St. Louis Rams: Rams’ Secondary Goes from ‘Worst to First’

May 5, 2012   ·   David Heeb   ·   Jump to comments

It would probably shock you to learn that the St. Louis Rams had the seventh-ranked pass defense in the NFL last season. Despite losing both starting corners, and both of their backups, and then some of their backups (yes, it got that bad), the Rams held teams to only 206 yards per game through the air last year.
Of course, statistics can be deceiving.
First of all, the Rams played in a very weak QB division. The Cardinals' starting QB, Kevin Kolb, underwhelmed last year, and because of injuries, he didn't even stay on the field for all 16 games. The Rams actually squared off with John Skelton, Kolb's backup.
The Seahawks had Tavaris Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst. Jackson is a career backup, and Whitehurst is still an unproven player. That's probably why the Seahawks spent this offseason bringing in two new QB's, Matt Flynn (free agent) and Russel Wilson (third-round draft pick).
The best team in the division, the San Francisco 49ers, had Alex Smith under center. S...

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