St. Louis Rams

[multiple]

E' proprio una causa persa? :D

Nooooooooooo, ma cosa te lo fa credere?

Tanto per farti capire: e' un pick alla Donahue (spero di non essere bannato per la parolaccia :hehe:)

[davelavarra]

Se Rumph lo vince il posto a roster, cominciate a preoccuparvi! 

Dopo l'esperienza passata a Washington, straquoto.

[Jeremy]

Marshall Faulk annuncia ufficialmente il ritiro. 

[multiple]

Marshall Faulk annuncia ufficialmente il ritiro. 

Chapeau!

[matteogb4]

[nefastto]

Un grandissimo 

[Angyair]

Un po' sopravvalutato però Kaiv, concordi? 

[chinasky]

Marshall Faulk annuncia ufficialmente il ritiro. 

Un altro che ci lascia, un altro segno di vecchiaia  ... grazie Marshall. 

[azazel]

Marshall Faulk annuncia ufficialmente il ritiro. 

Ah...ma ancora giocava?!

[KingKaiv]

176 games
2,836 rushes
19,154 total yds (4° di sempre)
136 total TDs (4° di sempre)
12,279 yds rushing (9° di sempre)
100 TDs rushing
767 receptions
6,875 yds. receiving
36 TDs receiving

Lunedì il suo ritiro sarà ufficiale.

Probabilmente il più grande giocatore di football che la città di St.Louis abbia mai avuto. Le ginocchia, a pezzi dopo i tanti interventi chirurgici subiti, hanno scritto la parola fine alla carriera di uno dei più grandi All-Time. 34 anni, 12 dei quali passati a deliziare le platee dell'intera nazione, 7 volte Pro Bowler, 3 volte Offensive Player of the Year, futuro Hall of Famer, fulcro del Greatest Show on Turf, campione straordinario e professionista esemplare.

Grazie.

He will forever go down in my mind as the greatest player I have ever seen play. Not only because of his gifted physical ability, but also because of his dedication to and knowledge of every area of the game. (Kurt Warner)

[KingKaiv]

Mentre è stato firmato il CB versione miniatura Lenny Walls, ex Chiefs, Marshall Faulk oggi ha annunciato ufficialmente il suo ritiro dai campi da gioco.

Le sue parole: Just being around the game last year, I realized how much I love it. But my health is everything. And I didn't want to return if I couldn't get through a full season. It all came together when a close friend asked me 'How many 34-year-old running backs are there?

Coming to St. Louis was great for my career. It was an awesome experience to play in that dome before those fans. I will always treasure my years with the Rams. I thank (owner and chairman) Georgia Frontiere and (vice chairman) Stan Kroenke, the administrative staff, and especially my coaches and teammates. They helped make this such a great run. I'm now looking forward to pursuing my second career.


Le parole di Georgia Frontiere, l'owner della franchigia, sul suo conto: Marshall, I'm your number one fan. Every time you came on the field I knew that something special was going to happen. You brought such excitement to the world of football. I'm so proud that you wanted to be a Ram. You will always be a shining star in my heart. I'll miss you on the field but look forward to continuing to work with you to benefit St. Louis for many years to come.




FAULK BY THE NUMBERS

1 NFL Most Valuable Player Award (2000)
2 Number of times Faulk posted back-to-back 200 total yards games (Oct. 17, 1999 - 213
@ Atlanta; Oct. 24, 1200 vs. Cleveland) (Oct. 20, 2002 – 235 vs. Seattle; Nov. 3, 2002 – 236
@ Arizona).
3 Consecutive Offensive Player of the Year Awards (1999 – 2001)
4 Highest number of consecutive 100-yard rushing games, accomplished twice (Nov. 21,
1999 – 21-126-0 @ San Francisco; Nov. 28, 1999 – 18-102-2 vs. New Orleans; Dec. 5, 1999
– 22-118 @ Carolina; Dec. 12, 1999 – 29-154-1 @ New Orleans) (Nov. 16, 2003 – 20-103-0
@ Chicago; Nov. 23, 2003 – 24-100-1 @ Arizona; Nov. 30, 2003 – 17-108-3 vs. Minnesota;
Dec. 8, 2003 – 24-102-0 @ Cleveland).
4.8 Career average per carry with the Rams, third highest franchise history
5 The number of four-touchdown games in his career (tying a team record): @ San
Francisco 10/29/00 (2r, 2p); vs. Minnesota 12/10/00 (4r); @ Tampa Bay 12/18/00 (3r, 1p);
vs. Indianapolis 12/30/01 (3r,1p); vs. Seattle 10/20/02 (3r, 1p)
6 Career playoff rushing touchdowns with the Rams, a franchise record
7 The number of two-point conversions scored in his career (NFL record)
8 Career playoff touchdowns scored with the Rams, a franchise record
10 The number of 200 total yards games with the Rams (14 in his career)
11 The number of touchdowns scored in the final three games of the 2000 season: 4 vs.
Minnesota 12/10; 4 @ Tampa Bay 12/18; 3 @ New Orleans 12/24.
25 Consecutive wins by Rams when Marshall gained at least 150 total yards (27-1 record
overall)
26 Number of touchdowns scored in 2000, then an NFL record
27 Number of wins by the Rams (with no losses) when Faulk rushed for at least 100 yards
49 Playoff receptions with the Rams, most in franchise history
58 Rushing touchdowns as a Ram, most in franchise history
85 Touchdowns as a Ram, most in franchise history
99 Number of games played with the Rams
100 The number of career rushing touchdowns scored, tied for 6th in NFL history
136 Career touchdowns, fourth in NFL history
159 Total rushing yards (on 31 attempts) vs. Philadelphia 1/27/02 in NFC Championship
game, third most in franchise history
204 Career high receiving yards total (on 12 receptions) vs. Chicago 12/26/99, the most by
an NFL running back since 1965.
286 Career-high total yards gained vs. Atlanta on Oct. 15, 2000 (25-208-1 rushing, 7-78-0
receiving)
509 Career playoff receiving yards with the Rams, fourth in franchise history
519 Three-game rushing yards total vs. Oakland (10/13/02), vs. Seattle (10/20/02) and @
Arizona (11/3/02), the highest three-game rushing total of his career. He joined Hall of
Famers Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson, and Earl Campbell as the only players to have at least
three consecutive 150-yard rushing games.
561 Playoff rushing yards with the Rams, third in franchise history
767 Career receptions, second in NFL history among running backs
1,070 Total yards in playoffs with Rams, most in franchise history
1,918 Number of combined attempts with the Rams (rushing/receiving/kickoff returns),
most in franchise history
6,875 Career receiving yards, most by a running back in NFL history.
11,031 Total net yards with Rams, third in franchise history
12,279 Career rushing yards, ninth in NFL history
19,154 Career yards from scrimmage, fourth in NFL history



THEY SAID IT

Former Rams coach Dick Vermeil:
“Marshall Faulk set the standard for what is considered great at the running back position. The term is loosely used, but Marshall defines it. You hear people talk all the time about ‘This guy is a great player or that guy is a great player’. They are not all great players. Marshall Faulk set the standard for what a great player is. For us, he was a difference maker. I’m not talking about winning six or seven games. I’m talking about the difference between winning a NFC Championship or a World Championship.”

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, Faulk’s position coach at San Diego State:
“The first thing I think of about Marshall is what a smart player he was. He understood how to take a game plan, study it and his opponents, and then have his success translated to success on the practice field. He had a great feel for how to attack opponents and was so dangerous in a variety of ways. But he also always had that toughness and dependability in running between the tackles.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell:
“Marshall Faulk was one of the great players of his era and one of the most versatile running backs in NFL history. We also know now that Marshall is a talented football broadcaster and we look forward to his continuing contributions to the NFL Network team.”

Rams Quarterback Marc Bulger:
“He’s the only player I played with who could have played quarterback (if he had QB passing skill). A lot of people throw that term around lightly, ‘He’s a quarterback on the field', but Marshall knew everyone’s assignment on offense, just like the quarterback. No only that, he’s the most complete running back I’ve ever seen. Obviously there are guys now, like LaDainian Tomlinson, who can do certain things, but to do it as long as Marshall did it—catching the ball, run, pass blocking—little things that go unnoticed, he is the best I’ve ever seen.”

Retired New York Giants running back Tiki Barber:
“Marshall was a pioneering player. As a threat in so many different aspects of football, he revolutionized the way in which the running back position was played. He was the player I wanted to emulate.”

Former Rams coach Mike Martz:
“Intellectually he was on a par with any coach in the league. We did things with Marshall because he said he could them. Things that we don’t teach backs to do. (Sometimes) when you run the tape back again you say, ‘Did he just do what I thought he did?’ The most memorable thing, in terms of a coach-player relationship…was when I first met him, in our first meeting with him and the offense. I didn’t know much about Marshall. Here he is, sitting in the front row, and he has pens and pencils and a notepad. He is taking notes down and he turns around to the rest of the guys and says, ‘Make sure you get this down’. He sat in the front row meeting after meeting. He was a leader in terms of his approach to the game and his professionalism.”

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher:
“In his prime Marshall Faulk was the best running back I ever played against.”

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre:
“The one word that comes to mind when I think of Marshall is frustrating. He was the guy who frustrated not only the other team’s defense but their offense. Just knowing he was on the other sideline, there was more pressure on us to score. Every time we played him, I knew 30 points wasn’t going to win it.”

Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander:
“Marshall was the one you loved to watch, wished you could play like, and hated to play against. Mostly because he was going to do something that would make your own teammates come and ask you, ‘Can you do that?”

Rams wide receiver Torry Holt:
“The sacrifices he made on the field, as far as taking on double blitzes, playing with hurt knees, he still was effective and you never heard him complain. He was a very unselfish football player who revolutionized the running back position. He took it to a new level. What he did for the game, it will take awhile for it to be done again.”

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis:
“I think of him as a man before a player and what a tremendous character and integrity he brought to the game. You knew that when you were facing him he was going to give 100% of what he had. He never cheated the game. You knew it was a fight every time out against him. Marshall wasn’t the biggest or fastest, but Faulk was Faulk. He ran with grace and power. He was the best running back I’ve seen in the NFL in a long time.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks:
“I was always jacked to play against him and have some of those classic Monday Night games that we had over the years with their explosive offense and our explosive defense, it was an honor. My other thought now is, now he gets to get better with that golf game. I’ll never be able to catch him now. By the time I retire, he’s going to be three or four strokes better than me.”

Former Rams cornerback ‘Dre Bly:
“We came to St. Louis at the same time. He showed me the ropes and showed me that what we do is a job and to take your job seriously. We have kept in touch over the years and if he recognizes something in my game he would call me and tell me about it. I would not be where I am in my career if it was not for him and his guidance.”

Rams defensive tackle La’Roi Glover:
“As a teammate (at San Diego State), I found myself during the middle of a game not worrying about what the defensive staff is doing with adjustments. I’m ignoring all of that and I’m watching the offense to see what Marshall is going to do. Watching him make guys miss, taking plays 80 and 90 yards. That’s how special he was. As an opponent (in NFL) he was the best running back I ever played against, ever. He was a great ball carrier. He was spectacular in the open field. He was a heck of a receiver. He was a heck of a leader. He did it by example and he would get in a guy’s face when he had to. He was one of the greatest to play this game.”

Former Rams quarterback Kurt Warner:
“Marshall was one of the best teammates I ever played with. I enjoyed talking with him in the locker room, competing with him on the practice field, and achieving some amazing things with him on the field. He will forever go down in my mind as the greatest player I have ever seen play. Not only because of his gifted physical ability but also because of his dedication to and knowledge of every area of the game.”

Rams tackle Orlando Pace:
“Marshall was the ultimate teammate and team player. One of the smartest on the team and, as an offensive lineman, he made my job easier. He communicated with us on a regular basis.”

Former Rams receiver Ricky Proehl:
“He was a great friend, great teammate, and definitely the best and most complete football player that I have played with in 17 years.”

Former Rams running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery:
“He is just a student of the game. I enjoyed talking with him when he walked off the field and we would talk about what the defense was doing on first down and second down and what they were trying to take away from him. He was one of those guys who wanted the ball when the game was on the line. He was a very unselfish player. That’s what I really like about him. He didn’t care about the 100 yards or about scoring so many touchdowns. He respected his teammates and all he asked of his teammates was to respect what he brought to the game.”

Gene Huey, Faulk’s running backs coach at Indianapolis:
“It gladdens my heart to see where Marshall is retiring. There are few players who have made the successful transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth. As he was as a player, Marshall will demonstrate to the public and his peers that he will be one of the top professionals in that area.”

Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce:
“Marshall always made everyone that he met better, not just in a football sense. I am honored to be considered a friend. I learned a lot from him. Running backs of the future will have to be compared to him. He is a very passionate guy and a great asset to St. Louis and the NFL.”

Rams center Andy McCollum:
“You could count on him not only to make the spectacular run, but if he needed to block a guy, he blocked the guy. He was a great leader.”



Simply the Best.

[Teo]

Insieme a Thurman Thomas, il mio running back preferito.


Lui era The Greatest Show on Turf, lui lo faceva diventare The Greatest.

[vestanik]

Un grande campione ed atleta, apprezzato e rispetto da compagni ed avversari!
Nonchè un grande esempio di professionista fuori e dentro in campo!

[assioma 2]

Overrated... :gazza:

[Alvise]

l'unico simpatico dei rams (tifosi, pochi, esclusi)...