Anti-Dynasty #14: 2005-16 St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams

Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 71
Record: 60-131-1 (.315)
Average DVOA: -18.2%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -34.5%
Two last-place finishes in the NFL, Six last-place finishes in the NFC West
Head Coaches: Mike Martz, Joe Vitt, Scott Linehan, Jim Haslett, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Fisher, John Fassel
Key Players: QB Marc Bulger, QB Sam Bradford, RB Steven Jackson, FB Lance Kendricks, WR Torry Holt, T Rodger Saffold, T Alex Barron, DE Robert Quinn, DE Chris Long, DT Aaron Donald, DT Michael Brockers, LB James Laurinatis, CB Ron Bartell, S O.J. Atogwe, K Greg Zuerlein, K Josh Brown
Z-Score: 4.95

We already covered the Los Angeles Rams moving to St. Louis; it's only fair we cover them going back in the other direction, as the Greatest Show on Turf went insolvent.

What we really have here is two eras. From 2005 to 2011, the Rams averaged four wins a season and a -29.2% DVOA as the talent drain and front office squabblings made the Rams arguably the worst team in the league. And then you have the 2012-2016 Jeff Fisher Rams and his 7-9 bullshit—a substantial improvement that had to feel good for a while, until Rams fans realized there was no next step after reaching mediocrity. Rams fans are our best modern test case for whether it's worse to be hopeless or to be bland—is it worse to know your season is over by Week 4, or to be just close enough to .500 that you get strung out until December, only for the season to end the same way?