Gurley on Fisher's Firing
|
|
Quote
headslapper
Gurley celebrated the firing of FIsher and called the "middle school offense" as the main problem.
Not true. See below.
Todd Gurley doesn’t regret ‘middle school’ comments despite Jeff Fisher’s firing
Cameron DaSilva
Cameron DaSilva @camdasilva
Dec 14, 2016 at 9:57a ET
After Sunday’s 42-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Todd Gurley called out the Rams for being remedial. He said they looked like a “middle school offense,” which is harsh but does hold some substance. Los Angeles has the worst offense in the league, scores the fewest points of any team and can neither throw the ball nor run it despite having two top-10 picks at both quarterback and running back.
Not long after Gurley spoke out about the Rams’ deficiencies, head coach Jeff Fisher was fired. Coincidence? Probably. But even if it wasn’t a bizarrely timed occurrence, Gurley doesn’t care. He meant what he said.
“I didn’t really look at it that way,” Gurley said, when asked if he thought his comments had an impact on Fisher’s job status. “I didn’t care. Just speaking my mind, and speaking the truth of about how we looked.”
Gurley wanted to make sure that his comments resonate with his teammates and with the coaching staff because he wasn’t speaking on sheer emotion after the loss. He knew what he was saying and meant every word.
“It definitely should be taken to heart [given] the way we played,” Gurley said. “Just way too many turnovers, way too many penalties, and we just can’t be doing that week after week.”
That’s not to say Fisher’s firing wasn’t hard on Gurley. He admits it was difficult to deal with, as it was with a lot of players. He credits Fisher for being the one to draft him, saying he did a great job.
“It was tough,” Gurley told reporters. “It was tough on a lot of guys. Coach Fisher, he did a great job. He brought everybody in. We loved him as a coach. We know a lot of other people didn’t. But, at the end of the day, we knew what he did for us. He brought us in. He’s the one who drafted me when nobody else believed in me. It definitely hit us hard, for sure.”
The Rams will have their toughest game in recent memory on Thursday night when they take on the Seahawks. Not only will they do so with an interim head coach, but it’s on a short week after losing to the Falcons.
[www.foxsports.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/2020 09:05PM by MamaRAMa.
