You're Joshing me!

From a distance, it appears we may need to send a thank you note to the Bronco's organization for hiring Josh McDaniel so quick! All the furor between him and Jay Cutler is troublesome. My first thought was that Cutler is a crybaby wanting attention, but I really hadnt heard anything along those lines about him previously. At the very least, it isn't a good sign for a new coach to get ensnared in a controversy with his marquee QB right off the bat. Seems to be a major shortcoming on the communications side of his method of operation. Kindof sounds like that guy in New England he used to work for....

Tea Leaves Reading

I'm reading some tea leaves trying to determine whether the new regime at Rams Park is still on the right track. The tea leaves which point to the signing of Jason Brown, tagging OJ Atogwe, and signing Ron Bartell to a multi-year deal seem to indicate a fine future read for our Rams, or at least the beginnings of one. Also the release of Bennett and Trent Green bodes well. Trent is a class act and I wish him well, but his release in particular tells my leaves that Devaney and Spagnuolo are not afraid to make a tough decision if necessary. As for Bennett, he never was going to fit here. I think the original idea on him was that he was a bigger stronger receiver to go with the rabbits, but that bigger stronger receiver was hurt far more than anyone among the WR's.

It will be interesting to watch the FA signing and draft picks as time goes on. There is a plan in place for a change.

Interesting article on Bartell in the Post Dispatch today - he mentioned he had never had direct contact with the previous GM after his signing. Hmmm - not really surprising, I guess, in so many ways, Zygmunt had no business being in the position he was.