Join columnist Jeff Gordon for a live Rams chat, approximately 30 minutes after Sunday's game ends.
Sunday, December 16, 2007 03:30 PM CST
K24Ram: Does this team even know how to tackle? Better off kicking the ball out of bounds with the stellar special teams play!!!
Jeff Gordon: Linehan address the issue after the game, but didn't have much to say about it -- except that his team continues to look for the right guys to put on the coverage teams. Perhaps by February they will locate them.
shane gray: Wow, we are missing Tye Hill in this one! J Wade is getting abused!
Jeff, not suggesting the move, but any chance we select McFadden and trade Jackson? I have heard the move mentioned so...
Who do you believe will/should be salary cap casualties/trade bait? I suggest cutting the useless Bennett (worst $30 million we ever spent) even though it will hurt the cap. Will Little come back rested and fresher with the extra time off, or rusty and oldier? If the latter, well? Glover and/or Chavous are possibilities although I sense that Haslett would have a very tough time allowing his old pal Glover ever get cut. Hall could be gone also.
Jeff Gordon: Well, now, Wade did actually make a couple of plays as the game progresed. And was he proud of them!
If you draft McFadden in the first round, you have to pay him a ton. Jackson is a great player. Keep him, Leonard and Pittman together and work on the many other team needs.
I'd keep Bennett and hoped he got healthy. He made a few plays this game that reminded us why he was signed. Glover, Chavous and other vets could move along, though.
shane gray: Extremely excited to see 4.3 speed guy, D3 guy Stanley on the active roster! He shows explosion, and quicks. He displayed some great run after catch in the preseason. I like his long term reciever potential and feel he is a better pure reciever prospect than Hagans. Here's for taking a look at them both down the stretch here and leaving Looker, no disrespect intended, on the sideline. We know what he brings and he has certainly reached his ceiling. Why not take a look and see if these other guys have long-term potential?
Jeff Gordon: Poor Derek didn't help himself with that fumble. Also, he didn't head upfield with much gusto on the returns. Not sure if the Rams have something there or not.
shane gray: Nice catch Drew Bennett. Yeah, you made 2 catches, finally, in the 1st half. But that doesn't negate letting a ball go thru your hands for a pick. It was slightly off target but that's no excuse. Hoping that somehow someway he gets lost on his way back to STL next year...
Jeff Gordon: That tipped pass is exactly the play he HAS to make. The ball was high, but Bennett is a big receiver. He is supposed to deliver in the middle of the field.
shane gray: On the drive that Wilkins kicked the "punt" field goal at the start of the 4th, the 2nd down play Bulger again, as pointed out by a "poster" here last week, forced yet another ball to Holt. There were 3 guys on "Big Game" and Isaac was wide open on the cross for a sure TD. The FOX announcers harped on this quite a bit. Holt is a top reciever, yes, but forcing the ball to him when Isaac is more open on many instances does need to stop.
Jeff Gordon: And even with the triple coverage, the ball was almost there for the TD catch. But, yes, that was a notable play. Marc wasn't quite as sharp as he is when healthy; 39 attempts for 219 yards isn't good enough. But in fairness to Marc, he did spread around his throws.