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Yes he asked for and got final say...and did so in a system that was in fact, when it came to drafting, going to act collaboratively. But there's no contradiction there. You can have a collaborative process where there's a guy with final say in his back pocket, because someone has to have it (the time the Rams actually worked by votes with Armey, Martz, and Zygmunt was a disaster.)
Here are just some examples of many. All you have to do is search the terms "Fisher" "Rams" and "final say."
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Fisher actually has final say over the roster and all transactions --
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Los Angeles Rams: Like many teams, the Rams prefer to say that all of their picks are a group consensus, but if it really comes down to it, coach Jeff Fisher has the final say. The Rams gave Fisher a five-year deal worth around $7 million a season in 2012, and with it, they gave him a lot of say in personnel matters. He was already in place when the team hired general manager Les Snead, and the two generally work together on building the roster. -- Nick Wagoner
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There can be little doubt that Fisher wanted, and acquired, full control in 2012. After Fisher picked the Rams over the Dolphins, he told Michael Silver (then of Yahoo! Sports) that Fisher wanted to be able to run the show.
“At the end of the day I wanted the ability to have final say, with a General Manager I could build something with,” Fisher said.
“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.”
George Bernard Shaw
