St. Louis Rams the NFL’s Worst Team
Thru 7 weeks of the regular season, NFL teams are beginning to show their true colors. The New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts have established themselves the best two teams and the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers are the most inconsistent. But the grand prize, the big tamale, and the blue ribbon for the worst team in the NFL have to be the St. Louis Rams. After last weeks shellacking from the Seattle Seahawks, the Rams have shown that they are just an awful team.
Exhibit A – The Offense Ranks Last in the NFL. Statistically the Rams offense ranks last in all most every category as possible. Marc Bulger has only 2 touchdown passes for the year and not one running back has a rushing touchdown. As a result of the complete lack of offensive power, they average less than 10 points per game. With such pathetic offensive output that is just a recipe for disaster.
Exhibit B – Rams Defense Ranks in the Bottom 10% in the League. That does not spell well for a team looking for something to counter the lack of offensive output. Unfortunately for the Rams, their defense is as wretched as the offense. In the last 5 games the defense is giving up a league high 29 points per game and they rank in the bottom of most defensive categories. Simple math proves that the Rams are getting outmatched in each game they play.
Exhibit C – Complete Lack of Leadership from the Coaches. This is I believe the thing that puts the Rams at the bottom of the league by a long shot. Although they have had some injuries at the offensive line and running back position, there has been nothing done from a coaching standpoint to put the backup players in a position to succeed. The weekly game plans, both offensively and defensively, have been putting a lot of pressure on players with lack of experience to perform well during the games. For example, the offensive line has been depleted with injury; however, Coach Linehan put a completely unproven player at left tackle to protect Bulger from the blind side. As a result, Bulger gets hurt and the Rams lead the league in Sacks given up, most of them coming from pressure from the left side. If Coach Linehan showed any type of leadership he would have moved his most experienced lineman, either a guard or offside tackle, into that left tackle position to protect the QB. Any fan and coach knows that the most valuable offensive line position is that left tackle. You don’t treat it like an old used car that anyone can drive. Unfortunately for the Rams, Coach Linehan thinks his team is a 1975 Dodge Dart.
