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I'm a Rams homer. I think this is good news, Bulger is obviously in no condition as was evident in the game v Dallas. If you watched the last couple of games Bulger is missing on his bread and butter passes (i.e. deep-ins, quick outs) that he's made in prior years. Frerotte knows the offense very well having played under Linehan in the past, so no huge drop off. I'm not sure about Linehan taking over the play calling from Olsen, last year he did the exact opposite. The Rams are in trouble from management down to the product they put on the field every week. The poor draft selections and questionable FA pick ups is catching up with them. On a side note, is there a bigger FA bust then Drew Bennett?
Frerotte was the QB in Miami in 2005, and McMichael posted 582 yds and 5 TDs that year. So maybe the familiarity will increase McMichael's numbers starting this week.
I think it's a combination of a couple factors
BTW it was Olsens play calling last year that fueled SJAX's tremendous numbers down the stretch. He took over play calling from coach after their bye week last year and proceeded to go from an average offense to a dominate running attack.I do agree that he will lose his job next year, he's not a good head coach.Just a few opinions, would love to hear feedback from other Ram diehard homers.Bulger healthy or broken is a bad start. Greg Olsen is a ##### and comes from nowhere special and doesn't deserve the offense he was given. I believe he was O coach of the Lions in 05 and Harringtons QB coach. In 05 the lions had the 27th ranked passing, 26th ranked rushing and 28th ranked scoring Offense in the league. The 2005 Lions had a ####ty, sack filled offense, just like Olsen was coaching his way to this year as well. I am stoked he is demoted. Linehan did fine with play calling last year, even winning a few with another banged up O-line. He is too conservative and takes almost no chances unlike wild man Martz who would go for it on 4th and 8. The Ram receivers are not creating the seperation that they used to. Holt and Bruce have looked fair at best, age is taking a toll. And as someone pointed out, Bulger is not hitting his normal passes. He missed 5 easy Outs last weekend alone.The O-line is a much bigger issue then people lead onto. The 3-4 defense of Dallas created so much pressure that Demarcus Ware was in the backfield almost every play. Any play action or delay handoff or fake pass/handoff resulted in a sack or a hurried play. Olsen did not adjust at the half and was crushed, calling the same plays that took too long to execute. The Rams front 5 can not block a decent DL and until they fix this they will have to rely on quick play calls.Relying on quick play calls is difficult. If they send a 5 man rush then you have to find the 'open' man in a big hurry. With 4 rushing but a horrible O-line you shoudl have some time but that has been impossible for the Rams. Bulger had no time for check downs. It was sad. Literally he didn't have time to take a 4 step drop let alone chekc down to a RB. Although he tried a few times out of pure haste.Drew Bennett, hard to call him a bust. The Rams offense is not utilizing the 3rd WR like they have in years past. He has strength and height but lacks the ability to seperate from the defense. The Rams have had trouble since the big decision not to fight for Vermeil to stay. 1999 was the year they won it all, Vermeil had Martz and the WR's and Faulk were untouchable. The next year Martz took over and the special teams and defense instantly looked different. They made it to playoffs but lost the first round to the Saints. Boffed Special Teams did them in. Warner had an excellent year as did the entire offense. 2001 was their return to the Super Bowl, it could have been better but some impetuous calls from Martz showed why the Rams should have held onto the cooler headed Vermeil for all he was worth. 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005 werre more of the same. Poor special teams, wickedly bad defense and the introduction of injuries to our better O-linemen, like Pace. The Rams are truly so far off from the competition that if they were to receive the 1st overall or 2nd overall pick, that they should trade it immediately and pick up as many O-line as they can.Linehan won't lose his job this year but he will next year.
your talking like STL can tackle the ball carrier
good pointyour talking like STL can tackle the ball carrier
i think you're wrong about a lot of this, including the stupid idea of trading the 1st overall pick for a bunch of OL. you might check out recent chats at the st louis post dispatch with beat writers jim thomas and jeff gordon to get an idea of how linehan's tenure compares to martz's, as well as what the organizational hierarchy looks like.linehan taking back the playcalling looks like desperation and/or an attempt to deflect blame. a year ago everyone was giving him huzzahs for giving up the playcalling, showing that he was responsible for the whole team, or something like that. they also gave him huzzahs for hiring haslett, showing that he was mature and confident enough to hire such a competent former HC who otherwise could steal his job. now he's taking the playcalling back, and the defense is worse than it was under marmie, according to FO's metrics. anyway, suffice to say there is little evidence that anyone there knows what they're doing. they run the ball more these days then they did under poor ol mad mike. the moral of the story is be careful what you wish for.ThresherD said:Just a few opinions, would love to hear feedback from other Ram diehard homers.Bulger healthy or broken is a bad start. Greg Olsen is a ##### and comes from nowhere special and doesn't deserve the offense he was given. I believe he was O coach of the Lions in 05 and Harringtons QB coach. In 05 the lions had the 27th ranked passing, 26th ranked rushing and 28th ranked scoring Offense in the league. The 2005 Lions had a ####ty, sack filled offense, just like Olsen was coaching his way to this year as well. I am stoked he is demoted. Linehan did fine with play calling last year, even winning a few with another banged up O-line. He is too conservative and takes almost no chances unlike wild man Martz who would go for it on 4th and 8. The Ram receivers are not creating the seperation that they used to. Holt and Bruce have looked fair at best, age is taking a toll. And as someone pointed out, Bulger is not hitting his normal passes. He missed 5 easy Outs last weekend alone.The O-line is a much bigger issue then people lead onto. The 3-4 defense of Dallas created so much pressure that Demarcus Ware was in the backfield almost every play. Any play action or delay handoff or fake pass/handoff resulted in a sack or a hurried play. Olsen did not adjust at the half and was crushed, calling the same plays that took too long to execute. The Rams front 5 can not block a decent DL and until they fix this they will have to rely on quick play calls.Relying on quick play calls is difficult. If they send a 5 man rush then you have to find the 'open' man in a big hurry. With 4 rushing but a horrible O-line you shoudl have some time but that has been impossible for the Rams. Bulger had no time for check downs. It was sad. Literally he didn't have time to take a 4 step drop let alone chekc down to a RB. Although he tried a few times out of pure haste.Drew Bennett, hard to call him a bust. The Rams offense is not utilizing the 3rd WR like they have in years past. He has strength and height but lacks the ability to seperate from the defense. The Rams have had trouble since the big decision not to fight for Vermeil to stay. 1999 was the year they won it all, Vermeil had Martz and the WR's and Faulk were untouchable. The next year Martz took over and the special teams and defense instantly looked different. They made it to playoffs but lost the first round to the Saints. Boffed Special Teams did them in. Warner had an excellent year as did the entire offense. 2001 was their return to the Super Bowl, it could have been better but some impetuous calls from Martz showed why the Rams should have held onto the cooler headed Vermeil for all he was worth. 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005 werre more of the same. Poor special teams, wickedly bad defense and the introduction of injuries to our better O-linemen, like Pace. The Rams are truly so far off from the competition that if they were to receive the 1st overall or 2nd overall pick, that they should trade it immediately and pick up as many O-line as they can.Linehan won't lose his job this year but he will next year.
that's how i remember it as well, north, though to be fair they were playing some weak competition down the stretch. i thought their problem sometimes last year was that the defense would get killed and they'd have to give up the idea of running Jackson a lot.i agree on linehan, though i think the bigger problem is shaw/zygmunt. when you say next year, does that mean he coaches all of 2008 as well?North said:
It's been a long time (forever) since I heard someone speak this way about the Cards.Goes to show every year in the NFL is diffrent.
oh yeah - that's right, actually. even so, i thought he was was going to be out a while. are we talking a possible return in november?
