Jim Haslett has been the Rams' head coach for 3 weeks now. They have played 2 games under him. In the first game they came out with a tough road win against the Washington Redskins. That was very admirable and a nice way to get Haslett off on the right foot. But what happened yesterday, with the Rams completely dominating the Dallas Cowboys 34-14, was something that no one expected. Yes, Dallas was playing without starting QB Tony Romo. But last time I checked, he doesn't play defense and that's where Dallas really laid an egg. An energized Steven Jackson rolled up 160 yards and 3 TDs against the Cowboys. Rookie WR Donnie Avery made a big play early on a long TD pass and QB Marc Bulger was the model off efficiency that we saw back in 2006.
I was not a big fan of giving the head coaching job to Haslett after Scott Linehan was fired, but I have to admit that he has this team playing at a whole different level of intensity since he became top dog. Next week the Rams travel to New England and it looks like Jackson may very well miss that game because of an injured thigh. The injury came late in the game with the Rams up 34-7, so it's very fair to question why he was still even playing at that point. But the big picture remains bright; under Haslett, the Rams show up ready to play.
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