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St. Louis Rams deserve respect...now
It took the St. Louis Rams until
the Super Bowl last year to finally
gain some respect among NFL
fans, and there wouldn't be much
of a surprise if it happened again
this year.
Paging through preview
magazine after preview magazine
before the season started, it was
apparent that teams like Tampa
Bay, Washington and even Detroit
had taken over as the NFC's
perceived powerhouses, with
teams like Dallas, Green Bay and
Denver still getting some respect
in the way they are expected to
finish the season.
After week one of the 2000-
2001 season, the Rams, along with
some other cellar dwellers of three
years ago, stayed consistent in
their quest to earn respectability.
Despite what football analysts say
about the Rams and other up-and
coming teams, the numbers prove
differently.
Take Indianapolis, Baltimore,
Atlanta. Philadelphia and St.
Louis; teams that combined for a
27-51 record just three years ago
that currently combine for a 5-0
record right now. Not just
squeaking by teams either. They
beat teams by an average of almost
14 points in week one, including
the Eagles' 41-14 route of the
Cowboys and the Ravens' 16-0
shutout of the Steclers.
Now take Denver, Green Bay,
San Francisco, New England and
Pittsburgh; teams that combined
for a 59-21 record three years ago.
Week One 2000... a combined 0-
5, losing games by an average of
almost eight points.
The Super Bowl Champions
since 1995 (San Francisco, Dallas,
Green Bay. Denver, St. Louis)
combined for a I -4 record in week
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one, the only win coming from the
Rams, the winner of last year's
Super Bowl that spurred on this
sudden change of power in the
NFL.
It's as if you could start a new
timeline in NFL history, separating
the predictable days of the past
(meaning two years ago) where
most fans' Super Bowl predictions
came true, from the chaotic and
confusing days of the NFL now.
So why is it taking so long for
football fans everywhere
(including myself) to say goodbye
to the powerhouses of two years
ago, and welcome the state of
unpredictable insanity that the
NFL is in now?
The answer? We hate not
knowing who's going to win, how
much they're
going to win
by, and how
often they are
going to do it.
All sports
programmed
to know that
when an
underdog
starts the
season off 6-0
such as the
Rams did last
collapse
comparable to
Kerry Collins'
NFL career is
sure to follow.
So when the
Rams finished
the regular
season as a top
contender,
fans were
surprised.
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made it to the
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confused. And when they won it
all, everyone was shocked.
Well, not again. The Rams
proved in week one, displaying
their perfect offense, that they
haven't slowed down. Don't wait
until after the Super Bowl to
believe. The Rams are Super
Bowl favorites. Unless there's
some other supermarket stock boy,
gone NFL quarterback that can
throw for numbers comparable to
Joe Montana in less than one
month. Doubtful.
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