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2008 St. Louis Rams
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 232 points (14.5/g), 30th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 465 points (29.1/g), 31st.
Differential of -233 points (-14.6/g), 31st.
Expected W-L: 2.6-13.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -15.1, Offense: -8.1, Defense: -7.0, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Scott Linehan (0-4-0) and Jim Haslett (2-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Al Saunders
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Haslett and Rick Venturi
Training Camp: Concordia (WI) University (Mequon, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Marc Bulger | 31 | 6 | 15 | 251 for 440, 2,720 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 14 rushes for 41 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 168th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Steven Jackson | 25 | 4 | 11 | 253 rushes for 1,042 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 379 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 24th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Antonio Pittman | 23 | 1 | 5 | 79 rushes for 296 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 132 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 107th pick / 2007 |
| WR | Donnie Avery | 24 | Rook | 12 | 53 catches for 674 yards, 3 td, & 10 rushes for 69 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2008 |
| WR | Torry Holt | 32 | 9 | 14 | 64 catches for 796 yards, 3 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Dane Looker | 32 | 6 | 6 | 23 catches for 271 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Anthony Becht | 31 | 8 | 11 | 6 catches for 39 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000 |
| TE | Joe Klopfenstein | 25 | 2 | 10 | 11 catches for 123 yards, 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 2006 |
| LT | Orlando Pace | 33 | 11 | 14 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 | |
| LG | Jacob Bell | 27 | 4 | 13 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 138th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Adam Goldberg | 28 | 4 | 6 | ||
| C | Nick Leckey | 26 | 4 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 | |
| C | Brett Romberg | 29 | 2 | 6 | ||
| RG | Richie Incognito | 25 | 2 | 15 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 81st pick / 2005 | |
| RT | Alex Barron | 26 | 3 | 15 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 2005 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Victor Adeyanju | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 113th pick / 2006 |
| LDE | Leonard Little | 34 | 10 | 5 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 1998 |
| LDT | Clifton Ryan | 24 | 1 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 154th pick / 2007 | |
| RDT | La'Roi Glover | 34 | 12 | 9 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| RDT | Adam Carriker | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 2007 |
| RDE | Chris Long | 23 | Rook | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 2008 |
| LLB | Quinton Culberson | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Chris Draft | 32 | 10 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 | |
| MLB | Will Witherspoon | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Chris Draft | 32 | 10 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 | |
| RLB | Pisa Tinoisamoa | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Ronald Bartell | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 2005 |
| RCB | Fakhir Brown | 31 | 9 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Corey Chavous | 32 | 10 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| FS | O.J. Atogwe | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 66th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Josh Brown | 29 | 5 | 0 | 31 of 36 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 222nd pick / 2003 |
| P | Donnie Jones | 28 | 4 | 0 | 82 punts for a 50.0 average, 0 blocked | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 224th pick / 2004 |
| PR | Derek Stanley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 9.2 average and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 249th pick / 2007 |
| KR | Dante Hall | 30 | 8 | 0 | 37 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Victor Adeyanju | 25 | DE | 16 | 9 | 270 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/11/1983 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 113th pick / 2006 |
| 21 | O.J. Atogwe | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-11 | Stanford | 6/23/1981 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 66th pick / 2005 |
| 17 | Donnie Avery | 24 | WR | 15 | 12 | 186 | 5-11 | Houston | 6/12/1984 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2008 |
| 70 | Alex Barron | 26 | T | 16 | 15 | 320 | 6-7 | Florida St. | 9/28/1982 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 2005 |
| 24 | Ronald Bartell | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 208 | 6-1 | Howard | 2/22/1982 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 2005 |
| 41 | Eric Bassey | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1983 | 1 | |
| 87 | Anthony Becht | 31 | TE | 16 | 11 | 272 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 8/8/1977 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000 |
| 63 | Jacob Bell | 27 | G | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 3/2/1981 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 138th pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Drew Bennett | 30 | WR | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-5 | UCLA | 8/26/1978 | 7 | |
| 13 | Brock Berlin | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 7/4/1981 | 1 | |
| 34 | Fakhir Brown | 31 | DB | 13 | 11 | 192 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 9/21/1977 | 9 | |
| 3 | Josh Brown | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 4/29/1979 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 222nd pick / 2003 |
| 10 | Marc Bulger | 31 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 4/5/1977 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 168th pick / 2000 |
| 14 | Keenan Burton | 24 | WR | 13 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 10/29/1984 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 128th pick / 2008 |
| 36 | Quincy Butler | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 11/25/1981 | 2 | |
| 90 | Adam Carriker | 24 | DE | 15 | 9 | 296 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 5/6/1984 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 2007 |
| 57 | Chris Chamberlain | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 9/30/1985 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 228th pick / 2008 |
| 25 | Corey Chavous | 32 | DB | 16 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 1/15/1976 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| 31 | Jason Craft | 32 | DB | 13 | 2 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 2/13/1976 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 160th pick / 1999 |
| 53 | Quinton Culberson | 23 | LB | 16 | 10 | 240 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 10/21/1985 | 1 | |
| 33 | Kenneth Darby | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Alabama | 12/26/1982 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 246th pick / 2007 |
| 52 | Chris Draft | 32 | LB | 12 | 9 | 232 | 5-11 | Stanford | 2/26/1976 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| 46 | Daniel Fells | 25 | TE | 12 | 1 | 252 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/23/1983 | Rook | |
| 38 | Samkon Gado | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Liberty | 11/13/1982 | 3 | |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover | 34 | DT-NT | 16 | 9 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/4/1974 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| 73 | Adam Goldberg | 28 | G-T | 16 | 6 | 310 | 6-7 | Wyoming | 8/12/1980 | 4 | |
| 59 | Larry Grant | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 2/16/1985 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 214th pick / 2008 |
| 79 | John Greco | 23 | T | 9 | 1 | 320 | 6-5 | Toledo | 3/24/1985 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 2008 |
| 12 | Trent Green | 38 | QB | 3 | 1 | 217 | 6-3 | Indiana | 7/9/1970 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 222nd pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Dante Hall | 30 | WR | 8 | 0 | 187 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 9/20/1978 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2000 |
| 96 | James Hall | 31 | DE | 16 | 2 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | 8 | |
| 26 | Tye Hill | 26 | DB | 4 | 4 | 185 | 5-9 | Clemson | 6/3/1982 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 2006 |
| 81 | Torry Holt | 32 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 6/5/1976 | 9 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1999 |
| 68 | Richie Incognito | 25 | G | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-3 | Nebraska,Oregon | 7/5/1983 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 81st pick / 2005 |
| 39 | Steven Jackson | 25 | RB | 12 | 11 | 229 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 7/22/1983 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 24th pick / 2004 |
| 35 | Todd Johnson | 29 | DB | 14 | 3 | 200 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/18/1979 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 2003 |
| 5 | Donnie Jones | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | LSU | 7/5/1980 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 224th pick / 2004 |
| 86 | Eddie Kennison | 35 | WR | 3 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| 88 | Joe Klopfenstein | 25 | TE | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/9/1983 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 2006 |
| 36 | Dan Kreider | 31 | FB | 11 | 4 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | 8 | |
| 60 | Nick Leckey | 26 | C-G | 10 | 10 | 298 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/12/1982 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 |
| 23 | Brian Leonard | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 2/3/1984 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2007 |
| 91 | Leonard Little | 34 | DE | 14 | 5 | 261 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/19/1974 | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Chris Long | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/28/1985 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 2008 |
| 89 | Dane Looker | 32 | WR | 13 | 6 | 194 | 6-0 | Washington | 5/5/1976 | 6 | |
| 27 | Ricky Manning | 28 | DB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/18/1980 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| 45 | Chris Massey | 29 | RB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Marshall | 8/21/1979 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 243rd pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Randy McMichael | 29 | TE | 4 | 4 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/28/1979 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| 22 | Travis Minor | 29 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 6/30/1979 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001 |
| 92 | Eric Moore | 27 | DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 2/28/1981 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 186th pick / 2005 |
| 76 | Orlando Pace | 33 | T | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-7 | Ohio St. | 11/4/1975 | 11 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 |
| 30 | Antonio Pittman | 23 | RB | 12 | 5 | 207 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 12/19/1985 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 107th pick / 2007 |
| 65 | Brett Romberg | 29 | C | 14 | 6 | 293 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1979 | 2 | |
| 95 | Clifton Ryan | 24 | DT | 16 | 12 | 290 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/18/1984 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 154th pick / 2007 |
| 67 | Roy Schuening | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 308 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 4/8/1984 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 157th pick / 2008 |
| 19 | Derek Stanley | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Wisc-Whitewater | 8/27/1985 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 249th pick / 2007 |
| 55 | Gary Stills | 34 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/11/1974 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 75th pick / 1999 |
| 50 | Pisa Tinoisamoa | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 7/15/1981 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2003 |
| 58 | David Vobora | 22 | LB | 8 | 1 | 236 | 6-1 | Idaho | 4/8/1986 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 252nd pick / 2008 |
| 20 | Jonathan Wade | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 3/27/1984 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 84th pick / 2007 |
| 51 | Will Witherspoon | 28 | LB | 16 | 12 | 234 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/19/1980 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| 61 | Cory Withrow | 33 | C | 1 | 0 | 287 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 4/5/1975 | 8 | |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 237.8 | 6-1.6 | 4.4 |