I would agree with some of this. However, the offensive line would receive an F. The only one who was worth a damn was Pace. The others were throwing look-out blocks most of the day. No wonder Bulger acts like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. The secondary would also get an F. This unit will get torched more times this year than the Dome itself at a Arsonists Convention. I read some of the post-game comments by Linehan, and it sounds to me like a coach “trying” to keep his job. This team has quit on him which means he should go. Problem is none of the other coaches should take over the team. Front office has set this team up for failure for years to come. What a shame to all… especially the season ticket holders. Glad I’m not one of them.

Bill,
Your grades are as lousy as the Rams…. D+ is slightly less than average, Chavous, Otagwe Hill, Wade and Bartell weren’t slightly less than average they were TERRIBLE and that deserves an F…..C+ to the receivers????the same ones who got little or no separation, another F….Bulger and his “close to 100 passer rating” you’ve got to be kidding!! Other than that hail Mary to Holt every other pass was the distance from me to my monitor, and what the heck ever happened to throwing the ball more than 2 feet over your head, another F!! I realize the O-lines recent performances have probably lowered everyones expectations but D+????6 sacks, numerous knockdowns thwarted screens blocked passes????What the hell game were you watching????Another F,and while I’m at it, you too Bill Coats gets an F!!

The Rams were very close to winning this game. The score could have easily been the reverse, That’s how close this game really was. it was a matter of inches on play after play. That’s all. I predict the Rams will run the table and easily win the home field throughout the playoffs. So this next game is very important in regards to the playoffs.

Bill, I’m sure most fans out there would agree with me when wishing you were grading our college papers. PLEASE….. 41-13 with some of the highest paid personel in the NFL and your combined grade average is a high C. Once again unfortunately the Rams were the biggest joke in the NFL. The Rams should once again be collectively embarrassed, but we know they won’t be, in fact they will somehow feel disrespected by the much deserved critisism that will come their way after this most recent debacle. By the way Rams, just a thought, if you wish to play in a top 7 facility the least you could do is be a top 30 team!

Dweller = Scott Linehan?

The Rams need to fire Linehan and his coaching staff, give Dick Vermeil an offer her can’t refuse, trade for Isaac Bruce, and then let Dick do that thing he did for the Eagles where he let the fans try out for the team. I think we could at least find a better offensive line that way.

Oh, one more comment. How funny was it to see all of those special teams players bounce off of the Giants’ return man? I imagine it would have worked better if they had played some live ragtime music and added those cartoon-like sound effects of them bouncing off and hitting the ground.

Bill Coates, you must be employed by the Rams, because you soft peddled this horrific meltdown. 6 sacks is an F, Giving up 200+ yards rushing is an F. You are way off here sir, and it actually makes me question you journalistic integrity.

How can you dare to give the defenseive secondary and the defenseive line D+ wouldn’t that be a passing grade ? I give them both F ! For no effort what so ever …

LOVE them Rams !!! Rammmiinnggg Speed !!!

Well Bill I hope you’re boss’s aren’t as lenient as you are, and you loss you’re job over this sad column . The same way the RAMS all should lose their jobs for the disgraceful performance on the field today .

Unless Linehan is going to step down from the position of head coach this afternoon he shouldn’t even bother to meet with the media. What is he going to say? The same old excuses from the same old Rams..

The Rams have drafted poorly for years, long before Linehan got there. That leaves Jay Zygmunt holding a bag that smells bad. A part of me says don’t blame the coaches because they don’t have the talented people other teams have. With that said the coaches still have to take some heat because this team plays with no passion, no heart and that is their fault. Something has to be done before the players with talent Bulger, Holt, Little, Pace and a few others are gone and there won’t be any talent left. I have been a Rams fan going back to Jones, Olsen and Gabriel and even when the Rams weren’t good at least they played hard, that can’t be said for many of todays Rams.

OK. I give up. What does a game look like where someone, anyone, gets an F?

Bulger getting a B? We were watching the same game? He checked down too quickly all game long and missed on a few wide open players (McMichaels comes to mind). Also, Holt’s TD catch should have been an easy catch. Holt torched the CB but was forced into a circus catch because Bulger WAY under threw the ball and the defender failed to make the catch. You say Bulger got unlucky w Tuck’s INT… I say he was even more lucky to get that TD and avoid another INT.

Too high of grades buddy, nice try though.

Did we watch the same game? How aren’t there F’s all around except for kickers?

Coaching: D? Should be an F Horrible coaching again.
Secondary: D+? Again….F Burned repeatedly. Atogwe, Hill, AND Chavous
Linebackers: B-? Should be a D
Receivers: C+? Nobody gained separation. Should be D-
Quarterback: B? No leadership. Should be a C-

What game were you watching, anyway?

You are very generous with your grading system. You would have Steven Jackson a Rhodes scholar.

Bill-If 41-13 does not result in any “F’s”, what does? You’re grading curve is way too generous.

Linebackers are a c- at best.. The Rams Linebackers are too small to deliver a blow, which is why when they do make a tackle, it is 5-10 yards downfield. They are in no way dominate or intimidating force. The Giants FG just before half was due to a drive that consisted of 3-4 basic running plays up the middle in which our linebackers (and interior linemen) were blown off the line of scrimage.

I would agree with the grades but Bulger was more like a C. When he wasn’t pressured he missed receivers such as McMichael twice over through looker on several routes.

Also.the db’s are bad…OJ…no training camp is showing…hill..yuck..but I think that Bartell short of the PI was actually ok. If you’ve noticed teams haven’t tried to go vertical on Bartell, only Brown..(why is he playing) and Hill..

Coaching should get worse than an F. Whatever for the rest of the grades. It comes down to having a gameplan for the guys you have. Your O-line is more porous than a building under construction and is up against a top D-line, where were the screen passes? Why not use the $uckiness to your advantage? Where were the guts on 4th down? What do you have to lose? Go for it. Why not onside once after the few points you got. You need the ball to score as much as you had to, try and get it. Seriously. Go back to basics if you have to, Al Saunders. You may help your O-line out drastically. Linehan, the clock is ticking. You better come up with something to salvage your time here with the Rams.

The interior offensive line was the problem. Lackey was lost. Overall the line can’t be blamed when they are constantly looking at 3rd and long. Why is it that when its 3rd and 15 they throw the ball 5 yards? The secondary should be way way more aggresive, even to the point of interference. Who cares at this point. How about tackling the ball once in awhile? Man this is frustrating.

Bill, Who pays your salary? The Post or The Rams? If it’s The Post, then you owe us subscribers a better effort. Look, this is simple the D-Line allowed 200 yds Rushing that is a complete failure in the NFL. The O-Line allowed 6 sacks and Bulger got pummeled when they blew basic gap responsibilites. That, my friend, is also considered a complete failure. Why sugar coat their performance? It was nearly as bad as bad can be in the NFL.

Tye Hill is a bust!!! The Giants wide receivers looked like Giants compared to our secondary.

WHY IS DANTE HALL ON THE TEAM- HE HASN’T DONE ANYTHING RETURNING KICKS— HE HAS NEVER OR WILL BE A GOOD RECEIVER AND WE DRAFTED TWO WR’S PRETTY HIGH TO PLAY I WOULD IMAGINE — EVERY OTHER ROOKIE WR IS PLAYING ON GOOD TEAMS. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN OURS SIT ON THE BENCH AND WE STINK– WAKE UP MANANGEMENT BEFORE YOU COST YOUR TEAM ANOTHER MOVE BACK TO LA— THIS TEAM IS A JOKE—

Unbelievable grades. I agree with most of the postings here that it sounds like you’re just grasping at straws in order to avoid giving F’s. I wish you were the one grading my ACT and SAT tests back in high school! The Rams are clearly one of the worst teams in the NFL, and look like they couldn’t beat most D-I or D-II college teams. Prediction - if next week’s game looks like the last two, Linehan is gone. Why wait until the end of the season?

Why does our media praise Jackson so much? There is no way that performance deserves a “C”.

Linehan should go, personally I did not want the Rams to hire him a few years ago. I was not impressed with him then and no one is now. He should leave coaching and go sell life insurance in
alaska

Bulger did play better, but I agree that we have to start seeing some balls thrown in the direction of Avery or Burton. At least some long ones to stretch the field. Most of the blame so far has to go towards Haslett. It’s unbelievable that this guy that had the Saints so fired up that they gave the Rams nightmares……and he can’t get this crew to be effective, or even exciting at times???? I will always be a Rams fan, and have been since 1969, but right now I am having a good time watching Mr. Warner sling the tater for the Cardinals. I do miss his courage and desire, something it looks like Bulger lacks.

Like most, I’m a loyal Rams fan. Based on the results of the Rams/Giants game, and the game against the Eagles,the Rams coaches and players should receive an “F” in the area of enthusiasm and “fire” during the first two weeks. I’m not seeing any emotion! I’ve watched the first two games @ a sports bar in North Carolina and it has been commnented that I’ve exhibited more emotion than the entire team has thus far. I hope the coaches and team stop looking like a bunch of deer staring into headlights and atleast get, and stay “fired-up” throughout their next game. I really like the venue where I view the games and don’t want to get barred from this establishment in the near future. GO RAMS!!!!!

On the plus side…you haven’t heard anyone saying the Rams are using performance enhancing drugs, have you?

Man, whats Dweller on, give me some of that. The Lions should have won to, an inch here an inch there and they win that game.

I think the anger and hostility of the P-D Sports department toward the Rams is part of the problem. The scornful attitude seems to be a reflection of a need by your main sports writers to vent their spleens toward athletes who have disappointed them and cannot ever be good ehough to please them. I can see no way that players can do their best living and working in such an atmosphere of such weekly condemnation. I come from a town where, win or lose, our team was our pride, not our whipping boys. Their H.S. basketball teams have been among the Illinois best fot 50 years, and a lot of their graduates have grown very successful by avoiding toxic critics. Sportwriters must learn to control their frustrations, just like the rest of us.