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St Louis Rams NFL Football 2008 Regular Season Win …

Posted on July 2009 in betting on football

From http://GamblersTelevision.com 2007 was a forgettable year for the St Louis Rams. The Rams were decimated by injuries to their offensive line in the preseason and regular season. Starting quarterback Marc Bulger was a sitting duck in the pocket and it led to an injury-plagued season in 2007. The Rams have the talent to improve on a 3-13 record a year ago. Oddsmakers have set the Rams season win total at 6 ½ games.

When you handicap season win totals you must, I mean must look at the schedule.

Schedule:

The Rams have a difficult schedule in 2008. They face all the teams from the NFC East, which is the toughest in pro football. Two of those games are at home to Dallas and the NY Giants. With a retiring Strahan, the Rams could be competitive at home against the Giants. But the rest of the home games are winnable games and this Rams squad could go 6-2 this year at home if healthy. Now we would need St Louis to capture 1 road game on the season if they are to surpass 6 ½ wins. The Rams should be competitive on the road at Washington, San Francisco, NY Jets, Arizona, Atlanta and Seattle.
Offense:

Marc Bulger had an injury plague season in 2007. He broke his ribs and had a concussion on the season because his offensive line had three starters out with injuries. Further complicating matters were injuries to reserve lineman and the Rams were patchwork at best. Isaac Bruce was released and the 14-year veteran will be replaced by Drew Bennett who is a big target and has run after the catch abilities. Another upgrade to the unit is the return of offensive co-ordinator Al Saunders to the club. Saunders was around during the Mike Martz era. He uses shifts and motions and knows how to exploit weaknesses against opposing defenses. He also does a better job of utilizing his running backs better than Mike Martz. The Rams have upgraded their receiving corps. Through the draft they picked up speed for their fast home track in Donnie Avery from Houston and Kennan Burton from Kentucky. The Rams picked up former Seahawk place-kicker Josh Brown in free agency.
Defense:

First round pick Chris Long gives St Louis two bookends on their line with Lawrence Little playing opposite. The Rams defense was also hit with injuries. When St Louis had their 4 starters playing together in the secondary they were 3-3 when someone was out due to injury the Rams went 0-10. Linebacker Will Witherspoon led the team with 132 tackles and coupled with healthy Pisa Tinoismaou it should stabilize the linebacking corps.

And now to my Selection:
2007 was an aberration due to the injuries suffered by the Rams. Marc Bulger had a Pro Bowl season in 2006 by passing for 4301 yards and 24 TD’s with just 8 picks. Steven Jackson rushed for 2334 yards in the same year and ran behind a patchwork line in 2007. Jackson missed 4 games due to injury and most of a fifth game by getting hurt during a game. Look for Jackson behind a healthy line to resort back to his sold form. Chris Long will bring enthusiasm and his presence will give the Rams better depth on the line. Josh Brown is a key addition for St Louis who gives the Rams clutch kicking and will improve field position with his deep kickoff ability. A 7-9 or 8-8 season is a strong possibility. Play St Louis over 6 ½ wins for the 2008 season.

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13 Responses to “St Louis Rams NFL Football 2008 Regular Season Win …”

  1. fmthebaron Says:

    Man did I call it …
    Man did I call it or what?

  2. DavieDave59 Says:

    too late
    too late

  3. ctmingusfan Says:

    It will be a …
    It will be a miracle if the Rams win 1 game this year.

  4. dannysan5 Says:

    Yeah! it wasnt the …
    Yeah! it wasnt the greatest start ever but well get it right! The greatest show on turf is coming back!

  5. stlcardsfan010 Says:

    i was so …
    i was so disapointed today i no we are better than this we will get them next week thow GO RAMS

  6. dannysan5 Says:

    YEAH THE …
    YEAH THE SEAHAWKS!!!not good start to season tho:(

  7. gangstadudeyo Says:

    how the do you …
    how the do you win 6 and a half games

  8. longhorn22int Says:

    what the does …
    what the does this dude know
    the rams have fresh young talent on offense
    and a lot of upcoming stars on defense
    yea theyve been a really bad team for 7 yrs u idiot they went 12-4 4 yrs ago, they will amke the playoffs

  9. beachAJ Says:

    yeah thats why in …
    yeah thats why in 2001 14-2, retard

  10. dickwoodsworth Says:

    Their defense is …
    Their defense is one of the worst? Sir! That defense was actually half decent for once, last season. The fact that injuries continue to put them down is deigning. This year’s problem is the new offensive implementation. The receivers have no idea what they’re doing thus far, and Bulger’s been throwing interceptions because of it. The defense, right now, looks pretty awful, though, for the fact that they aren’t getting any pressure on opposing teams’ backfields. Mainly the d-line.

  11. fmthebaron Says:

    Rams have been a …
    Rams have been a really bad team for 7 years now and they’re gonna stay bad for awhile longer. They’ll probably only win 3 games again this year. Their offense is average at best, their defense is one of the worse and their special teams are horrible too. They’re in a horrible division but they’re still gonna be bad. I see the Arizona Cardinals finally making the playoffs this year in that crappy division.

  12. devils36 Says:

    Absolutly
    Absolutly

  13. stlcardsfan010 Says:

    GO RAMS THE …
    GO RAMS THE SEAHAWKS

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