[Ram Dragoon]

A Long time ago....

T. Green went down and an unknown took his place, K. Warner; the result, perhaps the must dynamic and explosive team in all of NFL history was born.

That is the short story that non-Ram fans know. But the truth is more complicated then that. Somewhere along the line, the Rams picked up Faulk and crew. And yes even got the evil genius MADMAN Martz. Honestly I bet even the coaching staff didn't exactly know what they had. The knew they had weapons, but just not that leathal.

Also, at that time there was an obvious push from front office to make a winning team. The went out of their way to acquire T. Green, M. Faulk, and had already invested in good defensive players. Sadly after the Rams march on Georgia, other teams and their wallets started to lure away key players. Where as part of it, the front office wasn't willing to ante up to retain choosing to hold on to K. Warner and a select few.

Stepping forward in time a bit-- things started to change. D. Vermil retired being one of them (pity he did since many non-Rams say his conquest was a fluke). But more importantly what was gone was addittude on defense. Watching an interview before the season opened, {DARn can't remember His name} said, "everyone one was going to bring their 'A' game..." referring to the fact the Rams where world champs.
*****if ever that was an excuse, for I thought if you don't bring your "A" game every time you step on to the field regardless if your 0-5 or 5-0, you don't deserve to play professional football-PERIOD!*****************************************

If I had to put a finger on it was to what went wrong, it was that the DEFENSE losts its attitude and fire. Front office and the powers that be didn't recruite leadership for the defense. Which proves one saying wrong, "that a great offense is a good defense"--a lesson at least that the Colts (dolts) learned.

Second M. Martz was part of the problem. Mostly being is lack of long-term situational awareness, and inpart too overly-complex and confusing play calling. Between Martz "challenges" and Warners/Bulgers timeout calling the end of the 3rd quarter and certainly the 4th quarter in too many games where a nightmare. Further Martz never seemed to take stock in the fact he lost some key players to defection to other teams/retirement/general attrition. More to the point where Martz lost his impact was that too many teams where able to predict his schemes, and he never seemed to be able to recruit replacement talent or adapt creative plays to existing talent......maybe front office didn't help him where perhaps they ought to, but in part I think he just got too confortable.

THIRD, the Rams are indeed a business. Unlike Jerry Jones personal playthings, the Cowgirls, the Rams are run like a company with making a profit primarly in mind. J. Jones plays with his cowboys as if they where action-figures and fuel his over inflated ego. How often do where hear or see "BLONDIE in a BOTTLE" but in passing mention? Where as with JJ (Jones) his old pruney face is always on ESPN and etc.
**Whoever is in charge of the Rams ought to FIRE the Ivy-league business school graduates and fast! For what ever bean-counter(s) they have and management that is running the show now haven't a clue about FOOTBALL ECONOMICS. The simple primary rule to football economics is that winning teams sell Tickets loosers don't. For those of us who didn't go to school to become economist, accountants, business management, this little fact about football is a BIG DUH! Something these brainacks in the front office haven't seem to grasp yet