November 16th, 2009 
Jaimie Furman 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.
An entire overhaul of the team will need to take place – besides running back Stephen Jackson – if the Rams ever expect to be playoff contenders again. This is a big process and will take time.
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.
While nearly winning, the fact that the team only scored 7 points doesn’t bode well for the Rams’ offense. Unfortunately for Steven Jackson, he gets no help.
Defense is not known to be their strong point, and without an effective offensive present, it’ll be extremely difficult for this team to win many games. They can’t stop the run nor can they stop the pass. I expect some really big scores against them this year.
It is doubtful the Rams will go winless like the Detroit Lions “accomplished” in 08′ – the Rams are not looking at many wins either. It’s hard to find bright spots with the Rams. The only player that the Rams can be proud is RB Stephen Jackson – Jackson has carried the Rams the last few seasons – a running back alone doesn’t win football games.
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.
If I was Steven Jackson, I would do whatever it takes to get out of St. Louis. It’s going to be a long time before this team has potential.
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