The NFL Network's "Football Life" on Dickerson hinted rather heavy-handedly about that. Apparently, Indee was not Dick's kinda town. I knew that trade was a mistake the minute I learned that it was the Bills, and not the Rams, who had acquired Cornelius Bennett from the Colts. It told me the Rams were thinking in terms of a financial bottom line rather than in terms of wins and losseby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... there are adults at work here at the Original Herd. As a result, I spend most of my time at the kiddie table where my sub-100 IQ is less noticeable. If an occasional vague reference to Jethro Bodine or worthless jog back down memory lane is enough to make you and my good friend Doggie smile knowingly to yourselves ... I feel as though I've fulfilled my role here.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
These are human beings. They are walking, talking, breathing variables. Not everyone is wired the same. Not everyone reacts the same. Not everyone grows at the same rate. To say Goff should have stepped in and made Case Keenum disappear from the memory is way too simplistic a view, imo. What about Kurt Warner? He was a rookie free agent in Green Bay ... surrounded by some of the best ofby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
How much ya' suppose this kid has actually learned from the Fisher / Boras / Weinke triumvirate? Seriously. How much? Those three cats are as out-of-step in the modern game of professional football as Perry Como would be fronting the E Street Band. Goff is going to need a teacher. Whether that's going to be the new head coach or the offensive coordinator or the QB coach - or all threeby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... there are plenty of 'football people' who will be consulted about the new hire. It depends on who knows who in the organization. LA Ram mentioned Ron Wolf. That would be the cream or the cream. So would Bill Polian. I know there are some folks who think Kroenke is the Devil, incarnate ... but he's not stupid. He KNOWS that, for this choice, he simply cannot rely solely on the voices thby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... Dickerson had cared enough about the franchise back in 1987 to not force its hand with that awful trade with Indianapolis. Then again, I only wish Georgia Frontiere and John Shaw had cared enough about the franchise to pay Dickerson what he was worth. Numbers that I've seen indicate he was making Dickerson was making less than $700,000, wanted closer to a mill and ended up signing with Indby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... is that whoever gets named interim coach does not eventually have that "interim" title removed from their name. Wish absolutely no ill will on any of those who have lost, or will lose, their jobs with this ... always an awful thing ... but it is time to clean house. And hope ... hope ... Kroenke and company are wired in enough to bring in a staff that understands the offenseby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
In August 1968, on the first play of Philadelphia's first pre-season game, starting quarterback Norm Snead suffered a broken left fibula when he attempted to tackle Detroit's Lem Barney when an ill-advised trick play backfired against the Lions in Franklin Field. That year - the one in which Philly fans pelted Santa Claus with snowballs during halftime of the Eagles' final game of the seasonby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
You sure don't build a giant playpen to field a succession of 5-11 teams, that's for sure. Seventy-thousand seat stadiums with nobody in 'em doesn't play well. My point about the Steelers ... which you completely miss. The Rooneys seemed totally inept for the first forty years they had the Steelers. Punchline to every joke in Steeltown. They made one key hire - Chuck Noll - and suddenlyby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
What would we expect him to say while standing there in Ann Arbor wearing a Michigan hat? "I really have some doubts about this, to be honest. Not sure if this is the direction I want to go in. I'd prefer to stay in pro football, but this seems like my best option right now." Of course he was going to say it was his "dream job."by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I seriously doubt Harbaugh leaves Michigan at this point. But ... for those who hold so fast and strong to the theory that Michigan was and is his "dream job," here is an article from two years ago that might shed other light on it.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
If the price is right. If you want to compare the ownership bonafides of Stan Kroenke and Georgia Frontiere ... be my guest. The Los Angeles Rams were one of the most highly-respected franchise brands in professional sports when she took over ownership. Since that time, there have been just two very brief up periods in the franchise's history. That has been massively overwhelmed by a culture oby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... was more interested in the Detroit Lions winning football games than the Detroit Lions making him gobs of money. Everyone who worked for the man agreed that was the case. He HAD money. Just because an owner isn't successful doesn't automatically mean he / she cares more about making money than winning. Georgia, in my estimation, was an outlier. The Rams won in '99 ... by accident. But,by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
You don't know that. "He doesn't want to win a Super Bowl." Really? Maybe he aches to win a Super Bowl but just hasn't figured out what needs to happen for that to come to pass. He's not going to build that giant playpen and think he can put a series of 6-10 teams in there. You loathe Kroenke for the divorce in St. Louis. Okay. I get it. That didn't really impact me in the negativby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Jury's still out on that one. When Harbaugh's marriage with the 49ers broke up, it wasn't a sure-fire, can't miss thing that he was automatically going to take the Michigan job. He hemmed and hawed about it a great deal before deciding to take it. It wasn't like he was frothing at the mouth to jump into that job. Now ... how he feels about that job today is anyone's guess. He may think hby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Guess the Rams should just go out and grab as many great athletes as they can and turn 'em loose! They'll just take to their new positions and / or sports like a baby duck in water! This is gonna be way, too easy.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... we have different views of Nick Saban. You believe he's a molder of young minds. You may be right. I think he's ... something other than that. I may be wrong. But, that's the way it goes 'round here. Bright Lights! Big City! Fast Women! Hot Cars! Different opinions!by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Lighten up. I don't take this s**t that seriously anymore. You want Saban? Hope you get your wish.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
More or less simply an observer these days. Not sure what to think anymore, my friend. While I am glad they are back in Los Angeles ... I can't help but think that the only time this franchise has been out of the doldrums during the past twenty-five years was because they got lucky. With Vermeil. And even that wasn't the easiest road to travel. I have one heckuva lot more faith in Kroenke'sby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
There's been a lot of that going around this year. "A lot of people are saying Nick Saban's players loved him in Miami! Too bad some people won't believe that. Sad!"by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... with the same brush. Each one of those people you name is different. To say, 'Well, they were all bullies,' is just not accurate, Not at all. Perhaps the word 'bully' impacted your sensibilities in some way. Okay. How about all of those guys are 'authoritarians?' Is that less offensive? Hey ... I'd add Vermeil to your list. I'd add Belichick. I'd add Chuck Noll. I'd add lots of guby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... I grant you Edelman. But ... is that apples to apples? In other words, could Edelman be to Cleveland's offense what Pryor is? How would Pryor be in New England's passing scheme? Could they switch teams and still be as successful? But ... your other offer is some lineman from Seattle. Okay. What was he before? A linebacker who became a guard? Pryor was a quarterback ... or consideredby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Would guess the vast majority are between 22-26. Yeah. Sure. He may love "molding" young men. But that is sure easier to do when the "young men" are handpicked by you, completely under your thumb, wildly impressionable ... and think you are God on Earth. Saban is a bully. That is also well-known.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... how this played out. How this 5-star recruit became a relatively underachieving college quarterback at Ohio State then washed-out at that position in the pro game, able to only make the practice squads in Seattle, Kansas City and Cincinnati ... but has now surfaced as one of the rising young stars at a completely different position. I honestly haven't followed his story that closely sinby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... but I've always gotten the sense with Saban that his coaching choices have always had a lot less to do with him being able to "influence" younger players than being unable to control professionals who can simply shut his routine out. Saban is a great, great college coach. No two ways about it. But inflexible. That doesn't wash well in the pro game. Especially, today's pro game. Hby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... what this current group could do under the tutelage of an offensive staff that understands how the modern game of professional football is played. Yeah, there sure seem to be a lot of lunkheads on this team ... guys who just don't seem to have high football IQs ... but I would nevertheless give them a chance with a staff who isn't convinced that a team can still win big with an offense beby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
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But, for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to take its toll like Harbaugh's does. How long was Carroll at SC? How long has he been in Seattle. The interesting story I heard about Carroll was that lots of his players kind of snickered behind his back on his first time around as a pro head coach. Didn't take him seriously. His stay at USC changed all that ... and he came into pro ball a seconby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I just think it's important to acknowledge that 'rah-rah' has a shelf-life. Especially in today's pro sports arena. I'm a fan of Harbaugh. Am just saying iI believe t's a short-term answer in the pro game.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com