Either they have a genuine gm or they don't. Apparently Snead is not and neither is demoff. Having the coach select the gm means the gm reports to the coach not the other way around. Of course there can be exceptions but imo any organization works best when the power flows downstream. Whether we Agee with it or not the real general manager of the rams is their chief operating officer. Then again maybe there are no genuine football general managers around willing to take on that role with the rams.