NFL Predictions 2011 Focus on the St. Louis Rams And Their Chances To Make A Playoff Push Next Season
Last year, the St. Louis Rams went from the first pick in the draft, to a team that was fighting for a playoff spot on the final week of the season.
Sam Bradford came in and helped turn everything around with limited offensive weapons outside of Steven Jackson in the backfield and made a serious push for the NFC West crown, only to lose to the Seattle Seahawks in the final game of the season. If St. Louis can get a weapon for Bradford to throw to in the draft, like Julio Jones, then the Rams are going to be a deadly team in the NFC.
Bradford has shown that he has what it takes to perform at the next level, and now that the Rams have a quarterback to build around, it's only going to get better in St. Louis. Sure, Seattle will also be in the mix, but the quarterback situation is not ideal and I don't see Pete Carroll's squad continuing the success that we saw last year.
Furthermore, teams like Arizona and San Francisco don't have the quarterback play needed to succeed in the NFL. It's almost impossible to win in this league without a franchise player under center and neither the Cardinals or the 49ers have that type of talent at the quarterback position.
The Rams are well-coached, young and talented, and all of those things bode well heading into next season. Look for St. Louis to continue to improve and compete next year as it takes home the NFC South crown and Bradford makes his first playoff appearance.
The NFC West is a weak division, and the Rams will feast on this mediocre competition and it will buoy St. Louis' record. This isn't a team that can beat the best squads in the league, but it's certainly a group that can make the playoffs and we've seen that anything can happen when you have a home playoff game, even against the best teams in the league.
The Rams are legit, and they'll prove that in 2011.
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