St. Louis Rams 2009 Season Preview, Picks & Odds

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St. Louis Rams 2008 NFL Record: 2-14 | St. Louis Rams ATS (Against The Spread): 6-10

There wasn’t much good news coming from the St. Louis Rams in 2008. They finished a dismal 2-14 and were under the direction of an interim coach for most of the year. Big name players were disgruntled and other established starters struggled. Steven Jackson had a slow start to the year and missed four games, but still proved himself to be one of the best running backs in the league when healthy. The offense ranked 30 th in points scored and the defense ranked 31 st in points allowed, meaning there’s a ton of improvement that needs to be made on both sides of the ball. Of course, the 2-14 record reveals as much as well.

ST. LOUIS RAMS 2009 PREVIEW

The 2009 St. Louis Rams have brought in a new regime. Steve Spagnuolo is the new head coach and is going to buy into his system. Steve has been the N.Y. Giants defensive coordinator and he has a super bowl ring. Steven Jackson wants to put last year behind him, while the quarterback situation could be better, Marc Bulger has the job. They lost their best receiver over the past 10 years in Torry Holt. They did have a very good draft this year having the 2nd pick and choosing Jason Smith, a big offensive tackle. The 2009 St. Louis Rams Season Preview doesn’t appear to be much more promising than 2008, but we will wait and see.

2009 ST. LOUIS RAMS OFFENSE:

Quarterback Marc Bulger remains the starter for the club after going through many ups and downs over the last season. He struggled for much of 2008 but didn’t have much help either. With the release of Torry Holt, the Rams are placing a lot of faith and responsibility on a largely young and unproven wide receiving corps, led by Donnie Avery. Steven Jackson needs to find a way to stay healthy, and it would surely help if he didn’t face the entire team in the box for every play. That might not change, but the Rams spent their high draft pick on stud offensive tackle Jason Smith and brought in center James Brown to clear some running room for him and to keep Bulger on his feet a bit more.

2009 ST. LOUIS RAMS DEFENSE:

Spagnuolo has brought in several players from the Giants, where he was the defensive coordinator. This includes strong safety James Butler, a versatile player who should help strengthen the backfield. The Rams also picked up linebacker James Laurinaitis in the second round, a player with strong fundamentals and a high football I.Q. Spagnuolo’s schemes should help Chris Long continue to develop, and the Rams will need Long and Laurinaitis to both perform at a high level if the defense is going to be respectable.

ST. LOUIS RAMS 2009 SEASON PREDICTIONS

We predict that the St. Louis Rams will finish 4th in the NFC West, with a record of 5-11.

ST. LOUIS RAMS BETTING

Super Bowl Odds: +10000

NFC Conference Odds: +4000

NFC West Odds: +1000

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