Ridin’ high."WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕SB Nation FanPulse2019 Los Angeles Rams Offseason2019 NFL Free AgencyFanPulse shows Los Angeles Rams fans confidence unwavering after Super Bowl loss and free agencyNew Womens Austin Blythe Jersey ,40commentsRidin’ high.CDTShareTweetShareShareFanPulse shows Los Angeles Rams fans confidence unwavering after Super Bowl loss and free agencyLos Angeles Rams fan Chis Fellowes of Scotland poses outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium before Super Bowl LIII, Feb. 3, 2019.Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the offseason, we send 32 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Los Angeles Rams fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.When last we checked in on FanPulse, Rams fans were panicking in the midst of a two-game losing streak. Suffice to say, the Rams erased those concerns with a playoff run that took them to Super Bowl LIII with the Mystery of Todd Gurley’s Knee becoming the stuff of legend.Rams fan confidence ended strong at 93% of respondents saying they were confident in the direction of the team after Week 17. And now on the other side of free agency, that number is still high at 98%. Not surprising.I was a bit surprised at the results of the second question with 85% of respondents saying the Rams had gotten better over free agency.While the Rams brought in some quality veterans to bridge roster gaps with guys like S Eric Weddle and LB Clay Matthews while retaining EDGE Dante Fowler Jared Goff Jersey , Jr., on a one-year deal and bringing QB Blake Bortles in to back up QB Jared Goff, the Rams moved on from LG Rodger Saffold III, C John Sullivan, DL Ndamukong Suh, ILB Mark Barron and S Lamarcus Joyner. While fans tend to be overly, irrationally optimistic as a whole (all but three fan bases suggested they “got better” in free agency), I was surprised to the degree Rams fans were. That’s not to suggest the Rams got worse in free agency http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-orlando-pace-jersey , but to be nearly unanimous despite the caliber of the players we lost was a bit of a surprise to me.In the end, our FanPulse results this week just confirm what we all knew coming out of the 2018 season.It’s a good time to be a Rams fan. FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tavon Austin’s fresh start with the Dallas Cowboys wasn’t much different than the stale final season the versatile receiver endured with the Los Angeles Rams.The difference is that Austin has a chance to change the feeling — against his former team, in the divisional round of the playoffs.The Cowboys traded for Austin during the draft, but he missed nine games after injuring a groin. While he was out just one game last season under first-year Rams coach Sean McVay, Austin was hampered by wrist and hamstring issues while simply getting buried on the depth chart.He’s trying not to view Saturday night’s game in LA as a matchup of a team that wanted him against a team that didn’t .“You’re always going to feel disrespected because you’re getting traded,” Austin said. “If you get traded, evidently you’re not doing something right. Or you ain’t getting it done Womens Ethan Westbrooks Jersey , or they don’t believe in you. I felt disrespected, but at the end of the day it’s the business side.“(McVay) talked to me on the phone about it and told me he was going to give me a chance to go somewhere else and finish my career. And that was good enough for me.”Austin had the first long play of the season for the Cowboys, a 64-yard touchdown catch from Dak Prescott in a Week 2 win over the New York Giants before getting injured four weeks later. He returned in time for the regular-season finale at New York, setting up a strong showing in the 24-22 wild-card win over Seattle.An 80-yard punt return for a touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty that didn’t make any difference in Austin breaking free. He added a 51-yard return early in the fourth quarter to set up a drive that ended with Prescott throwing an interception in the end zone.The Cowboys haven’t had much of a threat in the return game without Austin, and haven’t been able to utilize many gadget plays on offense without the hybrid receiver/runner.The eighth overall pick in 2013 when the Rams were still in St. Louis, Austin had five disappointing seasons, including the franchise’s first two after moving back to LA. The former West Virginia player heard the “bust” talk, but tried to ignore it. He’s still trying to ignore it.“Every game is emotional Deacon Jones Jersey ,” Austin said. “Not really a difference between games. It’s just the fact that I played over there for so long. I’m all right. I’m not going to make it a Tavon against the Rams thing.”It wasn’t so much the Rams wanting to dump Austin as it was simply not having a spot for him two years after he signed a four-year, $42 million extension.The 28-year-old Austin was a good fit for Dallas because offensive coordinator Scott Linehan likes gadget guys. Linehan just never got to use him much.“Tavon has the unique ability of making big plays with not playing every game,” Linehan said recently. “He’s going to feel like a guy with fresh legs on the field.”And Austin has a fresh outlook, even after another stale season marked by an injury that led to career lows in games and catches.“You always want to show out. That’s the point,” Austin said. “We’ll see when we get over there. Hopefully I do, but if I don’t, hopefully we just get the win.”