So maybe we just listen to different people. But most people had us falling behind the "ascending cardinals" as fourth in the divison.

And I was too young to remember everything about those Superbowl Rams but didn't they kind of come out of nowhere? Meanwhile Mcvay and Snead have been about as solid as you can ask for and yet our impending downfall still gets overstated. But again, we may just listen to different talking heads.