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Bad defense a group effort There's plenty of blame to go around for Rams' futility.

Publication: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Publication Date: 17-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bad defense a group effort There's plenty of blame to go around for Rams' futility.(Sports)

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Byline: Jim Thomas ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

It's a veteran Rams defense, but one that also includes three recent first-round draft picks. Eight of the 11 starters against the New York Giants were handpicked by the current coaching staff, either through free agency or the draft.

For many of the core players, this is their third year in coordinator Jim Haslett's system. For all of those reasons and more, this figured to be the best Rams defense since the days of Lovie Smith. A juggernaut? No. But certainly a unit capable of finishing in the top half of the NFL in total defense.

The preseason seemed to foreshadow such a performance. The starting unit yielded only one touchdown, played the run fairly well, and did a decent job of rushing the passer.

But once the real games started...

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