JJ: Players not allowed to speak with Kroenke

[Varg6]

An interesting read:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ayers-arent-allowed-to-speak-to-stan-kroenke/

Not that it's shocking but it would be nice if Kroenke wasn't like that, assuming it's actually true.

 

[Dieter the Brock]

I love Janoris
But Reese as the owner?
In JJ's mind Rooney Mara is the GM

 

[Dxmissile]

It's true every franchise that he has there has always been some iterations of what JJ has said. Doesn't necessarily make him a bad guy but I get JJ point.

 

[tempests]

This is one account. Why not ask some of the other players, find out if its really true?

That might require some journalistic effort on Florio's part. Forget it.

 

[OldSchool]

Florio is always very anti Rams, Fisher, Williams and Kroenke.

 

[SteezyEndo]

Owners should always be personable with their players. Always. Not just when they bring them a Super Bowl.

 

[-X-]

Shoot. I'd be on the sidelines every game.

 

[DCH]

Although I severely dislike Enos Stanley Kroenke, for obvious reasons, I don't see why this matters. Every owner is different, and the quality of an owner should be judged based on whether or not he puts good football people in charge of the day-to-day operations of his team. It's pretty clear that Kroenke is, at the very least, awkward around people, but being an oddball doesn't necessarily make you a bad owner.

 

[dieterbrock]

Yeah well I wish JJ was still a Ram but this article makes no sense.
Who told him not to talk to Kroenke?
And to be clear, the article never states that Kroenke doesn't want the players talking to him.

 

[MegaRam88]

I call b.s.
I say this because, I recall during Hard Knocks when Tavon got a contract ext.
He went up to Stan and shook his hand and thanked him. Can't recall what Stan said. But Tavon didn't hesitate to go up to him at all.

 

[BuiltRamTough]

If this was coming from a different player I would say ok that's weird.

But it's coming from JJ. He's been known to say weird and strange things. I'm not saying he's lying but I've never heard a player say this about Stan.

 

[SteezyEndo]

I call b.s.
I say this because, I recall during Hard Knocks when Tavon got a contract ext.
He went up to Stan and shook his hand and thanked him. Can't recall what Stan said. But Tavon didn't hesitate to go up to him at all.

Why would he be hesitant? If I just got a boat load of money. I wouldn't care either.

 

[Zero]

I call b.s.
I say this because, I recall during Hard Knocks when Tavon got a contract ext.
He went up to Stan and shook his hand and thanked him. Can't recall what Stan said. But Tavon didn't hesitate to go up to him at all.

Yep forgot about that.Stan seem to be very personable to tavon.
Nice Catch MegaRAM.

 

[Ram65]

“They said, if you ever see Stan come around the facility don’t speak to him, once I heard that my rookie year.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ayers-arent-allowed-to-speak-to-stan-kroenke/

Could have been a rookie joke. They tell the rooks lots of things that aren't true or real.

It's interesting. We don't get much info on Stan. Not that it really matters as long as he puts the financial efforts it takes to have the best people running the Rams. He sure is trying.

 

[Psycho_X]

Well, Kroenke's absence from facilities and games in the Lou were well known and on purpose. Now that he's in his new money machine he was on the sidelines and in public view more in the first week than he was the whole time he was majority owner in the Lou. And it seems to have continued through the season. So I wouldn't be surprised if what JJ is saying is at least partially true back then.

 

[BuiltRamTough]

Well, Kroenke's absence from facilities and games in the Lou were well known and on purpose. Now that he's in his new money machine he was on the sidelines and in public view more in the first week than he was the whole time he was majority owner in the Lou. And it seems to have continued through the season. So I wouldn't be surprised if what JJ is saying is at least partially true back then.

Good point.

 

[Jacobarch]

An interesting read:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ayers-arent-allowed-to-speak-to-stan-kroenke/

Not that it's shocking but it would be nice if Kroenke wasn't like that, assuming it's actually true.

Not true, I've seen him on the sidelines talking to players in LA. What a bunch of BS.

Anyone remember Tavon Austin going up to him and giving him a huge hug for his contract? Yeah, this journalist should be tarred and feathered for writing this garbage.

 

[Jorgeh0605]

That was probably a rule just for JJ. That guys nuts.

 

[LesBaker]

I call bullshit on this. And it's Florio. He's essentially a blogger at this point in his "career".

 

[shovelpass]

It's usually a good idea to keep the stoner away from the owner.