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Healthy vets, newcomers have Rams feeling good

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Friday, July 25, 2003

MACOMB, Ill. -- For the Rams, it's all about the start. From 1999 to 2001, the Rams jumped to 6-0 starts each year. During that span, they went to two Super Bowls, won a ring and became the elite franchise of the new millennium. But that last-second Super Bowl loss to the Patriots in 2002 weighed on them. Mike Martz deflected criticism of the upset loss to New England. Quarterback Kurt Warner couldn't escape questions about his troublesome right thumb. Marshall Faulk drew within a year of 30 ye ...

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