The Bad News St. Louis Rams
The "greatest show on turf" of the St. Louis Rams achieved earlier in the decade has long been gone as of 2009. The Rams franchise has fallen off the map badly since the glory days of Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk.
The Rams hit rock bottom in 08' with a record of 2-14 -- worse then the 07' season when they went 3-13. The last winning season for the Rams was in 03', they went 12-4 winning the NFC West division. If it wasn't for the Detroit Lions, Oakland raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, the Rams would be the worst franchise of the last 5 years.
The St. Louis Rams have only scored 7 total points through the first two weeks of the 2009 football season. Having been blanked by the Seahawks in Seattle (28-0, couldn't get much worse), the team traveled to Washington in week 2, carrying higher hopes.
The Rams have one of worst offenses in the NFL - not much is expected fort the Rams in 09'. Steven Jackson is the only player who can get something going.
Marc Bulger has a few good seasons with the Rams - in 06' Bulger threw for over 4,000 yards and 24 touchdown passes with only 8 interceptions. The last two seasons for Bulger have been less then stellar with more interceptions then touchdown passes.
The only player the Rams have worth the price of a ticket is RB Steven Jackson. Jackson is averaging nearly 5 yards per rushing attempt in 09'. Jackson's best season up to this date was in 06' when he rushed for over 1,500 yards and- touchdowns.
The NFL has had fast turn arounds before - many feel this isn't possible with the Rams. The Dolphins in 07' went 1-15, 08' the Dolphins went 11-5. Whether that was a fluke or not the turn around was accomplished.
The Rams must draft well in the 10' draft if they expect to a respectable team once the 10' season comes. When a team has so many problems, one, two, or even three high draft picks won't make the difference. The Rams fans hope the front office makes very smart decisions in the upcoming years so the Rams don't turn into the Detroit Lions of the NFC West.
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