Why Your Team Sucks: St. Louis Rams

Some people are fans of the St. Louis Rams. But many, many more people, like reader Adam S. are NOT fans of the St. Louis Rams. Adam's 2009 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. 1. St. Louis is a town known for three things: Baseball (Ironically, I love the Redbirds almost as much as I hate the Rams), Budweiser, and getting shot. It is not a football town, and if you live within 180 miles, you are stuck either watching lame-ass Rams games or the Sham-Wow guy showing you how to clean up hooker blood with his Sham-Wow during the dozens of blackouts that I have put up with. 2. The Rams taught me what shittiness smelled like. My first game ever, I saw Rich Brooks' shitpile Rams receive the opening kickoff against the 49ers. The 49ers took less than 30 seconds and only two plays, even though they kicked off, to score a Young-to-Rice touchdown. (Ed. Note: As Tim MacDonald use to say: "Same Niners. Same Rams.") Rich Brooks eventually got fired, but h...