NFL Panic Meter: 5 Teams Looking For The Reset Button
By Keith Myers
St. Louis Rams
Record: 2-5
The NFL panic meter might not be set to high yet, but that’s only because of over a decade of losing has set expectations incredible low in Rams country.
The St. Louis Rams are headed for yet another last-place finish in their division. While the rest of the NFC West are all genuine Super Bowl contenders, the Rams appear to be heading for picking in the top 10 of the draft.
The Rams have somehow managed to get progressively worse (in terms of record) each year under head coach Jeff Fisher, despite having tons of high draft picks and lots of salary cap space to spend.
The Rams are a team that is completely stocked with talent, but somehow manage to get at little as possible out of it.
Fisher and his coaching staff have inexplicably managed to get just six sacks in seven games out of a defensive line that includes Michael Brockers, Aaron Donald and Robert Quinn. That alone should be a major red flag about the quality of the coaching staff in St. Louis. This will be the sixth straight season in which a Fisher-coached team has failed to finish above .500
I think Fisher would be safe in St. Louis regardless. But all the injuries probably make him safer.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) October 27, 2014
As stated above, the Rams’ roster is actually full off talent. The defense, especially the defensive line, is loaded. They’ve also spent a lot of resources on their offensive line, wide receivers, and defensive secondary.
It is easy to make the excuse that the Rams still don’t have their quarterback. They only have themselves to blame for that. They’ve had the No. 2 overall pick in the draft in two of the last three seasons and have chosen to pass on the position.
The time has come for the Rams to find a coach that is capable of getting them over the top. There is no reason for a team with that much talent to be headed for a four or five win season.