[BuiltRamTough]

He certainly didn't say, "we weren't trying to win in St. Louis."

It was more like:

It's very important to be a winner in Los Angeles.

It's important to win everywhere but even moreso here.

We're more focused on that now than we were the last couple years in St. Louis.

That's what i think he said. I too want to verify it.

I'd love to ask him what specifically he thinks they can do differently that will make them more likely to be a winner...

Well, that's partly better, but, if Demoff said "we're more focused on that now," then, he made a big PR mistake.

That's not throwing St. Louis under the bus, it's throwing the Rams---coaches, players, front office--under the bus.

My first thought hearing that is "well if that's what you think, then, why WEREN'T you as focused on that before?" I can't imagine there being a good answer to that. Plus I don't think it's true that they weren't.

I guess you don't work in marketing.

You play to your audience.

"We're trying HARDER for YOU because YOU are more important than the people you left."
No one in LA is going to hear any different.

I agree with this. It's a PR thing.

Tickets go on sale soon.

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It makes perfect sense that their focus on winning in STL was hampered by the distraction of the LA move.

Whether Demoff should admit that indirectly is debatable.

I doubt anyone in LA is bothered by it, and its likely that many in LA are encouraged by it.

My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

My view is that I'm hoping they will be trying harder to win now cause they looked just pathetic the last few years.

[/zn/]

I guess you don't work in marketing.

You play to your audience.

& your audience wants to hear that you can turn off the need to win depending on circumstances?

I would imagine any audience that really knows the NFL wants to hear you strive to win no matter what. That's certainly the more trustworthy attitude.

That's why no NFL exec you can name ever came out and said "enh, we were'nt really trying. But NOW we will."

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How hard was Georgia trying to win in LA the last couple of years there?

And how much did it bother the fans in STL that the Rams were a joke in LA those last few years?

This is much ado about nothing, really.

The Rams are back in LA. If they win there, no one will give a crap about how hard they tried to win in STL. If they win a SB in the next 5 years, Kroenke can stand up and say it was right to get the hell out of STL. And all the fans will cheer.

[Stranger]

It makes perfect sense that their focus on winning in STL was hampered by the distraction of the LA move.

Whether Demoff should admit that indirectly is debatable.

I doubt anyone in LA is bothered by it, and its likely that many in LA are encouraged by it.

My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

My view is that I'm hoping they will be trying harder to win now cause they looked just pathetic the last few years.

Agreed.

[/zn/]

My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

Not in my case. I actually have as much connection to LA as to StL (I've lived both places & live in neither now). My reaction is as a Rams fan. I don't like a team exec saying "well we weren't really trying." It doesn't sound right. Which is why I said earlier I doubt anyone can find an example of another exec saying something like that.

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My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

Not in my case. I actually have as much connection to LA as to StL (I've lived both places & live in neither now). My reaction is as a Rams fan. I don't like a team exec saying "well we weren't really trying." It doesn't sound right. Which is why I said earlier I doubt anyone can find an example of another exec saying something like that.

I think there's a clear distinction between saying "we weren't really trying" and "we are trying even harder now."

And my bet is that when/if I hear the Demoff podcast that is what I'll take away. And that is perfectly fine by me.

[Elvis]

I don't think it's important but i do find it interesting. It never matters what they say, all about what they do...

[Elvis]

My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

Not in my case. I actually have as much connection to LA as to StL (I've lived both places & live in neither now). My reaction is as a Rams fan. I don't like a team exec saying "well we weren't really trying." It doesn't sound right. Which is why I said earlier I doubt anyone can find an example of another exec saying something like that.

zn, what do you think about having an avatar? I can grab the one you use at your site if you want...

[Hacksaw_64]

My guess is that the only people really bothered by it feel a connection to STL in some way or another.

Not in my case. I actually have as much connection to LA as to StL (I've lived both places & live in neither now). My reaction is as a Rams fan. I don't like a team exec saying "well we weren't really trying." It doesn't sound right. Which is why I said earlier I doubt anyone can find an example of another exec saying something like that.

zn, what do you think about having an avatar? I can grab the one you use at your site if you want...

lmao "the posters without avatars police" has spoken