Wipe your feet at the door.  Welcome to the league’s new doormat.  St. Louis after spending two weeks in the winners circle, have now reverted back to their old ways and are in the running for the NFL’s worst team by losing to the San Francisco 49ers quite handily 35-16.  This game was over by halftime, going into the locker room down 35-3.  Heading into the game with the second fewest touchdowns with 12, the Rams figured to possibly get a few against a team that has showed it will allow you to score at will at times.  However, too much Frank Gore and unfortunately not enough star power for the Rams did them in again and has them in danger of finishing last in the division.

Who can argue with Scott? The Rams are just downright awful right now. The Rams are 30th in points scored and 32nd in points allowed. How in the world can the Rams still be two games ahead of the Detroit Lions? The free fall will continue this week as 30,000+ Chicago Bears fans will make their way down to the Edward Jones Dome. Currently there is no end in sight to this train wreck. What are your thoughts on how the Rams can turn this sinking ship around?

Let’s hear it for the Arizona Cardinals and Kurt Warner who have taken a three game lead in the NFC West with 8 games remaining. The Rams have simmered down under Coach Jim Haslett and have lost two straight. The Seahawks are no longer flying and in San Francisco everyone is talking about pants.

Arizona Cardinals (5-3):

Looking Back:

The Arizona Cardinals traveled to the Edward Jones Dome and physically dominated the St. Louis Rams 34-13. The Cardinals now have an overwhelming 3 game lead in the NFC West. Kurt Warner raised his QB rating to an outstanding 104.2 on the season, and has to be the favorite for NFL MVP at this point in the season.

Looking Forward:

Tim Hightower out of Richmond was a great 5th round selection by the Cardinals. With the lack of run blocking the Cardinals line provides Hightower’s speed gives the Cardinals a better chance at a running attack. The Cardinals play five of their remaining eight games at home. While in St. Louis the Cardinals never won or even hosted a playoff game. Arizona get ready, a home playoff game is heading your way!

St. Louis Rams (2-6):

Looking Back:

Back…back…back…back…GONE. That’s right the St. Louis Rams 2008 season is officially over after an awful 34-13 beating at the hands of The King Ram, Kurt Warner. Warner and the Cardinals shredded the Rams for 510 total yards. This looked like the Scott Linehan led Rams on Sunday.

Looking Forward:

It is simply time to blow it up. From the top down the Rams organization needs new personnel. It is currently so bad for the Rams that Kenneth Darby may be the starting running back this week. Do not look ahead to the New York Jets game, look ahead to who will be your next franchise player. Should it be Michael Oher, Michael Crabtree, Matthew Stafford, or other?

San Francisco 49ers (2-6):

Looking Back:

How bad are the Niners, they spent most of the bye week tracking down the team leak that tattled that Mike Singletary dropped his pants at halftime of the Seahawks game. In addition their only two wins are against Seattle and the woeful Detroit Lions. How the mighty have fallen.

Looking Forward:

The Niners will play the first place Arizona Cardinals on the road this week. This is a good chance for the Niners and new head coach Mike Singletary to work on improving the defense. The Niners are 30th in points allowed and Singletary needs to prove he can turn that side of the ball around if he wants to be a serious head coach candidate. It’s time to make Patrick Willis your cornerstone to build around.

Seattle Seahawks (2-6):

Looking Back:

Well you have to look back 12 drives to find success. The Seahawks scored on their first offensive play of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, a 90 yard touchdown pass from Seneca Wallace to Koren Robinson. The Eagles then smothered the Seahawks who managed only 143 yards of offense after that play and punted on 11 consecutive drives.

Looking Forward:

The Seahawks next 5 games are against Miami, Arizona, Washington, Dallas, and New England. With Matt Hasselbeck and most of the receiving core still missing this is a team that is going to continue to struggle on offense. Seattle is 32nd in passing and 31st in total yards and they may not improve. Hurry back Matt they need you.

The NFC West continued to struggle going 1-3 on the week and are now 10-19 on the season. Defense is at a premium as these teams combined are allowing 27.1 points per game. The Rams continue to be the talk of the West, playing much better under Coach Jim Haslett. The game of the week will be Arizona at St. Louis. In sunny San Francisco, DaBear Mike Singletary is going to start laying down the law. Birds of a feather will flock together as the Seahawks, without Matt Hasselbeck will take on the Donovan McNabb led Eagles.

Arizona Cardinals (4-3):

Looking Back:

The Arizona Cardinals lost for the fourth straight time to the first place Carolina Panthers(6-2) wasting a 381 yard 2 touchdown performance from the young again Kurt Warner. A costly fumble by Edgerrin James in the 3rd Quarter helped the Panthers score 14 points in a 46 second span. The Cardinals keep shooting themselves in the foot every week and it could cost them the NFC West division crown.

Looking Forward:

Arizona will travel to play the second place St. Louis Rams(2-5). The Cardinals scored 82 points in their season sweep of the Rams in 2007. This game will feature the return of fan favorite Kurt Warner to St. Louis. Additionally Dick Vermeil will be inducted into the Rams Ring of Fame. It will be like a family reunion at the Edward Jones Dome on Sunday. The big question is which team will end up crying.

St. Louis Rams (2-5):

Looking Back:

The Rams were not quite able to pull off their third straight upset under Coach Jim Haslett, falling 23-16 in a hard fought game against the New England Patriots(5-2). The Rams managed 90 yards on the ground but they missed the threat of Steven Jackson in the lineup. The patriots continued to have the Rams number even with Matt Cassel at QB.

Looking Forward:

Even at 2-5 this is probably the biggest game for the Rams since 2004. The Rams can pull within a game of first place with a win over the Arizona Cardinals(4-3) on Sunday. The Rams are 19-36 in their last 55 games so it has been a long time since they have tasted success. The Edward Jones Dome will be rocking this week as the Rams fans can taste the team turn around that Jim Haslett is cooking.

San Francisco 49ers (2-6):

Looking Back:

Mike Singletary had an interesting first game as the Niners Head Coach. The Niners lost badly to the Seattle Seahawks(2-5), 34-13. During the game Vernon Davis received a personal foul penalty, after the play Singletary sent Davis literally to the showers. I would like to applaud this move and would like to see more coaches dish out some punishment. After a costly pick 6 from J.T. O’Sullivan he was also sent to the showers in favor of Shaun Hill. After the game it was rumored that the Niners are interested in hiring Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to a high level position in the organization. Good luck Mike.

Looking Forward:

The Niners reach the bye week in full free fall. The Niners have lost their last five games by a combined score of 164-94. The Niners will travel off their bye week to a Monday Night Football matchup against the Arizona Cardinals(4-3). The Niners are simply in rebuilding mode and need to focus on new leadership and gathering more skilled players. It would be great to see Singletary take over this club and rebuild the defense.

Seattle Seahawks (2-5):

Looking Back:

The Seahawks took advantage of some timely defense and mistakes by the San Francisco 49ers(2-6) to roll to a 34-13 victory. The Seahawks only managed 39 yards rushing on 28 carries. This offensive line is far from their hay day. Seneca Wallace was 15 of 25 for 222 yards in a solid performance.

Looking Forward:

Seattle will host the Philadelphia Eagles(4-3) on Sunday. The Eagles are 9th in rushing defense and will try to shut down the Seahawks running came and then Jim Johnson will tee off with blitzes against Seneca Wallace. The Eagles boast three shut down corners which are also a bad matchup for the Seahawk decimated wide receiving core. The job does not get any easier for the Seahawk who will then be forced to take the longest trip in the NFL down to Miami to take on the Dolphins(3-4).