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Rams43
Yeah, Demoff and his staff do the contract negotiations.
And they are known for being very fair in the process. In fact, I don't recall hearing even a whiff of complaint in 5 years of the process under Demoff's direction with regard to being abrasive or unprofessional. His is hardly the Zygmut style.
I think that the Jenkins negotiations were just one of those things. JJ had a figure in mind and decided to be "insulted" by the Rams opening offer and it went downhill from there.
Btw, didn't JJ change agents in the process? I seem to remember that.
Anyway, water under the bridge now. Especially for Fisher. Lol.
Meanwhile Fisher told them he wanted Jenkins regardless. No one in the building had the power or right to overrule him on that. It's not their call. The cap guy does not dictate to the coach in this situation, it's the other way around.
It;s a screwed up structure if the head coach says that and the suits can't get it done. In fact that IS a Zygmunt style front office. That's exactly how it worked. Too many cooks.
If something like that has happened once, unless they fix how they do things, it can happen again. A bad structure is a bad structure. If a coach says sign this guy, you're supposed to sign him.
And it has nothing to do with what we as fans regard as a "fair" contract. That's not even a remotely relevant consideration.
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