John Shaw
John Shaw
blame create draft mode people picking player tend tends three took
And when that happens, the first thing people tend to do is blame the coach, or blame the people that are picking players. And once you get into a finger-pointing mode of who took that first-round draft pick, or why did you let this player go, it tends to create divisiveness between those three people.
works
It works out really well when you're winning,
behavior leave message shocking type
It's shocking that he would leave a message like that. It's the type of behavior that we don't condone at any level. He will be reprimanded.
clue large room
It was hard. We had no clue how large the room was and we didn't know where the perimeter was.
amount daily fair football guys living los louis overseeing remind somebody spend time title
As you guys remind me all the time, I spend a fair amount of time in Los Angeles, ... I thought it was important at that time that we use a title that indicated there is somebody who is overseeing the football side, that is living in St. Louis full-time and here on a daily basis.
balance good guess increase labor players terms
It's a significant increase to the players in terms of the cap. It's more costly to the teams, but I guess on balance it's a good deal. It maintains labor peace.
battered felt tough
It's been a tough time, just brutal. We've all felt battered in some way.
belief clearly coach defined department director head position process scouting setup time
There was a belief at that time that we didn't need the (pro personnel) process so defined, or that position so defined ... that our head coach and our scouting department would be more involved. I think now there's kind of a belief that we should have a more traditional setup where there is a director of pro personnel. And it's more clearly defined.
deal everybody hard hours spent
I spent a lot of hours on it. It's hard to make a deal that makes everybody happy.
clear coach louis next
After all of these interviews, it was clear to us that coach Linehan should be the next coach of the St. Louis Rams.
honest judgment lack understand
a lack of judgment. I really don't understand it, to be honest with you.
process
It'll be interesting to see what the process is.