Feature Article
The Most Hated Home Team in the NFL
The WatchDog
Staff Writer
With the 2007 season now safely behind us, guess we can start the complete tear-down and rebuild of not only the Rams and their stadium, but why not the entire city of St. Louis while we're at it.
After reading the ridiculous ranting of the likes of Bernie what’s-his-name and the rest of the Post-dispatch pessimists, I was sure that a quick re-check of the date would put us at early January, fresh off an 3-13 record. The pathetic defense actually ranked 33rd, six of the cheerleaders were pregnant, and two more used to be men.
Yes, the game yesterday was a bit discouraging … to say the least. And yes I'll agree to the consensus that the defensive “improvements” are … not so much.
Once again they had me ordering liquor by halftime.
But what I can say is that I've never seen such an all out bolt for the door. The fan support portrayed in front of the whole nation live from the Edward Jones Dome is pathetic and embarrassing.
You would never see this happen in Green Bay – even if the team went 0-12.
Now I agree that the chances of anyone getting caught pointing a camera at our defensive “masterminds” for the purposes of stealing signals would make the odds of winning power-ball appealing, but the last time I checked the schedule, there were at the very least 15 more games left to be played. So going off the deep-end after one dismal last half of a football game (Although watching Bernie's inevitable jump of the Gateway Arch seems somewhat appealing) seems a bit rash.
Besides this is nothing we haven't seen before. At least it was only a second half collapse instead of the entire game. That's a hundred percent improvement over the last Panther game. And Marc Bulger threw a touchdown pass a full three games earlier than he did last year.
And Dante Hall – what a breath of fresh air that one was. If only we could get him a skateboard to finish runs like that with.
In short, instead of acting shocked at your high standards not being met with this year's team, why not try down-sizing your expectations a little. Focus more on the cheerleaders (the female ones at least) and treat the rest of the games as a well deserved escape from real life instead of something to bitch about other than lazy kids or a idiot boss.
Live it up while you can, because at this rate there won't be a football team in town left to complain about.
GO RAMS!!!
Feature Article 2
Not the Start We Were Looking For
Eliasdad
Staff Writer
The 2007 season started kind of like the preseason ended. We lost a game we certainly could have won. Big plays still occurred against the defense, the run defense is only good in spurts, the offense sputtered, turnovers killed good drives, and we lost an OT for the year.
First the excuses:
The offensive game plan was too vanilla.
Pace getting hurt in the 2nd Quarter sent the offense in a tailspin.
Haslett’s scheme stinks.
Tye Hill and the CB's are too inexperienced.
Jackson should have played in the preseason.
The starters should have played more in the preseason.
Pisa is injury prone.
Witherspoon is playing out of position.
We don’t throw to the TE's.
Answer:
Probably to a certain degree all the above have some validity. The bottom line is this team’s roster is 98% set. We can’t draft or trade for a new staring MLB, LT, CB, or prevent injuries. Jackson has been a reliable runner and receiver and never had issues with ball security. Linehan and company need to be a bit more imaginative in their play calling. But the bottom line is they have to prepare this team to win games, and begin winning next week. Win the next few games and this will all be a distant memory.
GO RAMS!!!
