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Come on man give me a break. Linehan has thrown everybody including his starting QB and a bunch of assistants under the bus to save his own worthless neck. You ripped Bulger for not giving this dirtball a kiss for scapegoating him for all this sorry team’s problems! This guy was a real “quality” turd!

Give me a break, he was a decent guy, never going out in the media and embarassing his players or the organization like some coaches/front office types we know. It’s the easiest way to make change, to replace the head coach. But I think we all agree..Scott Linehan didn’t lose by himself, he had a lot of help within the organization, both by the front office and yes, by the players. Bad drafts, bad personnel moves, with much of this accomplished before Linehan even stepped foot into the building.

Simply put, this is not a good football organization from top to bottom. We all know it. There’s no Parcells, no Polian, no anybody from a football operation/talent point of view. The organization essentially has to start from scratch..the only question is whether we fans are going to support the club as they find someone and that person or persons rebuild the organization and the team on the field. You all decide.

The media always wanted Linehan to show some emotion and shake things up and he finally did these past couple of weeks, and then his sanity was called into question for doing so. Linehan may be a good head coach one day, but this organization and team is so dysfuntional that Vince Lombardi couldn’t get these guys to win.. I agree with the Bulger benching because he looks like a wet rag on the football field, and he acted like a baby once he was benched. We’ll see if Haslett can do any better, but I wouldn’t hold my breath considering he’s been in charge of the worst defense in the NFL !

There have been times during all this that I felt just like ‘DannyRam’ below. Now that the day has ended, Linehan is gone, and we’re moving forward, I agree much more with ‘Sam Rescone’. Just read his blog below. He’s 100% dead on. Good luck Linehan.

Quality men do not dismiss the wrong coaches as he did with OL coach Paul Boudreau, TE coach Garrett, or put up with knuckle heads Wroten and Byrd nor do they have tolerate insubordination ie Bulger, and Holt last year. Incompetent and timid men do. Linehan might have been a fine individual when hired, but the man that was run out of Rams park Monday was petty, childish, outsmarted. He was overwhelmed by the new bully, coach Haslett. Nothing good comes to those who get things from dishonorable methods (ie Zygmunt undermining Mad Mike and in the long run, probably Haslett also). It should have been Haslett that was fired last year for back biting, an underachieving defensive unit and insubordination. Not the first OL coach that had managed to identify and to develop some young talent for the first time in years (Setterstrom and Incognito).

Incognito played significantly better last year before he got hurt than what he is doing now under coach Loney). Not to mention that Boudreau was coaching new players every week due to injury. Loney may be a fine coach but why is Leckey and Incognito still starting? They are killing the Rams offense and risking the quarterback health with their pitiful performances. Incognito still plays out of control is the worst pass blocker nor is he creating many holes. Leckey is simply overmatched. The Rams need a center in the worst way. Greco or the other rookie should start at right guard. Romberg should only serve as a backup not a starter, Leckey should be selling insurance or something. Incognito should be in the WWF not a starting NFL guard.

Linehan’s fundamental problem was his incompetence judging talent both in terms of players as well as assembling a cohesive staff. Couple that with not playing his best players, ie Rich Owens instead of Madison Hedgecock? Jason Craft and Tye Hill instead or Ricky Manning or Fakir Brown? Selecting Tye Hill in the first place, instead of the cornerback for the Chargers Antonio Cromartie or QB Jay Cutler! Drew Bennett replacing I Bruce!

Marty Shottenheimer said last week on satellite radio, the quickest way for a HC to lose his players, and his credibility is to not play the best players on the team. That sums up what happen to Linehan.

I’ve seen 40 years of football. As much as I like players/coaches, sometimes they need to move on. Linehan was one of these situations where he no longer had control of his own team. It does not get more ineffective than that.
If I were in charge of this team, Bulger would be shopped around for draft picks (to KC,MN, or Chicago, anyone except NFC West teams). It is very clear to me that this is not the same Marc Bulger. He also is equally ineffective as a QB as Linehan was as HC. I’m looking simply at Bulger’s production on the field. Perhaps another scheme is needed for Bulger to flourish.
Everyone’s job at 1 Rams Park is in jeopardy, except for Devaney’s. His tenure has had a long enough time to evaluate.

There is no honor in losing repeatedly, by huge margins. There is no honor in not being competitive. There is no honor in having an attorney and an accountant run a football franchise into the ground.

Can’t believe all the negativity on Linehan. Hang the man for having heart and being decent. Remember the man had no real head coaching powers. No decision in the draft, no real free agency power, no hire/fire ability. He was stripped of a true head coaches power last season, he was a figure head and a scape goat. He’s human so he made mistakes, but nothing to really rake him over the coals for. Let the man be in piece and see if Haslett does any better.