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The St. Louis Rams continue to operate without a general manager or much apparent urgency to hire one right away.
That should tell us something about the relative importance -- or unimportance -- of the role for the team at this stage of the offseason.
The Rams are not looking for someone to shake up the organization. They hired coach Jeff Fisher to do that. What they want from a GM, it appears, is the right fit with their higher-profile head coach. Organizational structure was critical to Fisher and the No. 1 reason he chose the Rams over the Miami Dolphins.
[wrapimg=right]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nfl/med/trans/stl.gif[/wrapimg]Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wonders what is taking so long. Miklasz: "Are some of the candidates shying away from the Rams because they sense that Fisher will have final say, and that the GM chair doesn't come equipped with any real authority? This isn't a shot at Fisher; after all, Stan Kroenke went all-in on him financially and brought the coach in here to be the lead football man. That said, we have been through this before, watching a coach trying to do too much in the overall running of the football operation and frankly, I don't want to see the Rams go there again. Fisher says he doesn't want to be that guy, that coaching is his priority." Noted: Fisher has never shown any inclination he wants to be a coach/GM type. The fact that he is participating in the hiring of a GM suggests he'll have significant control of the roster. The Rams have not stated clearly for the public exactly where Fisher's responsibilities end. The league defines a GM as "an individual who has (1) the authority over all personnel decisions related to the signing of free agents, the selection of players in the college draft, trades, terminations, and related decisions, and (2) the responsibility for coordinating other football activities with the head coach." If the Rams are hiring that type of GM, making the move by March 1 could be important. If they wait past that date, they might have to wait past the draft to pull personnel people away from their current teams, according to the NFL's anti-tampering policy.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... -gm-search
The St. Louis Rams continue to operate without a general manager or much apparent urgency to hire one right away.
That should tell us something about the relative importance -- or unimportance -- of the role for the team at this stage of the offseason.
The Rams are not looking for someone to shake up the organization. They hired coach Jeff Fisher to do that. What they want from a GM, it appears, is the right fit with their higher-profile head coach. Organizational structure was critical to Fisher and the No. 1 reason he chose the Rams over the Miami Dolphins.
[wrapimg=right]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nfl/med/trans/stl.gif[/wrapimg]Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wonders what is taking so long. Miklasz: "Are some of the candidates shying away from the Rams because they sense that Fisher will have final say, and that the GM chair doesn't come equipped with any real authority? This isn't a shot at Fisher; after all, Stan Kroenke went all-in on him financially and brought the coach in here to be the lead football man. That said, we have been through this before, watching a coach trying to do too much in the overall running of the football operation and frankly, I don't want to see the Rams go there again. Fisher says he doesn't want to be that guy, that coaching is his priority." Noted: Fisher has never shown any inclination he wants to be a coach/GM type. The fact that he is participating in the hiring of a GM suggests he'll have significant control of the roster. The Rams have not stated clearly for the public exactly where Fisher's responsibilities end. The league defines a GM as "an individual who has (1) the authority over all personnel decisions related to the signing of free agents, the selection of players in the college draft, trades, terminations, and related decisions, and (2) the responsibility for coordinating other football activities with the head coach." If the Rams are hiring that type of GM, making the move by March 1 could be important. If they wait past that date, they might have to wait past the draft to pull personnel people away from their current teams, according to the NFL's anti-tampering policy.