Rams keep finding new ways to sabotage their championship hopes

It is getting harder to trust the Rams.Harder to believe the next promising possession signals a breakthrough.Harder to watch their talent flash across the screen and assume they are finally figuring things out.Harder to take their championship ambitions seriously when they keep playing football that undermines them.Too sloppy.

Too undisciplined.Too susceptible to the kind of killer mistakes that turn opportunity into regret.Those are the characteristics of a team that has not shown it is serious enough to win a championship.And until the Rams demonstrate otherwise, consistently and convincingly, why should anyone view them differently?Monday night’s 37-34 overtime loss to the Bills was another reason to question whether this team can be trusted to do anything beyond periodically reminding everyone how good it could be.The possibilities remain obvious, including segments and stretches that offered a clear view of just how majestic the Rams can be.So do the special teams’ carelessness, like the two missed field goals by Harrison Mevis, including the potential game-winner in overtime that got batted away by Buffalo’s Greg Rousseau.The Bills made them pay by driving into range for Tyler Bass to kick a 48-yard game-winning field goal.And how about the lack of discipline that led to 11 penalties for 84 yards, a handful of which directly led to important points for the Bills, to turn what could have been a satisfying win into a gut-wrenching loss.Five games into the season, the 2-3 Rams should be tired of hearing about their potential.

Everyone else is getting tired of waiting for them to do something meaningful with it.Yes, there are stretches when they resemble the team we expected.A crisp touchdown drive.

A sequence when the offense finds its rhythm and the talent becomes overwhelming.Then comes another penalty.Another breakdown.

Another reason to throw the sofa pillow at the television and wonder why everything has to be so difficult.At some point, those gl...