John Shaw
John Shaw
either everybody game input prior whatever
I was under the impression, as was everybody in the organization, that whatever Mike's input would be, he would do that either prior to the game or during the week.
financial front issues office remaining stays talking terms ultimately
I think financial terms ... and who's remaining in the front office. Who stays with the organization or doesn't stay with the organization. I think all those things, at least in talking to his agent, will ultimately be issues with him.
bias defensive hire initial
Our initial bias was to hire a defensive coach.
amount coach influence
We're one of those organizations where the coach has a significant amount of influence over personnel,
actions discuss handled prefer weeks
I think I told you (two weeks ago) it would be handled internally. I would prefer not to discuss what actions have been taken. But like I said to you, he was reprimanded, and it is being handled internally.
team time
We know where the team was at the time he left,
ended flat maybe played players ready younger
We started flat, we played flat and we ended flat. I don't know why, but maybe my younger players just weren't ready for it.
best decisions football interests last sure
We were .500 last year. And I'm not sure we're going to be .500 this year. I just don't know how the team's going to perform. I think we will make those decisions that we think would be in the best interests of the football program.
contacts kids last
Those contacts I have with those kids last forever.
anticipate complicate dictate gets left situation terms wants year
We anticipate that he'll be back, ... But if it gets to be a situation where he wants to dictate terms of his returning, then that will complicate this. He's got a year left on his contract. We anticipate that he'll be back to coach.
basically hired introduce modern
I was basically hired to introduce what was called modern math, in 1964.
agreed drafting extended matter
will get extended for a least a year. It's something that's been agreed to, and now it's just a matter of drafting (the contract).
caused difference five four league litigation opinion period rules time
We had a period of time where we were challenging the league's rules on relocation that caused a rift between the Rams and the league office. Obviously, litigation ensued and there were four or five years that we had substantial difference of opinion with the commissioner.
action advised assured coach deferred doctor fully january mike recovered taking until
We deferred taking any action until we were assured that Coach Martz had regained his health. His doctor advised us that Mike was fully recovered on January 1, 2006.