Scott Linehans Throws Trent Green to the Bills

Last year Scott LInehane threw his offensive coordinater, Gregg Olsen under the bus to save his job, now he plans on starting an aging quarter with two cocussions in another attempt to save his job.

After finsihing at 8-8 in his first season, the Rams sank to 3-13 in his second season. Not willing to take the excuse of injuries, which the team had, he put the blame on Olsen' s play calling. Let me remind you, that Olsen called the plays for most of the previous season. If you remember, the team could not score a touchdown under Linehan's play calling. But none the less, Olsen's playing caused the losses and that became Linehan's story. Why did that become his story? Simple, he had no answers for the injuries to the offensive line. Also, Linehan took over the play calling after demoting Olsen during the season. Now, let us look at this year.

Well, Linehan can't find the reason for three losses, so now he puts the blame on the quarterback, Marc Bulger. I am no Marc Bulger fan. He does have his share of blame in the three losses. He replaces Bulger with Trent Green who will face the upsurging Buffalo Bills behind the same offensive line that protected Bulger so well.

I wonder what bachup plan Linehan has should Trent Green get knocked out of the game. I mean who would he put in the game Marc Bulger or Brock Berlin. Also, think about this, Bulger will still make his money while sitting on the bench.

I beleive that the players have given up on Scott Linehan and maybe even Jim Hasslet. I do support the firing of both, and I feel it should be done now and not later. I also support Al Saunders as interim coach to ride out the season. When the season ends, Chip Rosenbloom should ask for the resignation of John Shaw and Jay Zygmunt. I beleive when you do a total house cleaning, you start from the top and work you way down. At the end of the season, Rosenbloom can make decisions on coaching, player, and mangement changes. Chip Rosenbloom needs step up and take the lead over the direction of this team now not later.

Will the Rams Beat the Giants?

I cannot tell you wether they can or can't be the Giants, but I do know a couple of quick changes, short of firing Linehan, that might help.

Thursday, a friend in work, told me that Boomer Eisen thinks that Rams will beat the Giants. I think Boomer my have taken one too many hits to the head. Those of us who know this team has a multi personality disorder, will warn you that one never knows which personality will show up on Sunday. Partly because they have a coach that can't center on personality, like a winning pesonality.

Fo r the Rams to beat the Giants, they have to get to Manning. Last week against Washington, he completed 19 passes in 35 attempts with one interception unlike Bulger who did not throw an interception for once. But this all rest on the Rams Offense who has to contol the flow of the game and score points. They have to make it easier on the defense. Saunders has to go back to fundamental football.

Saunder's system has been discribed as quick rythem balance attack the focus on first downs. In the first down department last week, they managed only 8 first downs in 24:50 while Phillie manged 28 first downs and five touchdowns in 35: 10 minutes. Let me suggest this that when the opposing team starts to pile on the points first downs become secondary to to quick scores which eventually adds to the interception and sack columns, and evetually wearing down your own defense. Remember you want to wear down the opposing defense.

For the Rams to beat the Giants, Saunders needs to put his system aside and go back to fundamentals. One suggestion like cutting down mental errors such as I don't know false starts. Then make the team realize that you don't need to the whole ten yards in one chunck. Gaining four yards per down in three plays you have the first down. When slowly gaining yardage, you keep the defense out on the field and eat up the clock.

So, the Rams can win if they rattle Manning enough and if they play a simplified and error free offense.

Also, this same friend wants to how the Rams could get rid of an All Pro Quarterback, Kurt Warner, for Marc Bulger? I just don't have the answer.