Quote: There are fans of every team and from every city that talk smack.   There's plenty of smack against Jacksonville from Los Angeles.   My guess is more than from St. Louis. 

 

 Considering that the Rams had one of the worst 5 year runs in NFL history a few seasons ago and haven't had even a .500 season since 2006,   it would be wrong for St. Louis to lose their team.   The only time justification of moving a franchise can be made from the standpoint of fan support is if fans don't support a team that wins consistently.  

If this is true then the Rams should never have left Los Angeles.

 

When the Rams won, they were supported.

 

As for smack talk, I know I've heard it from St. Louis.

 

I know the columnist (Miklasz?) who compared then Alltel stadium to a glob of toothpaste.  I know the people there derisively say they can simply take our team if the Rams leave.

 

The thing is, Los Angeles had both the Rams and Raiders pretty much leave in the same year.

 

St. Louis had lost the Cardinals in 1988  because of support and stadium issues.

 

They drew the Rams from Los Angeles due to stadium issues.

 

They already learned or should have learned the lessons needed to keep the Rams, and they didn't apply them.

 

Now they are coming up with this last minute deal, thinking the Jaguars are the fallback.

 

That SCREAMS football ambivalence.  St. Louis has always been a baseball town.

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