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Common sense from a Rams fan

Matt Foley

By Matt Foley,
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I understand the frustration you guys are going through. Believe me. My Rams won three, two and one games from 2007-2009. A lot of you are looking at the current situation and thinking you are about to go through the same thing.

Chill. You aren't.

For one, you have an owner and a GM who want to win. That may sound like a given, but I can tell you from my experience that it's not. Hurney will hire a coach that he can get along with, and the scouts can get along with, and that alone will get you guys halfway back into contention. Fox had alienated himself with half the people in that building by the time he left.

Richardson may be a little eccentric (okay, a lot eccentric at this point), but the man does NOT want to go out like this. Trust me. He'll do what he can to get it turned around before he backs away, even if that means leaving everything to Hurney.

You also have a young core of four or five guys that you can build around. The new coach won't be facing what Steve Spagnuolo was facing in St. Louis.

You'll also face the Lions, Cardinals, Redskins and Texans next year.

Ever seen a person in an unhappy relationship? The last few months before the divorce are the toughest. Once they get away from that toxic person, suddenly they start getting their old mojo back.

I see seven wins as a very legitimate target for you guys next year.

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Hmm...What happened to St. Louis? well.... They had a horrible season at the right time and got the #1 pick for a very very solid QB. Now they are on the rise. #1 pick QB is putting them on track for great things in the NFC West.

We had a bad season, thought it was the right time... but it wasn't. Our QB options all have big question-marks and aren;t solid #1 overall player like Bradford was.

The difference.... I doubt we will be in position again like St. Louis to take a true stud QB as the #1 pick.

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I can't speak for others, but for me the biggest disappointment was not Andrew Luck staying, or missing out on Harbaugh. It was, by far, the statement Jerry made regarding not signing any of our free agents before a CBA was reached.

I do believe we have a solid core to build around, and we're not on the level the Rams or Lions were before they turned it around... HOWEVER, if we lose Kalil and Charles Johnson, we certainly will be. I'm sure Beason won't be too happy about not getting an extension(especially considering Demeco Ryans/Patrick Willis were both extended last season) too, and who knows if he wants to stick around after that.

I'm just not liking the way the franchise is headed.

The Luck thing was out of our control so there is no reason to freak out over it. You have to look at the situation objectively.. it sucks but you gotta move on.

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Bottom line is no matter how bleak it looks, you have an owner who cares (he screwed up this past year...it happens) and a GM who generally knows what he's doing. Fox made the playoffs three times in his first eight years, and that wasn't good enough for Richardson.

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