He mentioned this morning that he fell in love with Fisher and Snead's "VISION"
My guess is, Fisher basically laid out a strategy/ vision much like Sparano's ground and pound/ defensive style. Which is now pervasive in the NFC West. And let's face it for a tackle like Jake who was never very comfortable with a ZBS he probably decided it was a better career move.
If this is why he left, (basically not being up to the challenge of the WCO) then I'm glad.
Good riddance, have fun finishing 3rd place in the NFC West and getting in the Pro Bowl, while the Fins are in the playoffs
Rams have it going on huh?
Coach Mediocre batted less than .500 in winning seasons now over 18years, would have still been coaching TN as a bottom-feeder if Bud Adams didn't kick him to the curb and hired Baby Schotty as his OC who got run out of The Meadowlands. The verdict's out on Bradford, not even taking into account whether he turns out to be a China Doll in the long run and the ownership has the team traveling to London thru 2014, essentially winnowing down their homegames to 7 and throwing in trans-Atlantic travel as well. With SF and Seattle both reloading, good luck to the Rams sniffing a WC for the foreseeable future.
He fell in love with slightly more money. Period.
Thats usually the basic fact of free agency people go with the money. Mike Wallace went to highest bidder, Ellerbee hell went to the way highest bidder. Wheeler highest bidder.
People like to read way too much into why people sign when its usually very simple
The players are reminded often, this is a business. Why people on message boards, do not understand this IDK.
Then some fans act like the players disrespected them for some reason when nothing about the nfl has to do with respect. Hell Karlos Dansby found out he was cut by an outside source, hell Chad Johnson was cut with more class.
Well baby shotty offense was ranked higher than Mike Sherman's this year
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Typical though. If we resigned Jake Long people would be saying how smart Ireland was by letting him test market and if we dont get him well he wasnt that good anyway lol
He mentioned this morning that he fell in love with Fisher and Snead's "VISION"
My guess is, Fisher basically laid out a strategy/ vision much like Sparano's ground and pound/ defensive style. Which is now pervasive in the NFC West. And let's face it for a tackle like Jake who was never very comfortable with a ZBS he probably decided it was a better career move.
If this is why he left, (basically not being up to the challenge of the WCO) then I'm glad.
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Good riddance, have fun finishing 3rd place in the NFC West and getting in the Pro Bowl, while the Fins are in the playoffs
wow...25th vs 27th ranked offense, and that's with a seasoned 3rd yr QB, 3 competent receivers vs our natural #2 drawing top covererage and leggo my eggo and of course with Steven Jackson vs Reggie. Really good job little schotty!!!
Wouldn't surprise me if Ireland stuck to his guns and offered 6.5 - 7 mil and told Jake to take it or leave it. This was all about moneyHe fell in love with slightly more money. Period.