http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/chris_long/ The Web's top Chris Long news from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/chris_long/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.ballhype.com/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/chris_long/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/article/st_louis_ram_washington_redskins_can_rams_stop_portis/ <p> In Week Six of the 2008 NFL regular season, the red hot Washington Redskins host the ice cold St. Louis Rams. At first glance, the Rams post no real threat to the Redskins. Their statistics are low enough in league wide rankings that one might assume that the Rams stand little or no chance of being competitive. The highest ranking in any of the four significant defensive rankings is 28th, and their highest offensive ranking isn't much better, 26th. But it will be important for the Redskins to understand that while the Rams are certainly struggling, and have been for quite some time, this team has talent on both sides of the ball. With Jim Haslett being named interim head coach entering their bye week, the Rams hope to have shaken things up enough to get those players to "step up" and lead this team out of free fall THIS SEASON. As I look closely at the Rams defense, Haslett was defensive coordinator before being elevated to head coach, this turnaround could start with La'Roi Glover and Adam&nbsp;...</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/">NFL</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/st_louis_rams/">St. Louis Rams</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/washington_redskins/">Washington Redskins</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/clinton_portis/">Clinton Portis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/chris_long/">Chris Long</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/adam_carriker/">Adam Carriker</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/st_louis_ram_washington_redskins_can_rams_stop_portis/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:09:50 +1900 NFL St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins Clinton Portis Chris Long Adam Carriker http://ballhype.com/article/st_louis_rams_washington_redskins_can_rams_stop_portis/ <p> In Week Six of the 2008 NFL regular season, the red hot Washington Redskins host the ice cold St. Louis Rams. At first glance, the Rams post no real threat to the Redskins. Their statistics are low enough in league wide rankings that one might assume that the Rams stand little or no chance of being competitive. The highest ranking in any of the four significant defensive rankings is 28th, and their highest offensive ranking isn't much better, 26th. But it will be important for the Redskins to understand that while the Rams are certainly struggling, and have been for quite some time, this team has talent on both sides of the ball. With Jim Haslett being named interim head coach entering their bye week, the Rams hope to have shaken things up enough to get those players to "step up" and lead this team out of free fall THIS SEASON. As I look closely at the Rams defense, Haslett was defensive coordinator before being elevated to head coach, this turnaround could start with La'Roi Glover and Adam&nbsp;...</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/">NFL</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/st_louis_rams/">St. Louis Rams</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/washington_redskins/">Washington Redskins</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/clinton_portis/">Clinton Portis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/chris_long/">Chris Long</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/adam_carriker/">Adam Carriker</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/st_louis_rams_washington_redskins_can_rams_stop_portis/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:09:50 +1900 NFL St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins Clinton Portis Chris Long Adam Carriker