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St. Louis Rams 2011 Season Preview

Even with a six-year playoff drought lingering in the background, it is safe to say football is back in the city of St. Louis.How else could you explain the rush of talent that took their services to the Rams this offseason?After winning a grand total of six games between 2007-09, the Rams eclipsed that mark with a 7-9 campaign a season ago. That ninth loss was a big one, though, as St. Louis let an unlikely chance at an NFC West title slip through its fingers following a season-closing defeat to the Seattle Seahawks with the division crown on the line.Few would have been impressed if the Rams did make the playoffs despite a .500 mark -- many were even less enthused about the 7-9 Seahawks hosting a first- round postseason game -- but that didn't prevent the likes of wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker , guard Harvey Dahl and linebackers Zac Diles and Ben Leber from joining up with the club following the end of the lockout.Running back Steven Jackson said he thinks the Rams are a much more a...

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