Just how bad are the St. Louis Rams?

It's possible that they are historically bad. After today's 35-0 travesty at San Francisco, in which the 49ers *defense* scored 3 touchdowns and the Rams set themselves back with stupid penalty after stupid penalty, there are now 25 teams in the NFL that have score more points in 1 game than the Rams have scored in 4 games.

The offense is mind-bogglingly bad. The offensive line, which has had a ton of money dumped into it, is still a sieve. The Rams have no receivers who are a threat to a defense and no QB that has the talent (or the time, thanks to the inept O-line) to get them the ball anyway. The lone weapon on offense is RB Steven Jackson and since teams know the Rams can't throw the ball, all of their opponents are putting 8 guys on the line and just hammering on Jackson. How he gets any yards, I'll never know.

The offensive play calling is about as unimaginative as I have seen since, well, the last 3 years with Scott Linehan as head coach. The play calling is predictable, dull and seems to be designed to bore the other team to death. How many times can you run the old draw play on 3rd and 9 and expect it to work? I mean, they can't be running it to just play it safe and give up the possession; not when they are in 49ers territory, right? RIGHT?!

The defense hung tough today and got a pass rush going. Great news, but the 49ers offense was without it's best player (RB Frank Gore) and it pretty much sucks anyway. So let's postpone the parade.

As I was saying, this team may be historically bad. Bernie Miklasz has a great take on the state of the Rams in his blog. Here is the beginning of the blog:

Oct. 4: Could Rams Be Worst Ever?

Let’s cut to the chase:

I’ve been covering the NFL for nearly 30 years, and I think the 2009 Rams are the worst non-expansion year team I’ve seen. Well, at least as they are right now, at this moment, sitting at 0-4 following an embarrassing 35-0 beating from the San Francisco 49ers. I could be wrong, of course. I didn’t sit here and do 12 hours of research to support my “worst ever” observation. That’s all it is; an observation. And this opinion can be revisited and updated in a few weeks, or at the end of the season, as more games are played, and as the Rams progress, or regress.

But I haven’t seen a mess as big as this for a long time.

What about the 2008 Detroit Lions? They went 0-16. When we’re talking “worst,” they’re the leader in the clubhouse in terms of record. And if the Rams win a game or two, they won’t be the worst. But up to this point, the trend is ominous. At least the 2008 Lions scored points, around 15 per game. And those Lions had (and still have) a big-time playmaker at WR in Calvin Johnson. At least there was some sizzle. And the ‘08 Lions were competitive at times, losing five games by 8 points or less. Overall, the 2008 Lions lost their games by an average of 15 points. Through four games, the Rams have lost by an average of 21 points.

What about the 2008 Rams, who went 2-14? Well, they were hideous, sure. And we will never forget that beatdown by the NY Jets at the Meadowlands; the Rams were down 40-0 at the half and lost 47-3. But overall, the 2008 Rams lost their 14 games by an average of 15 points. The ‘09 squad is losing by an average of three TDs so far.

Click on the text to read the entire article. It is the lone way to get entertainment out of today's Rams' game.