Cards still on a roll, but not the Rams
Well, at least the city of St. Louis has one sports team to cheer for this fall. The Cards have won five in a row (okay, it was over the Rockies and Brewers, but still it's five in a row!) so they should hopefully keep up the momentum going into the playoffs. They looked a big sluggish the week or so before, so I was worried they might just coast through the rest of the season since they knew they had won the division. But luckily I was wrong and they are not coasting at all. If the starting pitching can keep up and Scott Rolen can get healthy in time we should have a good playoff run.
But some folks who are running on a slow cruise control speed are the Rams defense. They looked pretty pathetic in the last two games against some okay but not top notch offenses (Atlanta and New Orleans). Mike Martz continues to make idiotic calls since he believes we can pass our way to victory on every play and that our defense can actually stop somebody. Our rushing defense in particular looks incrediby sad. At least our special teams play is consistently terrible, so we know what to expect out of them. It is all very sad. Bulger is doing a fine job given the plays Martz gives him, and our receivers are wonderful as always, but I fear for Bulger's health and Martz's unstable little mind. It is going to be a long season.
I do feel good for Kurt Warner winning two in a row in New York, but I know that if he were here playing for the Rams, we would be losing just the same. Bad coaching and non-existent defense loses games no matter who the quarterback is. I don't know why some people think of Warner were here the Rams would be 3-0. A quarterback simply following the coach's orders can only do so much.
But some folks who are running on a slow cruise control speed are the Rams defense. They looked pretty pathetic in the last two games against some okay but not top notch offenses (Atlanta and New Orleans). Mike Martz continues to make idiotic calls since he believes we can pass our way to victory on every play and that our defense can actually stop somebody. Our rushing defense in particular looks incrediby sad. At least our special teams play is consistently terrible, so we know what to expect out of them. It is all very sad. Bulger is doing a fine job given the plays Martz gives him, and our receivers are wonderful as always, but I fear for Bulger's health and Martz's unstable little mind. It is going to be a long season.
I do feel good for Kurt Warner winning two in a row in New York, but I know that if he were here playing for the Rams, we would be losing just the same. Bad coaching and non-existent defense loses games no matter who the quarterback is. I don't know why some people think of Warner were here the Rams would be 3-0. A quarterback simply following the coach's orders can only do so much.
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