Rams adapting to new look; Packers struggling

~ St. Louis will try to improve to 4-1 today in Green Bay.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre is dinking and dunking, and the St. Louis Rams are suddenly worried about the running game and turnovers.

Who are these guys, anyway?

There has been plenty of talk about finding new offensive identities in St. Louis and Green Bay this year, as two new coaches try to break their teams' old habits.

So far, it seems like Rams coach Scott Linehan is closer than Packers coach Mike McCarthy.

The Rams (3-1) no longer consider themselves the "Greatest Show on Turf," veering away from former coach Mike Martz's go-for-broke passing game. Instead, Linehan has emphasized running the ball with Steven Jackson and protecting quarterback Marc Bulger.

That, plus an aggressive defense, has the Rams tied with Seattle for first place in the NFC West -- something Linehan doesn't really want to think about for now.

"Teams that get ahead of themselves usually pay for it," Linehan said. "I think it'd be a big mistake if you took into account what your record is or the circumstance of that game, because every week you throw the records out in the NFL."

It's not coming together yet for the Packers (1-3), who can't make enough big plays on offense to make up for the big plays given by their defense.

McCarthy's main goal was to establish the running game, but Brett Favre has thrown the ball 36 times or more in the three of the first four games.

Favre said the offense hasn't established its identity.

"We're trying to establish the run, but not to the extent of hampering our offensive scoring,"