Yeah, I get it.
Its just that with all the other problems the team has had this is a minor thing....although you are correct, they certainly have not been done any favors.
The Rams are not yet to the point where I can look at any game and think "win" as a sure thing.
I'm not really arguing with you. We simply need to put consistently better play on the field - period.
You know the old saying about money though (in particular - government). And it holds true in these cases. A few bucks here, a few bucks there, another few bucks over there, pretty soon you're talking about real money. So a shitty schedule ending here, one of the toughest schedules in the NFL there, compile that over a few years, pretty soon you have a disadvantage. And even if it is slight, it is a problem and shouldn't happen. If you are not serious about playing fair in this stuff then stop with the pretense. Get rid of the salary cap and all that other crap too. But if you want to say that you are doing all this stuff to make for a level playing field for ALL teams then don't pull this shit either. That's all.
To me it's not an oh well - we didn't play well enough to complain sort of thing.