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LA ELECCIÓN DE TODD GURLEY, ÚLTIMO SALVAVIDAS PARA FISHER El Entrenador Por Fin Ha Conseguido 218 ST. LOUIS RAMS (NFC OESTE) (NFC OESTE) ST. LOUIS RAMS 219 NFL NFL ST.RAMS LOUIS LA ELECCIÓN DE TODD GURLEY, ÚLTIMO SALVAVIDAS PARA FISHER El entrenador por fin ha conseguido os Rams van lentos. Demasia- librarse de Sam por dentro el alma del equipo y del Ldo. Cuando Jeff Fisher llegó al Bradford que, actual proyecto. equipo tenía fama de ser poco me- Ahora, la franquicia parece em- nos que ‘McGiver’. Un tipo capaz de independientemente peñada en reinventarse desde sus construir un equipo competitivo en de su calidad, se cimientos. Mientras su propietario, tiempo récord con un imperdible y había convertido en Stan Kroenke, no va a cejar has- un tapacubos. La realidad es que, ta que consiga llevarse el equipo a tres años después, los Rams han un lastre para un Los Ángeles cueste lo que cueste, dado dos pasitos pa’lante y otro equipo aburrido de y por encima del cadáver de quien pa’trás como dice la canción. Y eso haga falta (incluido Goodell), Fisher solo les ha servido para ser intras- esperarle. se ha librado del lastre Bradford, cendentes. que se marcha de St. Louis, cuatro No se puede negar que Fisher años y 60 millones de dólares des- ha construido en estos años una pués, sin que nadie sepa a ciencia defensa poderosa, pero eso no es cierta cuál es su auténtico nivel. El suficiente. Y menos en una división cambio de cromos ha terminado en la que todos los equipos tienen con Foles en el equipo, un quarter- grupos inexpugnables a ese lado back que deslumbró en los Eagles del balón. Seahawks, 49ers y Car- en 2013, pero que el año pasado dinals no solo han convertido la de- se demostró frágil y muy mal enca- fensa en un arte, también han te- jador de golpes. Y si analizamos la nido ataques poderosos, rocosos, En 1946, los Rams de Cleveland línea ofensiva de éstos Rams, ha- capaces de embestir por tierra y se trasladan a Los Angeles para rán falta muchas velas a la Virgen de dar latigazos por el cielo. Y los convertirse en el primer equipo de para que el jugador no termine por CON VITOLA Rams, simplemente, no han tenido la NFL en la costa oeste, abando- borrarse tras ser atropellado. DE TITULAR. ataque. Ninguno. nando la ciudad californiana en Visto lo visto, la atrevida apues- Nick Foles Unas veces por malas eleccio- 1995 para asentarse en St. Louis. ta por el corredor Todd Gurley en la tuvo sus más nes en el draft, o fichajes equivo- El primer head coach de aquellos primera ronda del draft tiene todo y sus menos cados, y otras porque sus estrellas Cleveland Rams fue Damon Wet- el sentido del mundo aunque pare- como QB de ofensivas se hacían mayores o no zel, un enamorado del football que ciera que el equipo tenía necesida- los Eagles, salían de la enfermería, los de Fis- se practicaba en la Universidad des más acuciantes. Los Rams ne- pero llega her no han conseguido tener pe- de Fordham, institución que des- cesitaban un referente ofensivo y a los Rams gada en todo este tiempo, por mu- de 1841 se ubica en pleno Bronx, Gurley puede ser esa arma de des- como titular chos experimentos que se hayan siendo desde siempre conocidos trucción masiva que les devuelva a indiscutible. podido intentar. Tantos años espe- como los Rams. El carnero más la vida. Fisher no ha sabido resuci- Es hora de rando a Bradford han provocado cosmopolita de la historia: NYC, tar a los Rams con un imperdible y saber si sirve un estado de resignación, de con- Cleveland, Los Angeles y St Louis. un tapacubos. Veremos si puede para la NFL. formismo, que ha ido carcomiendo hacerlo con Gurley y Foles. IMAGES/AFP GETTY 220 ST. LOUIS RAMS (NFC OESTE) (NFC OESTE) ST. LOUIS RAMS 221 NFL NFL PROPIETARIO HEAD COACH COORDINADOR OFENSIVO STAN KROENKE JEFF FISHER FRANK CIGNETTI Kroenke es un empresaro con multitud Fisher llegó a la franquicia de la El buen trabajo de intereses deportivos, como es el ser mano de Snead. Tras dieciseis años en el staff técni- también dueño de los Denver Nuggets como entrenador de los Oilers/Ti- co de Cignetti le de la NBA y el Arsenal de la Premier League. Como tal, tans se hizo cargo de un grupo que ha valido la promoción a coordina- es de los que guarda bajo llave los sentimientos y se no iba a ninguna parte. Gracias al dor ofensivo. No sólo eso, sino que guía por asuntos económicos en exclusiva. Está tratan- traspaso del draft con los Washing- también será el encargado de diri- do de llevar a los Rams a Los Ángeles aún sin contar con ton Redskins comenzó a construir gir el ataque y de seleccionar las el permiso explícito de la liga y sin atender a los planes lo que siempre ha sido su seña de jugadas durante los partidos. Pro- que Saint Louis tenga para el equipo. No es de los que identidad: una formidable defen- tegerá a Nick Foles con Gurley todo busca el cariño de sus aficionados, no. sa. Sin embargo, se ha visto las- lo que pueda, pero con una OL sos- trado en este trabajo por las conti- pechosa se apoyará en el juego de nuas lesiones de su QB titular, Sam pase más de lo que querría. Bradford, y por una línea que no MANAGER GENERAL ha rendido a la altura de las ron- LES SNEAD das del draft gastadas en ella. Este año tiene un nuevo QB, Nick Foles, ESTRELLA OFENSIVA La carrera de Snead como general y un corredor estrella, Todd Gurley, TODD GURLEY manager de los Rams, que comienza al que sin duda alimentará de balo- en 2012, ha de ser juzgada por haber nes tanto como pueda. El viejo co- Gurley rompió la racha de dra- vendido el número dos del draft de aquel mismo año a rre y defiende de Jeff Fisher fts sin corredores en primera los Redskins por una miriada de elecciones que se han ronda y, además, se coló en el convertido en la estructura fundamental de este equipo, CLÁSICO. Jeff Fisher top diez. Por eso es justo darle sobre todo en la defensa. Un buen grupo al que le falta es uno de los grandes la categoría de estrella de este talento en ataque y al que le sobra división, pues es el clásicos de la NFL tanto ataque, pues va a recibir balo- estar en la temible NFC Oeste lo que más daño les ha por su estilo como por nes sin fin. hecho en las últimas temporadas. GETTY IMAGES/AFP los años que lleva. GETTY IMAGES/AFP ASÍ ES EL ATAQUE DE LOS RAMS NICK AUSTIN GREG RODGER TIM BARRETT ROB TODD TRE KENNY TAVON BRIAN STEDMAN JARED LANCE 5FOLES 9DAVIS 79 ROBINSON (LT) 76 SAFFOLD (LG) 61 BARNES (C) 67 JONES (RT) 79 HAVENSTEIN (RG) 30 GURLEY 27 MASON 81 BRITT 11 AUSTIN 83 QUICK 12 BAILEY 89 COOK 88 KENDRICKS QUARTERBACKS LÍNEA OFENSIVA CORREDORES RECEPTORES TIGHT ENDS Seguramente el cambio más grande en los Rams este La línea ofensiva de St. Louis es más que una decepción desde que Pocos esperaban la selección de El ataque de St. Louis adolece por hombre que ha decepcionado des- El líder en recepciones de los Rams año es la nueva cara en el puesto de quarterback. El in- toda una incógnita de cara a esta salió de Alabama y probablemente Gurley en el draft por St. Louis por- completo de jugadores de impacto de que salió de college. Hasta aho- los dos últimos años ha sido el tight tercambio con Philadelphia mandó a Sam Bradford a los temporada. Hasta tres rookies de esté en su última oportunidad para que se veían mayores carencias en las “skill positions” y esto no po- ra ha mostrado muy buenas ma- end Jared Cook. Su potencial como Eagles e hizo recalar en St. Louis a Nick Foles. En el sis- los cuatro seleccionados en el dra- asentarse en la liga. El mejor juga- en otras posiciones. Sin embargo, dría ser más cierto que en el cuer- neras en equipos especiales pero amenaza profunda no es nada co- tema de Chip Kelly, Foles protagonizó una sorprendente ft podrían coincidir en la alineación dor del grupo es Rodger Saffold y JUGADOR Jeff Fisher apostó fuerte por el run- po de receptores. Los Rams obvia- como wide receiver puro su apor- mún en su posición pero le falta re- temporada en 2013 pero ahora llega a un conjunto en titular. El que más opciones tiene eso no es decir mucho, su juego QUE MARCA ningback de mayor potencial pero ron una clarísima necesidad tanto tación ha sido casi nula. El año pa- gularidad y consistencia para dar DIFERENCIAS. el que muchas cosas son diferentes. Pese a que no esté de ser titular es el segunda ronda no está ni de lejos a la altura de su a la vez mayor riesgo que sale de en la agencia libre como en el dra- sado registró más jugadas de ca- el salto al escalón más alto. Si lo ya con ellos los Rams seguirán animando a Bradford. Si Rob Havenstein, más valido para la contrato. La apuesta fallida (por las college en varios años. Gurley pue- ft, lo cual ha dejado boquiabierto a rrera (36) que de recepción (31). pone todo en su sitio, y consigue juega más del 50% de los snaps de Philadelphia no le carrera que en “pass-pro”.
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