Some people watch it for the commercials, some watch it because if they didn't they would not be accepted socially. Then some watch it because they actually like football.
I watch the the game because I like football. I loved it in 1999 when my St. Louis Rams won the "Big Salad". While watching the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers play in front of the world in New Orleans, amid a major power outage, I wonder what it would take for the Rams to get back to this point.
Here are three areas of focus the St. Louis Rams must address if they hope to return to the Super Bowl (or The Big Salad).
1. Improve the offense
The Rams offense must improve. It won't get incrementally better by signing mid-level free agents, but progress will made by building through the draft. The Rams need help on the offensive Line. They need more play-making wide receivers and running backs and Les Snead must hit a home run once again this spring in the NFL draft.
While there needs to be yet another influx of talent, it is quarterback Sam Bradford who has to take the next step. The step up to becoming franchise quarterback. This is what the Rams drafted him for; to build around, to grow around and to win around him.
2. Find some safeties
The Rams defense no doubt the bright spot on this team, but they are lacking a play-making safety. A safety that night only shuts down the deep ball, but a safety that makes an impact on special teams, by returning punts and kicks.
3. Build confidence among the fanbase
Finally, the Rams organization as a whole needs to keep building the confidence and winning attitude it has established this season. The Jeff Fisher regime has brought in different demeanor and mindset for the players and the fans alike.
The Rams of old are gone in the players mind, and the product on the field is starting to show that.
The organization needs to continue to build the team on the field, so the fans can soon again party like it is 1999.
Anthony Wiber is a columnist for StlSportsMinute.com and is a main contributor on The Cruddy Show (@CruddyShow), a St. Louis sports talk show that airs on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 pm CT. You can follow Wiber on Twitter as well (@AWibes).
