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Sinking Rams Get Good News: Robinson Quits

Nine Straight Losses Convince John Robinson It's Time To Resign

Robinson's Rams earned six playoff berths, winning the NFC West once and making it to the NFC Championship game twice.

The Rams were unable to take the final step to the Super Bowl, losing 24-0 to Chicago in the 1985 conference title game, and 30-3 to the 49ers in 1989. The Bears and 49ers went on to win the Super Bowl those years.

The Rams were 12-6, including playoffs, in 1985, and 13-6, counting playoffs, in 1989, Robinson's best seasons.

Although they came within one win of the Super Bowl two years ago, the loss to the 49ers signaled the beginning of the Rams' slide. Their two-year slump has been team-wide.

Jim Everett, considered on the verge of becoming one of the NFL's premier quarterbacks, instead became one of the league's least effective passers.

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The running game, Robinson's forte, never was the same after the Rams traded Eric Dickerson 1987.

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