Bonsignore: Fisher's job depends on strong finishBy VINCENT BONSIGNORE / STAFF COLUMNIST
With the HBO “Hard Knocks” cameras rolling and the ears of Rams fans and NFL fans certain to be listening, Jeff Fisher boldly bet on himself and his team last August.
“I am not (expletive) going 7-9 or 8-8 or 9-7, OK?,” Fisher declared during a team meeting.
But he wasn’t done.
“Or 10-6 for that matter. This team is too talented. I am not going to settle for that, OK?”
Fisher’s proclamation was in response to free agent wide receiver Deon Long breaking a team rule on the eve of training camp, for which he was subsequently released. The veteran coach used Long’s infraction as an example of undisciplined conduct dragging down a team’s performance.
By cutting Long on the spot, Fisher sent a warning to his players he wasn’t about to tolerate any sort of behavior that might sabotage the Rams record.
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