It was really only a matter of time before Smith was going to go on IR, so I’m glad the team made the move this week. Smith has struggled with concussions already in his young career, and it’s getting to a point where you have to be concerned about his future with this team. He hasn’t lived up to the expecations since coming into the league, and I don’t know if you can count on him to play a full season at this point. It will be interesting to see what happens with Smith next season, but we know for sure we won’t be seeing him suit up again in 2011. More on next page…

It’s Sunday again, and the Rams are going to give winning on the road another go when they take on the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City. This game, like many others the Rams have played on the road this season, is very winnable. It’s getting harder and harder to predict what this team will do on the road, but here are my keys to the Rams getting a notch in the road win column.

Who Are These Guys? – If anyone wants to sit there and tell me that they predicted Kyle Orton and Brandon Lloyd would be putting up huge numbers at this point in the season, I would probably call you a liar. I’m still not convinced this offense is all that great, and I think our defense should be able to handle them. With that being said, we have to keep tabs on Lloyd. If he goes off for a few big plays, I could see things going poorly for St. Louis.

Mile High Effect – I don’t know if the altitude will be an issue for the Rams at all, but after seeing the team stuggled with cramps last week, it makes me wonder where the conditioning level is for some of these guys. I’m would be willing to bet that the game will be fairly close in the second half, and we don’t have enough depth to lose guys for numerous plays because they can’t catch their breath.

It’s Sam’s Time – I have this feeling that Sam Bradford is going to have a big day throwing the ball against the Broncos, and if I’m right, then he will be doing it in front of fellow rookie QB Tim Tebow, who will be watching from the sidelines. I’m not all that impressed with the Broncos’ pass rush, so I expect Bradford to have some time to get through his progressions. He will also have Danario Alexander back, barring a last-minute change, so the weapons will be there.

I have had some bad feelings heading into games in the past, but I actually feel OK about this one right now. The Broncos can be dangerous when they are on, but they haven’t been on nearly enough this season. My prediction is 27-23 Rams, with the defense intercepting Orton on the final drive of the game to seal the deal.

My big underdog predictions last week were the Jacksonville Jaguars over the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks over the Arizona Cardinals, both of which were losers. The Jaguars did hold a 11 point lead for a short period of time and the Seahawks had a chance to drive for the winning TD at the end of the game but neither came through. This week I am going to go with the Kansas City Chiefs winner of one of their last 17 game over the ice cold Buffalo Bills. I like the way the Chiefs are at least giving their all for three hours.

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