By Bernie Miklasz
10/23/2007 2:05 pm
If the Rams have any interest in maintaining any shred of credibility and dignity and professionalism, they’ll order Claude Terrell to clear out of Rams Park as soon as possible.
Terrell, the Rams’ sorry, no-account guard, was arrested early Tuesday morning by Webster, Texas, police and charged with assualting his wife.
This is Terrell’s second arrest. He’s on probation from a 2006 charge of assault on a family member.
As a member of the Rams organization, Terrell has been late for meetings. He’s been out of shape. He’s defied coaches. He refused to participate in the team’s offseason training program. Last week he insulted head coach Scott Linehan during a practice. He’s a bad influence on teammate
Alex Barron. Around Rams Park, Terrell is considered uncoachable.
And yet …. this clown is still receiving a paycheck from the Rams?
Why? Because of injuries on the O-line?
It’s incomprehensible.
Here’s a tip for Linehan and Rams management… if you’re so worried about injuries, please stop and consider the larger issue here: the injury that Terrell is causing to the reputation and the image of this franchise. And that’s far worse than a sprained ankle.
If the team’s management isn’t willing to cut Terrell, ASAP, then the folks running the franchise are even more out of touch with reality than we feared.
If Linehan is willing to continue coddling and carrying a trouble-making, coach-killing, no-talent bully who apparently can’t restrain himself from getting physically violent with family members, then Linehan needs to go, and go right now.
If Linehan can’t stand up to this guy in the only way that matters — by firing Terrell immediately — then Linehan ought to just clear out of his office and move on, because his authority over this squad will be null and void and useless.
Linehan has already lost this team, at least the offense.
Jim Haslett’s defense isn’t the best, but at least his guys show up and play hard and have pride in their work. Unlike Linehan’s offense, members of Haslett’s defense get upset when they lose, when they fail to play well. They care.
On the offensive side, the players don’t play for Linehan. The symbol is the highly-paid QB, who goes through the motions now, simply rolls his eyes at Linehan on the sideline when the coach makes a recommendation. That one scene on the sideline at Seattle was all you needed to know about
Marc Bulger and this coach and the lack of respect the offense has for Linehan.
Claude Terrell has become the face of this franchise, and accordingly, the Rams have never been more embarrassing than they are now.
So feckless, they can’t win a football game.
Is there any wonder why? Just look at the HC.
To this point, Linehan won’t even man up to Claude Terrell.
How can we expect the Rams to have strength of mind and character to win games during times of adversity and turmoil when the head coach won’t even take on Terrell?
If the coach can’t put a problem player in his place — out on the curb — then the coach is woefully incapable of leading an entire team.
me: Man Bernie's really pushing to cut Terrell - that means he should be gone today.. or maybe during the bye.. jeez..
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