Rams’ head coach Scott Linehan could have his job on the line in this football game which is bad news for him against a surging 3-0 Buffalo Bills football team.  The Bills will likely come out running the football against a Rams’ defense that is allowing 184.3 rushing yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry.  Look for Marshawn Lynch to have a huge game today and for backup Fred Jackson to scoop up some scraps.  After the running game is established look for Trent Edwards to attack the young Rams’ CBs with Lee Evans and Josh Reed down the field.

The Rams’ offensive line will have to protect veteran QB Trent Green better than they did for Marc Bulger (11 sacks) if he’s going to have any success moving the offense against a Bills’ defense that is only allowing 247.3 yards of total offense per game.  The Bills’ linebackers better be ready for a fight as the Rams will likely lean heavily on Steven Jackson in both the running and the passing game this week.  Look for rookie WR Donnie Avery to be the secret weapon in this game for the Rams as he is getting his first NFL start and he will be working with single coverage as the Bills gang up on Torry Holt.

PREDICTION:  BUFFALO BILLS 24, ST. LOUIS RAMS 20

The Rams have signed 32-year old CB Jason Craft to a 1-year contract.  Craft has played in 2 games for the Saints this season before being released and he made 9 tackles.  Craft has now played in 135 games in his NFL career and he has made 345 tackles, has defensed 52 passes, has 1 sack, forced 6 fumbles and he has 13 interceptions.  Craft will likely slide into Tye Hill’s old role as the nickel back.  But, if Hill continues to get toasted Craft could be in the starting lineup soon.

The Rams are in full panic mode and with that in mind they released starting CB Fakhir Brown.  Brown played in all 3 games for the Rams this season and he had made 8 tackles.  Brown played 3 seasons with the Rams covering 29 games in which he made 122 tackles, defensed 24 passes, had 1 sack, forced 2 fumbles and he intercepted 7 passes (one returned for a TD).  Tye Hill will replace Brown in the starting lineup and that’s likely a downgrade for the Rams as he gets toasted quite a bit.  Hill has 18 tackles this season and he has forced a fumble and defensed 2 passes.  This was a bad move for the Rams.

The Rams have decided to bench Marc Bulger and replace him with the ancient Trent Green.  This is a panic move by head coach Scott Linehan who’s trying to fight to keep his job.  True, Bulger was off to a slow start but the O-Line has been awful again this season as he has been sacked 11 times this season already.  With Trent Green’s concussion problems of the last couple of seasons one has to wonder how he’ll hold up behind this line.  Bulger has started all 3 games this season for the Rams and he has completed 52 of 89 passes (58.4%) for 519 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 interceptions (73.2 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 1 time for 9 yards this season.  This could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for the head coach as the Rams just inked Bulger to a very expensive contract extension in the off season and he will be making a lot of money holding a clipboard.

The Rams had no chance in Seattle last Sunday.  Marc Bulger completed 18 of 31 passes for 184 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  Steven Jackson got his work in but it seemed like every yard he got was a hard one.  Jackson carried the ball 23 times for 66 yards (2.9 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 62 yards (12.4 avg).  The Rams finished up with only 65 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.7 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 31 passes for 175 yards.

The defense was horrible for the Rams on Sunday, especially against the running game.  Will Witherspoon led the way for the Rams with 7 tackles and a sack.  DE Chris Long and S Corey Chavous each pitched in with 7 tackles also.  The Seahawks finished up with 245 yards rushing on 46 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 20 passes for 162 yards.  The Rams are now 0-3 on the season with this loss.

Both of these teams are off to 0-2 starts so the loser of this game will be in deep trouble this season.  The Rams would love to open up the offense in this game but Marc Bulger hasn’t been getting much time to throw the ball as evidenced by the 10 times he has been sacked this season already.  The bad news for Bulger is that the Seahawks already have nine sacks this season.  Bulger will take some shots deep to Torry Holt against a Seahawks’ defense that is allowing 252.0 yards passing per game.  With the Rams not protecting Bulger well TE Randy McMichael and RB Steven Jackson could catch a lot of passes on Sunday.  It would help the Rams cause in this game if Steven Jackson got his act together on the ground as he has only rushed for 93 yards (3.4 ypc) so far this season.

The Rams are giving up 481.5 yards per game so QB Matt Hasselbeck might get his act together in this game.  He will likely have good ground support from Julius Jones who has 172 yards rushing this season and they Rams are allowing 154.0 yards rushing per game and 4.9 ypc.  TE John Carlson will likely be Hasselbeck’s top target in the passing game on Sunday putting a lot of pressure on the Rams’ safeties.  The Rams are allowing 327.5 yards passing per game this season so if Hasselbeck can’t have success against them it’s going to be a long season.

PREDICTION:  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 33, ST. LOUIS RAMS 27

The Rams looked just as pathetic this week as they looked last week against the Eagles.  Marc Bulger looked gunshy in the pocket again and he completed 20 of 32 passes for 177 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (it was returned 41-yard for a TD by DE Justin Tuck of the Giants).  Steven Jackson carried the football 13 times for 53 yards (4.1 ypc) and he also caught 7 passes for 37 yards (5.3 avg).  WR Torry Holt led the Rams with 6 catches for 76 yards (12.7 avg) with a 45-yard TD reception.  The Rams finished up with 68 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 32 passes for 133 yards.

The Rams’ Defense was just as inept as the offense was against the Giants.  Linebacker Will Witherspoon (7 tackles) and DE Chris Long (4 tackles, sack) led the way on defense in this game.  The Giants finished up with 200 yards rushing on 31 carries (6.5 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 29 passes for 241 yards.  The Rams are now 0-2 on the season and the countdown is now officially on as to when head coach Scott Linehan will be fired.

This game appears to be a huge mis-match both on paper and on game film.  The Giants have had 10 days to prepare for a Rams team that was throttled 38-3 in the season opener against the Eagles.  The Giants will likely come out running the football with Brandon Jacobs (116 yards rushing) and Derrick Ward (39 yards rushing) against a Rams’ defense which allowed 108 yards rushing against the Eagles.  The Eagles had three 100+ yard receivers against the Rams so look for Eli Manning to attack the Rams deep with Plaxico Burress  (10 rec, 133 yards) and company. 

The Rams are going to attempt to run the ball against the Giants to control the clock and slow the Giants’ impressive pass rush.  Steven Jackson showed up late this season to training camp so he might not be ready to carry the kind of load that the Rams need him to if they have any hope of winning this football game.  Look for the Rams to force the ball to Torry Holt (1 rec, 9 yards) despite the Giants definately double covering him all game long.  TE Randy McMichael was targeted quite often (5 rec, 77 yards) last week by Marc Bulger but the Giants’ safeties did a great job against the Redskins’ Chris Cooley last week.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 27, ST. LOUIS RAMS 10

The Rams have signed 35-year old WR Eddie Kennison to a 1-year contract.  He will likely be starting by week #3 for the Rams as he played for Offensive Co-Ordinator Al Saunders in Kansas City.  Kennison played in 8 games last season for the Chiefs and he caught 13 passes for 101 yards (7.8 avg).  Kennison has had a long NFL career and he will likely help the Rams out this season.  Kennison has now played in 176 games in his NFL career and he has caught 548 passes for 8,345 yards (15.2 avg) with 42 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 39 times for 282 yards (7.2 ypc) in his career.

The Rams will be without starting DE Leonard Little for the next two weeks due to a strained hamstring.  Little didn’t make any tackles in the season opener against the Eagles but he will be missed as he is the best pass rusher on the team right now.  Little has 75 sacks in his 10-year NFL career.  James Hall will replace Little in the starting lineup and he played well in the opener with 10 tackles.  But, Hall is not in the same league as Little in rushing the passer.