that 'short-lived' thing, (true), and FOR the two reasons you mention - - - - was also due to..... 'giving up on it too early'. I didn't get the same feel for the '99 offense after '99... sure it was similar, very similar, but it wasn't ever the same to me. AND - they were still quite powerful.
Some will say... and it's a good retort, that defenses adjusted immediately and the Rams had to change... I don't know.. I tend to think not... I tend to think Martz simply couldn't tolerate doing the same thing twice. - JamesJM