I could not disagree more with the premise of the article. The role of the person in Myles position is to provide information.... to disseminate facts...and present the point of view of the franchise. They aren't there to give their opinion about how the Rams are playing..the decisions they are making ...the veracity of what the team wants communicated... they simply are not there for that. And that's fine because there are scores of places where can hear and express your OPINION about the Rams. Print media, twitter, message boards, espn, the NFL network. There are scores of places to get opinions, and express your opinion. But that's not what Myles position was/is for, and it shouldn't be.
I think about the Lakers and Dodgers studio shows...they are giving us information...there is some analysis, but it's either facts based (ie. this objective fact happened), or it's speculation on what the team might or might not do in terms of player transactions. And again..that's all we need from them. For example, when the Lakers acquired Lebron or Anthony Davis.... sure I was stuck on ESPN on TV....and refreshing Woj Tweets...but I was also waiting on the Laker Channel to go live with Access Sports: Lakers...so I could get the FACTS from the channel, and the show that gives you things from the Lakers perspective...
there is a place for both..it's not one or the other.
we didn't need a Rams reporter to tell us that Fisher's offense was trash.... fans and media across the country were saying it. By TST communicating what Fisher was saying, that helped us understand that we needed to go in another direction. Again, you didn't need TST to tell you that. When the fans walked out on the team in the Coliseum during that Falcons game, that was enough to show the front office it was time for a change and a change was made. People weren't confused because of what Fisher was saying about the offense...we saw what was happening, and made our own statement by walking out. As far as the Gurley example in the article, why on earth would Sean McVay have said Gurley was less than 100%? I mean it was obvious to me.....but why would a coach tell his opponents that a player wasn't 100%, if that player was still going to start, and play? that's now how this works. It's foolish to think a broadcaster/journalist hired by the Rams would press a coach on that issue. Especially when you had the entire football world saying and conjecturing and giving opinions about it if that's what you wanted to hear...
last thing.... Yes they should replace Myles....and I don't check the TST too often, but I do recall there being some issues that came up where they seemed to have some folks who covered the team in St Louis, who were less than flattering or enthusiastic about Los Angeles. The Rams have fans all over the country..all over the world...and they are making all the right moves to grow their brand here in Los Angeles ..the US, and the world. But they are the Los Angeles Rams now...prior to their move to St Louis, The Rams had been in Los Angeles for almost 50 years. The organizations place in Los Angeles is not only socially and culturally historic, but its also been a history that has seen a ton of great players and success. Fortunately we are in the midst of some success as we head into our brand new stadium. The years in St Louis were great, you have a the GSOT era and the Super Bowl...and I know there are still some great fans from and in St Louis who are still fans today. I'd like to see TST and who ever replaces Myles evolve their work into something that's rooted in the Los Angeles Rams in a present tense of course, and the extremely rich history of the team. There is a way to present and cover sports here in Los Angeles... no other region has more pro and big time college sports than this region. The front office and ownership is off to a great start playing by the rules of Los Angeles..... the TST needs to get acclimated and up to speed in that regard as well.
