Offense should not be a problem for the 2006 Rams football team, but the defense is going to have to step up for St. Louis to make a run at the playoffs. There was a lot of turnover from last year's team, but the most important change happened at head coach with the departure of Mike Martz and the addition of Scott Linehan, former offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. The key losses where with Adam Archuleta at safety and tackles Daminoe Lewis and Ryan Pickett. The team did go out and spend a lot of money though to shore up the holes on defense. The team brought in Corey Chavous and La'Roi Glover to replace their key losses, and Glover is an upgrade. The team also gained depth at quarterback with Gus Frerotte and Will Witherspoon will start at linebacker.

The Rams have a couple of good quarterbacks in Marc Bulger and Gus Frerotte. Bulger injured his shoulder last season and his health will be key to a successful year, with his accurate passing and smart decision making ability being assets to the passing game. At running back the team has moved on from the days of Marshall Faulk with Steven Jackson gaining 1,000 yards last season. He has had problems with injuries in the past, and in that case an aged Faulk will have to carry a little bit more of the load. The receivers are some of the best in the league with Torry Holt putting up monster numbers once again. Isaac Bruce struggled with injuries and had a very unproductive season, but look for a bounceback here.

The 2006 Rams football team should be better defensively than the team that ranked 31st in points allowed in 2005. The defensive line is a weak, but the Rams spent two of their first six draft picks trying to shore things up. Leonard Little and Glover can prove to be a pretty dangerous tandem if some other guys can step it up. The weakest unit on last year's team is now probably the strength after adding Will Witherspoon and Raonall Smith. Both of these guys can roam the field making tackles. The secondary is weak, with Corey Chavous and Fakhir Brown being new faces on a team with only 13 picks last year.

Defensively the team is going to struggle again, but the offense is in good hands with Bulger, Jackson, and Holt. The tough part of the schedule is in facing the AFC West, but the team does have a good set of games against the NFC North and their own weak division. A 8-8 mark isn't out of reach so we will go with the Rams Over 7 +105 at Pinnacle.