ST. LOUIS - Scott Linehan and the St. Louis Rams have been put on notice by owner Chip Rosenbloom, who has termed his team's poor play as "not acceptable."

Rosenbloom told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he will make changes after this season if Linehan and the winless Rams fail to improve.

"Obviously, the game of football is about winning," Rosenbloom told the newspaper in a report published Tuesday. "The level of play is not acceptable to me or anybody in the organization."

The Rams have lost their first two games this season by a combined margin of 79-16. Following a 38-3 season-opening loss at Philadelphia, St. Louis dropped a 41-13 decision at home to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants this past Sunday.

The Rams have struggled mightily on both sides of the ball in both games and have been outgained, 963-367, over that stretch.

Linehan, who owns an 11-23 record since being hired by the Rams prior to the 2006 season, recently has come under fire and admitted Monday that his team needs to "turn things around."

Rosenbloom echoed that sentiment in the Post-Dispatch report.

"Things will get better," Rosenbloom told the paper. "And if they don't, changes will be made."

Rosenbloom did say, however, that he is confident in Linehan's ability to prepare and motivate the Rams to a turnaround.

"It is the job of the head coach, Scott Linehan, to figure out how to motivate and give some urgency to this team," Rosenbloom told the Post-Dispatch. "I believe in these players and I
believe in this coach."

Coming off a dreadful 3-13 season in which they were ravaged by injuries to several key players, the Rams hoped to dramatically improve this year in a relatively weak NFC West Division.

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But despite signing star running back Steven Jackson to a long-term contract extension and drafting promising defensive end Chris Long second overall this offseason, the Rams arguably
have been one of the NFL's worst teams over the first two weeks.

St. Louis hopes to avoid an 0-3 start this Sunday when it visits the Seattle Seahawks, another winless team in the NFC West.

"There's no solution other than going out and doing it on Sunday
against Seattle on the road," Linehan said Monday.

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