[RAMFANRAIDERHATER]

He is just a first time head coach, and sometimes we all (including me, especially) have too many high hopes for this season, when in reality, it is probably more than likely going to become a transition year for us.

Hey, that's the "nature of the beast". Being a lifelong fan of any team brings eternal optimism each year. Even though we know that it will be a tough struggle just getting this team back to a 8-8 record, we want to believe we'll go to the Superbowl. That's the beauty of the whole process. What bothers me though, are those fans that get on you when you say something they don't want to hear. It's not being pessimestic Basically this whole article is just the pessimistic view(s) of "experts", and other non-believers of the Rams. but simply being honest about the situation.
Look, this team had some MAJOR issues last year. Yes, we've addressed many of them and are moving in the right direction. But to think that the Rams, or any team, can sprinkle in a handful of players into the mix, add new offensive and defensive coaches and schemes and instantly become a top 5 or 10 team, is just wishful thinking. It's just not that simple, and it rarely happens overnight.
I look at it like I do a business. If a company wants to become a strong leader in its industry, and not just a flash in the pan, it needs to build a foundation for success by first getting all the right players, than figuring out what it can be the best at and creating a plan. It's called the "flywheel effect" rather than the "doom-loop". Like a giant flywheel, moving it in the right direction is a difficult process to start, at first the wheel moves slowly, inch by inch, but once it begins to move, the momentum of the giant flywheel takes over and it moves on it's own and continues to turn. The "doom-loop" companies constantly try changing their business stratagies, thier personnel, and are always looking for instant success and are forever caught in the "doom loop", never getting better but becoming stagnant and mediocre. That's what happens to many pro sports teams. They're forever caught in the doom loop, never at the top, rarely at the bottom, but never a serious contender. The management panics and then throw money and "quick fixes" at the problems, but the problems never go away and the team never becomes as great as it could be.
Be patient with this team, don't panic if we start out slowly and finish under .500 again. The flywheel is just beginning to move...