Jeff Fischer came to St. Louis last year and made an immediate impact on the fortunes of the Rams. After a 2-14 year in 2011, St. Louis turned it around and went 7-8-1 in 2012. They beat the San Francisco 49ers at home and tied them on the road.
There aren’t too many organizations in professional sports more inept than what the St. Louis Rams have been in recent years. Not only was their last winning season in 2003 and their last .500 season in 2006, but in four of the last five years they’ve won three games or less. I compare it to my day at the racetrack last week when I bet nine races and lost all nine—that level of incompetence is very difficult to achieve and we should appreciate it when it comes around. Is there any hope for positive change for the Rams now that Jeff Fischer is in charge? TheSportsNotebook takes a look at the state of football in St. Louis…