[general counsel]

For those of you out there that go on the attack without bothering to exercise your basic reading skills, no one has ever said that i recall on this board that the rams players should lose on purpose. I strongly suggest that before people issue edicts to the group that they read carefully and think just a little before they criticize some people, especially those with quite a bit more experience than they have.

Everyone is entitled to their view and no one is disputing that. However, at least do the poster the courtesy of responding to the post rather than creating your own version of what someone else said.

The point was, and has always been, that as FANS do you want to cheer for the team to win a game that MAY not be in the best long term interests of the organization to win. Beating dallas was fun. The game was meaningless in my view. Just my opinion, but the nfl is about winning titles and given that we were out of it for sure, i would have been happier to lose that last game and have the 8th pick, thereby getting a better player or giving me a chance to trade up easier to get a major impact player, to give the rams the best chance to win a title in the future. I couldnt care less if we go 7-9 vs 5-11.

One of the great things about the nfl with the cap and parity is that you never know when you are just one player away. what impact did the middle linebacker have on seattle last year? The teams are all pretty tightly bunched and one or two key injuries here or there can change everything. Did anyone think we were a player away in 1999?

I want to win superbowls and the way you do that is with the best players when you are lucky enough to stay healthy. Anything that improves my chance to win a title is good, anything that doesnt is bad. Beating dallas did not enhance my chance to win a superbowl, losing to them would have given me a shot at a better player.

If you want to disagree with that view, that is perfectly fine. I am not saying that i am correct, just my opinion. However, i am not suggesting that the players who are paid to do their best, should ever do less than their best or do anything other than try to win.

ramming speed to all

general counsel