Rams Roundup: Prediction: 10-6 season

The St.

Louis Rams improved their pre-season record to 3-0 with a 14-10

victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last Friday in K.C.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Running back Steven

Jackson knocked off the rust and the Chiefs by gaining 72 yards on

15 carries.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The Rams’ first drive of

the game was a thing of beauty. It was a 12-play, 73-yard touchdown

drive. Much of the beauty of that scoring drive stemmed from the

improved play of the offensive line. After a subpar showing in the

win against the Tennessee Titans last week, the line was dominant

last weekend against Kansas City.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>After the Rams’ defense

quickly got the Chiefs off the field, the offense followed that up

with another impressive 10-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. And

that’s what you want to see if you are a Rams fan.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The Rams team were a

little upset with themselves after the win last week against the

Titans. And I feel it’s a very encouraging sign that after a win

you are still looking for improvement. Plus, the atmosphere in the

locker room is so much different than the past.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The Rams expect to win.

They no longer hang around in the game and hope for a miracle

instead of making a lucky break for themselves.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The Rams’ defense was

strong, only giving up a combined 73 yards in the first half. The

defense picked up quarterback Sam Bradford, who threw an

interception early in the contest, and the Chiefs could only muster

a 26-yard field goal after that.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>That is why there is a

lot of optimism about this team from fans and media alike. It has

nothing to do with the unblemished pre-season record. No. This team

has continued to build on the 7-9 progress from a year

ago.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>And I believe that this

could be the year that the Rams bring playoff football back to St.

Louis. Why not? The Rams do have a tough schedule; however, three

out of the first four games are at home.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The Rams were 5-3 at home

last season and they didn’t do that bad on the road with

nail-biting losses against the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay

Buccaneers.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>But, the playoffs can and

will be a reality with a dominant showing in the NFC West division.

And by the way the quarterback position sets up in the division,

the Rams should go 5-1 in the NFC West with an overall record of

10-6.   

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