The 2000 Season

I remember the end of the 2000 season. The Rams played the New Orleans Saints in the last game of the season. After a win over the Sainst and help from the Detriot Lions the Rams played the Saints again in the Wild Card Game which they lost. That year both Buccanears and the Saints looked like either one could represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. But, the Giants came ome out nowhere to loose the Super Bowl.

Defense

Jim Hasslet Rams new defensive coach has his mini camp.

For as difficult as last season’s defensive performance was to swallow for
the Rams, it paled in comparison to the ups and downs that 2006 provided for new
defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.

For years, Haslett has been viewed as one of the toughest coaches in the
league and last year was the ultimate test of that character trait. That was
just one of the reasons that Haslett was the primary target to become the new
defensive coordinator for new Rams coach Scott
Linehan.

“I think that obviously was a big factor for me,” Linehan said. “I don’t
know that many people have gone through the ups and downs as a head coach like
Jim. I mean that respectfully. The people there on the inside know how grueling
and tough the year was for that entire organization and for Jim and his staff
and their families; he really held it together.”
Now it is Haslett’s job to instill that toughness into a revamped and reworked defensive unit that struggled last season on its way to finishing 30th in the league in total defense.

“I want our defense to be tough-minded, I want our defense to be
physical, but I also want them to be good technique guys and I want them to be
good tacklers,” Haslett said.

Maybe Hasslet will be good for the Rams, I really don't know. I must admit that I do like the idea of him as coach. The have had a problem with dicipline and mental toughness. The only way they knew how to win by blowing out the opposition. Maybe now they will have someone that could the defense a killer instinct.