After this week, Ken Darby will be the Rams starting RB. S Jackson is soft as a marshmellow. Darby is a big time talent and that will be on display Sunday.

The Saints are lucky they signed him..

I don’t think that he’s soft, but he is injury prone and that is frusturating for fans (and Jackson too, I’m sure). He might very well be a team guy, that’ never been an issue for me. He is, however, immature. The comments about the music at the Ed, the give me the ball sign in his locker, criticizing fans….et. those are the things that give some fans fits. I don’t know how you can fault fans for that. The contract holdout and his inability to pick up the blitz just throw fuel on the fire.

tone down the offence!

Aren`t we already last in total offence.

tone offense down? forget that, open it up and go for broke. why not? swing for the fences, get creative and get after it…ala miami. i’m not suggesting wildhog offense, but take some chances, what’s there to lose? the season is done, may as well see what some young guys and some creativity can do!

I like Hasslet’s upbeat attitude even though the injuries have been pretty devastating to this team. Are there better coaches? Maybe. Are there worse coches? Definately! I am hoping that Darby and Gado will have a game like Kurt did when Green was injured and he replaced him.

Kinda reminds me of the last time we went to Jersey to play the Jets. Marshall was hurt and Canidate ran for like 170-some yards.

Jackson is not only soft,but he’s a big JERK besides.Most times he can’t even get 1 yd. on a 3rd and 1 due to his jumping up and down style.The long runs he’s had were just pure luck or bad tackling. I’d much rather have someone like Mewelde Moore,or someone of that ilk.

He’s a running back. They all get injured. They have an average NFL lifespan of 4.5 years. Doesn’t that say something about the sport more than the person?

Jackson has not been healthy as much as I would have liked him to be, and no doubt some of it could have potentially been avoided by being in camp…but to say he’s soft? That’s ridiculous.

People need to put his comments in the past. Next year he’ll be two years older and more mature than he was when he made those stupid comments.

He’s a kid, guys. He needs to grow up, and he is growing up. He’s MUCH different this year than he was last. And I expect that change to continue in a positive direction.

Ok Jackson may not be soft but please explain why he has to come out of the game at least once a series. Everytime he makes a nice run he comes out and more oftern then not he signals the sidelines he needs a break. So we wind up second or third and 2 or 3 and he is not in the game. Also he is the one who decided to miss training camp and now look . Injured . Samething last year when he went the LT route and did not play a down in preseason ,what happened ,injured. One good year 2 years ago and nothing recent. Don’t get me wrong he could be one of the great ones but his work ethic and his mind are holding him back.

What S-Jax said about the crowd and the music is spot on.I wonder how many people who say his comments are stupid or he is immature are older fans? The music at the EJD stinks. Quiet Riot? Come on. If some hip hop gets the players pumped, then why argue the point?

He runs harder than alot of backs! You critics need to get a grip! How many hits does a back like Stephen take PER PLAY on the low side 6<10! Think about that the next time you guys go for a beer!Good luck getting to the fridge! Ask anyone that ever played it takes time to heal! Stephen want to play1 We need to sit him till he is a 100%! a back like him needs his wheels..Does anyone remember 2105 in a single season?? Eric was an incredible upright runner! Soft what what a joke!

You bet Jackson is not soft and not all about me! And McCain just won on Tuesday, the moon is made of cheese, and Elvis is in the building!

Tone down the offense? Rediculous !in the hay day it was wide open, we ran from passing formations, and passed to the tackle from running formations,you have to trick the defense. We are totally predictable, Saunders play calling against Arizona was horrible, I would have fired him before the game was over.

Well, soft or not, I think he’s injured too much for us to depend on him they way we do. How can you expect team continuity when you make one player a central figure in the offense, then he’s out so often?

I would love for one of these new guys to really make an impact a give us a real alternative when Jackson’s hurt or “tired”. Look at teams like Denver - they somehow always manage to have a great back in the wings - first guy goes down, bring in the sub, no loss of continuity.

Finally, destroyer said [b][i]“If some hip hop gets the players pumped, then why argue the point?”[/i][/b]

I’ll tell you how - the stadium music is for the fans and to add ambiance in the same way background music does for movies. Now, I’m no fan of Quiet Riot, but Hip-Hop?

First of all, the majority of Hip Hop is not “family friendly,” with its overtly sexual content and lyrics about drugs, Ho’s, killing cops, and “gang life.” You want to let your kids listen to that cr@p, go ahead, but most families don’t, or shouldn’t.

Second, what does the background music have to do with players who earn multi-million’s of dollars getting “up” for a game? Chris Long said: [b]“I’m motivated anyways. I was the No. 2 pick in the draft.”[/b] That is a pro-football attitude. Sjax is our star “featured” back and signed a six-year, $44.805 million contract. Why is hip-hop music required to to be played to provide added incentive to play this game at a high level? That’s nothing more than just a big excuse.

Well said. SJax antics drive me crazy when it comes to Marshall Faulk, running down Mike Martz but there is no question he’s a competitor, puts some energy in the huddle and since every other team benefits from their team’s in house entertainment he has a right to say “hey why are you taking the crowd of the game”!

Jackson is probably not super soft, and he does “run hard” but too often it is direct at defenders. Hes slow, can’t pick up blitz’s, and is generally annoying. I think most fans are upset at Jackson and Bulger because they are getting paid like top 5 players at thier position and they clearly are not. Jackson talks alot and is severly overpaid. The rams should have never ever given that kind’ve money to him. There are probably 5 slow/stupid guys on every BCS team that will run “hard” and not dance as much as he does. If you give me 5 million dollars I’ll run hard into a defender too….sometimes it is important to run “smart”

Steven is soft for a guy that big. Look at the way the Cowboys Barber runs and look at the way Jackson runs. Who do you think runs harder? Jackson, for a man his size, dances too much behind the line. How many times have you seen him stuffed at the line?