Saint Doug

Not if we make co-assistant head coach!

That was the beauty of this play. Us stinking it up over the last 4 weeks was just an illusion to help throw the Chiefs off for this one play. By watching us lately, they thought we would never have pulled it off. Oh, but did we fool them!

Whose this guy our defense is making look like Marino?

Great article! Now all we need is for Willie to go and speak with the current Bills.

Duh? He's the one who hired Donoho.

Damn is there anyway Ralph can legally void that contract extension - isn't there a 30 day limit?

I never wear ties. The idea actually seems kind of feminine to me - wearing some brightly colored cloth around your neck purely for vanity.

I wouldn't really say anyone. And if there is someone, he must not really get his views accross to the other players.

This has little to do with topic, but I love your username. It's so true. Any coach who signs a 3 year extension and then subsequently loses to all 3 division rivals in a row should tear up his own contract and be damn ashamed. WTF, you don't lose to division rivals! This team, with Jauron, is no where near the playoff team we thought they were.

I don't think this team's problem is a lack of talent. They have a motivational problem. Every single week, this team shows up unprepared and unmotivated. This falls on Jauron's shoulders.

I think this needs to be discussed: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3673441#correx

Is Young healthy at all? It looks as if they would be crazy to go back to him now. I guess we'll see him packaged for a pick during the offseason.

I saw its a farce because it just seems not to be working, not that it is ill-intentioned. Look at the coaches that have been hired over the last few years, for example. Zorn was previously a QB coach that was hired out of the blue. Petrino was given his job after 3 years of NFL experience. Turner was given the reigns after 2 other failed HC gigs. What do they have in common? They're all white coaches that left people scratching their heads when they were hired. More examples about how the current system is failing: Mora Jr in Seattle. Sparano was practically given the HC job outright in Miami. Everyone knew Parcells wanted him; his interview was just window dressing. Garrett pretty much already has the HC job in Dallas and he hasn't even interviewed yet. Mangini was hired after just 1 year as defensive coordinator. Seems to me that the Rooney Rule in its present state doesn't seem to apply/work for these teams. Now, you may say that there are more Black coaches now than before. And this would be right. But, you really can say that their hiring was a direct result of the Rooney Rule. Marvin Lewis would have gotten a job anyways; he engineered one of the best defenses in history. Lovie Smith single-handedly turned the Rams D around. Same for Crennell - just look at the number of rings he has. My point is, they would have been hired anyways, not overlooked - Rooney or no Rooney. As for the Rams, they have publically stated who they want as a coach. Why make it into something it isn't?

That damn Madden simulation said Ginn would have 97 yards and he already has 63! Damn!

Someone better remind Ginn he is a bust!

Lynch anyone?

I work with the poor in the inner city and its a much, much bigger problem then bad schools. It doesn't matter how good the schools are when some of the kids aren't even showing up. A lot of it has to do with the prevalence of drugs in the inner city. Another problem is teenage pregnancy. Around here (Balti-less), its become a fashion statement to be pregnant.

We can all talk about "rules being rules," but a meaningful discussion would show that the Rooney Rule in its current state is a farce. C'mon, let's get past the concrete thinking. Everybody know "the rules" and can look them up. No need to mindlessly regurgitate them. OK, look at the Mora Jr hiring and look at the Mariucci hiring. It seems that there are ways around it. The Rams have publicly stated they want Haslett. If AAs want practice interviews, that's great. I am all for minority hiring, but I don't think the current system works. It seems that it punishes you if you want to hire someone without the intervewing process. It shouldn't do this - it's just not fair. What it should do is reward teams for interviewing/hiring minorities. Make it some ridiculous benefit - like millions in tax breaks - for the interviewing and hiring of minorities. This would be very enticing to owners who mostly are concerned about their wallets. Saying you can't just outright hire who want just seems unfair.

That's a pretty concrete train of thought.

Tell me, how is Jauron any more of a head coach than Haslett? And don't say because Haslett is an interim coach because they are doing the exact same job with the exact same goal.

Just out of curiosity, how many black candidates interviews for the Comish job?

Wait, is the NFL going to allow this? Shouldn't we have to interview African-American candidates just like the hoops the NFL is making the Rams do?

This really has nothing to do with race. The Rams want a particular guy and the NFL will not let them sign and retain him. Do they do this in any other field? This is just going to set up sham interviews at the end of the season - actually a detriment to the interviewing black candidates, a waste of their time. If I was black and looking for a HC job, I would refuse to interview there. As for Haslett, he already had his chance at a HC job and couldn't get it done. I sure he would be thrilled to have another HC gig wrapped up. Instead, his future hangs in the air. Having an unstable job like this would make anyone of us very uncomfortable. And how is this any different than our situation with Jauron? Suppose we give him an extension and the NFL rejects it and says we need to interview black candidates before we grant him an extension. You may say "well, he was already the Bills coach." Well, Haslett was already the Rams head coach too.

Can I please have back the 3 seconds of my life that I took looking at that garbage?

I want some mean, monster SOB in the form of a DT or DE. We need a game changer on the d-line that can terrorize the backfield and eat QBs for dinner.