

Grade: A-

Special Teams

Kicker

J. Brown is a great kicker with a strong leg. He had a perfect year last year and you can expect more good out of him.

Grade: A+

Punter

D. Jones is a good punter. He lead the league in punting AVG last year.

Grade: A+

Overall Team Grade

This is a young team, but looks like it could be good. Expect an improvement from next year. Playoffs may even be a possibility. We'll see.

Grade: B-

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Depth Chart is up on the front page

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Week 1:Seahawks at Rams
Rams Open Up Season With Win

St. Louis, MO--AP:The Rams are a very young team, but they sure are full of talent. Many rookies showed that they have the talent to be great. The day started off with both teams scoring on their first drives. Then the Seahawks took a lead into halftime 14-13. But, the Rams would get it back on the halftime kickoff with a return by Avery. The rest of the game would be a shootout. The Seahawks got the ball back with 1:55 left and down by three. But, the Rams forced a fumble and were able to take a knee to end the game with the win 31-28.

Scoring Summary

Quarter 1
(SEA) G. Barnidge 10 YD Pass From D. Trumblee(M. Crosby Kick), 3:25
(STL) J. Charles, 8 YD Run(J. Brown Kick), 1:13

Quarter 2(7-7)
(SEA) G. Barnidge 2 YD Pass From D. Trumblee(M. Crosby Kick), 4:55
(STL) J. Brown, 48 YD FG, 2:21
(STL) J. Brown, 37 YD FG, :00

Quarter 3(14-13)
(STL) D. Avery, Returned Kickoff 104 YDS(2 PT), 5:46
(SEA) J. Jones, 6 YD Run(M. Crosby Kick), 4:16
(SEA) D. Branch 75 YD Pass From D. Trumblee(M. Crosby Kick), 2:09
(STL) J. Brown, 21 YD FG, :06

Quarter 4(28-24)
(STL) B. Gibson 11 YD Pass From J. Berry(J. Brown Kick), 4:55

End Game(28-31)

Team Stats

Seahawks
Total Offense: 487
Rushing Yards: 79
Passing Yards: 408
First Downs: 17
PR yards: 7
KR yards: 52
Total Yards: 546
Turnovers: 2
3rd down conversions: 5-7(71%)
4th down conversions: 0-0(0%)
Red Zone TD: 3
Penalties: 0-0
Possession Time: 12:03

Rams
Total Offense: 339
Rushing Yards:109
Passing Yards: 230
First Downs: 15
PR yards: 5
KR yards: 223
Total Yards: 567
Turnovers: 0
3rd Down Conversions: 5-9(55%)
4th Down Conversions: 0-0(0%)
Red Zone TD: 2
Penalties: 1-19
Possession Time: 11:57

Individual Stats

Seahawks
Passing
D. Trumblee- 23 of 29 for 414 yards and 3 TD's

Rushing
C. Portis- 16 carries for 72 yards
T. Choice- 2 carries for 1 yard
J. Jones- 1 carry for 6 yards and 1 TD

Receiving
D. Butler- 5 catches for 142 yards
D. Branch- 4 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD
T. Houshmandzadeh- 3 catches for 56 yards
G. Barnidge- 3 catches for 32 yards and 2 TD's
J. Carlson- 3 catches for 31 yards
C. Portis- 3 catches for 13 yards
R. Watkins- 2 catches for 13 yards

Defense
P. Kerney- 3 tackles and 2 sacks
T. Nelson- 2 tackles and 1 sack
D. Grant- 5 tackles

Kicking
M. Crosby- 0 of 1 FG's, 4 of 4 XP's

Punting
D. Zastudil- 1 punt for 43 yards

Rams
Passing
J. Berry- 15 of 22 for 246 yards and 1 TD

Rushing
J. Charles- 10 carries for 45 yards and 1 TD
J. Berry- 8 carries for 65 yards
W. McGahee- 3 carries for -1 yard

Receiving
B. Gibson- 5 catches for 112 yards and 1 TD
T. Duhon- 3 catches for 63 yards
J. Charles- 2 catches for 16 yards
K. Childers- 2 catches for 19 yards
W. McGahee- 2 catches for 25 yards
D. Avery- 1 catch for 11 yards

Defensive
E. Mourning- 4 tackles and 1 FF
A. Carriker- 3 tackles and 1 sack
E. Fayton- 4 tackles and 1 FF

Kicking
J. Brown- 3 of 3 FG's, 2 of 2 XP's

Punting
D. Jones- 2 punts for 101 yards(50.5 AVG)

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Week 2:Bengals(1-0) at Rams(1-0)
Rams Collapse In Frustrating Loss

St. Louis, MO--AP:The Rams youth was exposed today. They took a big lead and appeared to have the game locked up, but they collapsed late and were unable to hold on. They had a chance to get into FG range late in the game, but 4 bad throws in a row by rookie QB J. Berry ended the game. The Rams secondary was inconsistent all game and that was sort of the theme for the whole defense. The Rams will have to rebound after their BYE week if they want to be contenders.

Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
(STL) W. McGahee, 1 YD Run(J. Brown Kick), 3:29

Quarter 2(0-7)
(CIN) S. Graham, 37 YD FG, 4:28
(STL) J. Brown, 48 YD FG, 3:06
(STL) J. Brown, 50 YD FG, :19

Quarter 3(3-13)
No Data

Quarter 4(3-13)
(STL) K. Childers 8 YD Pass From J. Berry(2 PT. Fail), 5:56
(CIN) B. Scott 14 YD Pass From C. Palmer(2 PT. Fail), 3:44
(CIN) J. Simpson 22 YD Pass From C. Palmer(S. Graham Kick), 2:58
(STL) J. Brown, 46 YD FG, 1:34
(CIN) B. Scott, 8 YD Run(S. Graham Kick), :25

End Game(23-22)

Team Stats

Bengals
Total Offense: 347
Rushing Yards: 88
Passing Yards: 259
First Downs: 12
PR yards: 0
KR yards: 118
Total Yards: 465
Turnovers: 1
3rd down conversions: 5-11(45%)
4th down conversions: 0-1(0%)
Red Zone TD: 2
Penalties: 0-0
Possession Time: 13:49

Rams
Total Offense: 254
Rushing Yards:137
Passing Yards: 117
First Downs: 12
PR yards: 61
KR yards: 135
Total Yards: 450
Turnovers: 3
3rd Down Conversions: 2-7(28%)
4th Down Conversions: 0-1(0%)
Red Zone TD: 2
Penalties: 0-0
Possession Time: 10:11

Individual Stats

Bengals
Passing
C. Palmer- 18 of 24 for 265 yards 2 TD's and 1 INT

Rushing
C. Benson- 21 carries for 75 yards
B. Scott- 4 carries for 13 yards and 1 TD
K. Huber- 1 carry for -5 yards
T. Smith- 1 carry for 7 yards
C. Palmer- 1 carry for -2 yards

Receiving
J. Simpson- 5 catches for 97 yards and 1 TD
C. Benson- 5 catches for 31 yards
B. Scott- 3 catches for 6 yards and 1 TD
C. Ochocinco- 2 catches for 101 yards
T. Smith- 2 catches for 16 yards
A. Bryant- 1 catch for 14 yards

Defense
K. Rivers- 5 tackles
C. Ndukwe- 4 tackles
P. Posluszny- 4 tackles

Kicking
S. Graham- 1 of 1 FG's, 2 of 2 XP's

Punting
K. Huber- 4 punts for 165 yards(41.2 AVG)

Rams
Passing
J. Berry- 11 of 23 for 117 yards and 1 TD

Rushing
J. Charles- 16 carries for 126 yards
J. Berry- 3 carries for 2 yards
W. McGahee- 2 carries for 9 yards and 1 TD

Receiving
K. Childers- 3 catches for 29 yards and 1 TD
D. Avery- 2 catches for 20 yards
D. Amendola- 2 catches for 28 yards
B. Gibson- 2 catches for 18 yards
J. Charles- 1 catch for 5 yards
J. Baston- 1 catch for 17 yards
W. McGahee- 1 drop

Defensive
O. Atogwe- 5 tackles and 1 INT
R. Bartell- 2 tackles and 1 sack
A. Augustine- 4 tackles

Kicking
J. Brown- 3 of 3 FG's, 1 of 1 XP's

Punting
D. Jones- 2 punts for 104 yards(52 AVG)

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Week 4:Rams(1-1) at Ravens(2-1)
Rams Blowout Heavily Favored Ravens

St. Louis, MO--AP:Everyone knows that the Rams are a scary matchup for any rookie quarterback. This was not exactly true for J. Berry. He did look shaky and threw 3 INT's, but he rallied back and was able to finish with 4 TD's. This game looked similar to the last one, but the difference was the Rams ability to finish. They kept their foot on the gas and never let up. This led to a huge win, 48-16.

On a side not, S. Jackson did not fare well playing against his former team for the first time and just could never get going.

Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
(STL) L. Robinson 15 YD Pass From J. Berry(J. Brown Kick), 2:25

Quarter 2(7-0)
(STL) J. Brown, 44 YD FG, 3:10
(BAL) D. Buehler, 50 YD FG, 1:20
(STL) J. Brown, 58 YD FG, :09

Quarter 3(13-3)
(STL) D. Avery, Returned Kickoff 98 YDS(J. Brown Kick), 5:45
(BAL) B. Edwards 64 YD Pass From J. Flacco(D. Buehler Kick), 1:54
(STL) J. Baston 36 YD Pass From J. Berry(J. Brown Kick), :21

Quarter 4(27-10)
(STL) D. Amendola 21 YD Pass From J. Berry(J. Brown Kick), 3:34
(BAL) S. Moss, Returned Kickoff 107 YDS(2 PT. Fail), 3:18
(STL) K. Childers 12 YD Pass From J. Berry(J. Brown Kick), 2:13
(STL) D. Amendola, Returned Fumble 15 YDS(J. Brown Kick), 2:04

End Game(48-16)

Team Stats

Ravens
Total Offense: 194
Rushing Yards: 26
Passing Yards: 168
First Downs: 6
PR yards: 0
KR yards: 223
Total Yards: 417
Turnovers: 3
3rd down conversions: 0-7(0%)
4th down conversions: 0-1(0%)
Red Zone TD: 0
Penalties: 0-0
Possession Time: 8:35

Rams
Total Offense: 403
Rushing Yards:129
Passing Yards: 274
First Downs: 16
PR yards: 32
KR yards: 144
Total Yards: 579
Turnovers: 3
3rd Down Conversions: 6-10(60%)
4th Down Conversions: 1-1(100%)
Red Zone TD: 2
Penalties: 1-10
Possession Time: 15:25

Individual Stats

Ravens
Passing
J. Flacco- 14 of 25 for 168 yards 1 TD and 1 INT

Rushing
S. Jackson- 9 carries for -1 yard
J. Flacco- 2 carries for 27 yards

Receiving
L. McClain- 3 catches for 4 yards
B. Edwards- 3 catches for 77 yards and 1 TD
T. Heap- 2 catches for 36 yards
S. Jackson- 2 catches for 23 yards
A. Caldwell- 1 catch for 3 yards
D. Bess- 1 catch for 22 yards
S. Moss- 1 catch for 3 yards
A. Monclair- 1 catch for 0 yards

Defense
E. Reed- 5 tackles and 1 INT
D. Foxworth- 5 tackles and 1 INT
R. Lewis- 2 tackles and 1 INT

Kicking
D. Buehler- 1 of 1 FG's, 1 of 1 XP's

Punting
S. Koch- 4 punts for 169 yards(42.2 AVG)

Rams
Passing
J. Berry- 19 of 36 for 278 yards 4 TD's and 3 INT's
D. Anderson- 0 of 2

Rushing
J. Charles- 10 carries for 81 yards
J. Berry- 5 carries for 46 yards
W. McGahee- 3 carries for 2 yards

Receiving
J. Charles- 6 catches for 75 yards
K. Childers- 3 catches for 21 yards and 1 TD
B. Gibson- 3 catches for 45 yards
W. McGahee- 3 catches for 38 yards
J. Baston- 1 catch for 36 yards and 1 TD
D. Amendola- 1 catch for 21 yards and 1 TD
D. Avery- 1 catch for 27 yards
L. Robinson- 1 catch for 15 yards and 1 TD
T. Duhon- 1 drop

Defensive
Z. Bowman- 1 tackle and 1 INT
E. Fayton- 4 tackles
C. Long- 3 tackles

Kicking
J. Brown- 2 of 2 FG's, 6 of 6 XP's

Punting
D. Jones- 1 punt for 51 yards

[Thugger Jackson]

mcghee gets his revenge!lmao! y trade s, jackson? the fact that all of this happened in one year(trade star player, change city, change coach) maks it kinda unrealistic but it's still great. keep the name rams! use the rhino logo bcuz the announcer can say it and the endzone in the super bowl will have the rams as its endzone design