Anti-Dynasty #34: 1990-98 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams
The Rams abandon both Los Angeles and winning football.
Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 54
Record: 45-99 (.313)
Average DVOA: -14.5%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -18.3%
Two last-place finishes in the NFC; Eight last-place finishes in the NFC West
Head Coaches: John Robinson, Chuck Knox, Rich Brooks, Dick Vermeil
Key Players: QB Jim Everett, RB Jerome Bettis, RB Cleveland Gary, WR Isaac Bruce, WR Flipper Anderson, OT Wayne Gandy, OG Tom Newberry. C Bern Brostek, DE Kevin Carter, DT D’Marco Farr, LB Roman Phifer, CB Todd Lyght, S Keith Lyle
Z-Score: -2.06
Finding blame for a team relocating is often a difficult and complicated process. The Rams had played in Southern California since 1946, making them one of the original professional football teams on the West Coast. While they had already abandoned Los Angeles proper before their eventual move to St. Louis, the fact that the second-largest market in the country could lose not one but two football teams in the span of five months is something of a black mark on the history of the NFL. The Raiders leaving may have been inevitable, considering Al Davis' long-documented wanderlust and continual antagonistic relationship with the league. The Rams, though? The Rams left because they sucked.
