But the 70's and 80's were also damn good for the Rams. It hasn't been that good for the Lions and Browns (until recently) while I've been alive. The Rams are hot and cold in different eras, but at least they HAD the HOT periods.
True, growing up in the mid 70's through the 80's it was fun, although also frustrating.
Of course in recent yrs since my son became a fan I felt bad because his first memory, and it's a faded memory as a 5 yr old, was the Carolina playoff OT loss. Then I remember him being so disappointed after 04' and the blowout playoff loss to the Falcons when he was 6 yrs old. Then of course everything crashed and burned after that.
So as a diehard football fan, he had it tough going through school. And I often felt bad for brainwashing him to be a Rams fan while his friends got to watch and enjoy so many Eagles big primetime games and playoff games, where as the Rams never sniffed a Sunday Night prime time game, let alone the playoffs.
So not until after he graduated HS did he finally get to see what its like to be a fan of a top caliber team. So thank God that finally happened so he can really enjoy football.
And he made me think about how far they have come from just that 2015 season. We actually went to watch the Washington road game that yr since he visited a Maryland college that same weekend. That was another disappointing Rams experience for him and then the next week the turf caught fire. We were a joke of a franchise... He reminded me of this last night as we watched the game and the real opening of the stadium...
So it's awesome to now look at us... Even if the new uni's are a little messed up. Lol!!
