Mike: Why does Zygmunt "chafe at the suggestion that the team needs to bring in a football guy"? In the last 18 years the Rams have had only 4 winning seasons and 5 playoff appearances. Does he consider those numbers good? How many draft busts and free agent blunders does it take before he thinks they aren't doing something right? This guy needs to pull his head out.

Jim Thomas: Points well taken. But if you're talking about the Zygmunt and Shaw resume, I think you have to include the '80s, when the team went to the playoffs seven times.

Midnighter: The Rams are wasting time. They need to can Olsen now and bring in Cameron as offensive coordinator. He proved himself in that capacity with the Chargers. He could take control of the offense and let Linehan concentrate on other things. Why are they taking so long to "make changes".

Jim Thomas: Uh, Midnighter, We're five days into the offseason. Not five weeks.

MADTOWNWIRAMFAN: According to an AP article in todays Wisconsin State Journal, it stated that a "source" claimed that Cam Cameron is in talks of joining an NFC West team as an offensive coord. Could this be us, and can you see this helping our offense in 2008?

Jim Thomas: It could be the Rams. It could be the 49ers. They're looking, too.

Ramifications: Jim, thanks always for the venue and for your time.

Before the rest of the league discovers that Marc Bulger is now the new Jim Everett, Chris Miller and David Carr I hope the Rams management seriously explores working a deal to some other QB needy team. Ideally it would be great for the Rams to offer Bulger to the Eagles for McNabb straight up. The hope is that the Eagles now in decline from their run will try to rebuild around a precision passer rather than an aging play-maker that the Rams really need at this stage to challenge anyone. The body language from Bulger suggests he would probably like out of town. What are the odds of this happening?

Jim Thomas: Repeating: I don't think a trade happens on two fronts. 1.) The Rams still like Bulger and remain committed to him. 2.) There would be $10 million of cap acceleration if the team trades Bulger before June 1.

Buzz: Jim,
The conclusion to your column on Jay Zygmunt was a little scary. He seems a little confused, but I think I can help him out. Please tell Jay that he is a football administrator and lawyer. Nothing wrong with that. But he must understand that he's not a football guy. A football guy can be defined as a former player, scout or coach who has advanced after a number of years to the point that he has been charged with making personnel decisions. So JZ really needs to understand that he doesn't qualify as a football guy, and never will. His job is to hire the best guy available to perform those tasks. Until he sees this, the Rams will continue to be at risk for making an uncommon number of poor player evaluation errors. Thanks.

Jim Thomas: Hard to argue with your points.