Jul 17th 2008 10:20PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Rams, NFC West

Meet The …
24th ranked offense in the NFL in 2007. Could it be? The “Greatest Show on Turf” has been reduced to rubble. Well, not entirely. Steven Jackson and Marc Bulger both missed four games, Isaac Bruce got old, and Bulger was without all-world protector Orlando Pace for all but one game.

The Breakout
For once, I’m not going to follow directions. There isn’t one breakout on this team I’d like to spotlight, but instead several guys that will totally out-perform last year’s value. First and foremost is Jackson. He’s right with Brian Westbrook and Joseph Addai in the mix for the third overall pick. Next, as Tom Herrera already covered, Bulger is due for a huge bounce-back. Invariably when he does, Torry Holt comes back to his expected level of production. They’ve also added Randy McMichael from the exile that is Miami’s offense. I guess my short answer is that I’d rather name this category “The Bounce Back” and say “The entire offense.” They aren’t 24th-in-the-NFL bad. Not even close.Continue Reading