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Rams are ready to go; Martz says winless preseason means little.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| September 01, 2002 | Korte, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ST. LOUIS _ St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz isn't waving a white flag after a winless preseason.

"I think we are further along in a lot of aspects with this team than we were last year," Martz said.

The Rams concluded the preseason with an 0-4 record after falling 23-16 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Rams' first-string offense and defense built a 16-3 first-half lead against the Chiefs, but the Rams' reserves were outscored 20-0 in the second half.

In fact, you could blame most of the Rams' preseason problems on their reserves.

The Rams outscored their opponents 49-23 in the first half of ...

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