Marshall Faulk to meet with Rams owner

by Ryan Van Bibber on Sep 24, 2008 12:11 PM CDT in 2008 St. Louis Rams season

The Rams seem more like an investment bank lately than a pro football team, mired in crisis, in need of a bailout, with nobody having any good answers to the situation. You can always count on Marshall Faulk for an opinion, though.

Is Rams owner Chip Rosenbloom seeking Faulk's opinion on the matter? Who knows. But the symbol of Rams past glory told Dan Patrick on his radio show today that he has a meeting scheduled with Rosenbloom. Faulk said he did not know what the meeting was about. It's hard not to hear this news and think changes are coming, unless maybe Rosenbloom wants to gag Faulk's very public criticism of the team.

He also weighed in on the Rams QB situation, saying that naking Trent Green as the starter was a mistake given the play of the Rams line. He even added that Green shouldn't be playing football anymore because of his concussion history.

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Faulk is the greatest Ram ever. I don’t know if he can coach or if he can evaluate talent, but I don’t know that about current Rams staff either.

What if Faulk wants to come back and play for the Rams? Would they let him wear his own retired number?

October 26; the countdown has begun.

by Marmie is the best on Sep 24, 2008 12:35 PM CDT reply actions

Michael Jordan

Every time I hear Faulk’s name associated with the Rams owners, I get excited. But then I think about Michael Jordan and I get sad. Who knows what Faulk can do? I’d probably prefer him in the front office over coaching, but honestly I have no idea.

Remember when Jordan went into the Bullets/Wizards front office and was completely incompetent? Everyone thought, now here is a guy who knows talent!!! But, it turns out he knew squat about running a franchise. Now he’s in Charlotte and from everything I hear, he’s just a name. Really does nothing to make the team go, and I think he rarely is even in town (sound familiar?).

So, I just say this to offer some prospective about Faulk coming home to save our pitiful Rams. One thing he does have going for him seems to be passion about making this a good football team again which is something Jordan simply does not seem to care about. So, maybe it will work out with Faulk in whatever capacity Chip feels most comfortable with.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 24, 2008 12:51 PM CDT reply actions

that's why i'm pro faulk

he actually cares about the ST. LOUIS rams and wants them to be good.

and he will stand up and tell everyone he would make it right.

I think he knows talent, but I would not want him to come in as GM right away ala Jordan.

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by jroman on Sep 24, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Just evaluating talent isn't enough to be a good GM

The NFL has probably the most confusing set of salary cap rules in professional sports. You’ve got to be, or have, a cap expert on staff that is heavily involved in all talent evaluations.

I’d be thrilled for Faulk to take a role with the team, and he often had the rep of being a ‘second coach’ on the field, but no matter how bright he is he doesn’t have the experience to step right in and GM this team. Yet.

"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz

by taiko on Sep 24, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

What's kinda funny about that, is the Rams DO have a cap expert on staff

His name is Jay Zygmunt. Problem is, he sucks at evaluating talent and has somehow figured out how to grow his role within the front office to the point that his word is the law and his opinion cannot be questioned.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 24, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions