It was painfully obvious when Martz was out-coached twice this season by wily ol' George Seifert of Carolina. 2000 was not a good year for the Rams Head Coach. The local pundits should have criticized him more for his sins. Instead, the locals gave him a pass as a rookie in this job. However, once that final gun sounded in New Orleans on New Years Eve-Eve, Mike Martz no longer was a rookie NFL Head Coach.
Inexperience is no longer an excuse.
Martz must establish the right attitude in 2001. Throughout November and December the Rams had the luxury of controlling their own destiny for the playoffs. All they had to do was win. Good teams take advantage of this situation. St. Louis did not.