The end of a long year already feels like the beginning of something new for St Louis football. That's a great feeling, and an unusual one, for Rams fans inured to losing seasons.
A fan's normal practice come the first week of January is to stow all their Rams gear and their pride in the upper shelves along with the Christmas decorations and the summer shorts, things that won't be wanted or needed for a long time to come. I don't see that happening this season. While it wasn't a miracle season akin to Dick Vermeil's 1999, I think fans will wear their Rams gear a little longer and with a lot more pride in the coming months.
Jeff Fisher said it best, reflecting on the team's outlook after a tough loss: "I think those guys in that room can stand up and look people in the eye and say, ‘Hey, the Rams are back.’ And that’s what we wanted to accomplish this year."
That's great. But now, what about 2013?
Here are a few resolutions ...
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Steven Jackson,
Sam Bradford,
Chris Long,
Danny Amendola,
Brian Quick,
Brian Schottenheimer,
Torry Holt,
Isaac Bruce,
Craig Dahl,
Andy Reid,
Buddy Ryan,
Mike Holmgren
TEAMS: St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles
TEAMS: St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles
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