John Shaw
John Shaw
game left tank
Monte is going to be another big game for us. Hopefully, we'll have enough left in the tank for that one.
difficult factor left maybe performance time wait
Maybe the team's performance up to the time he left was a factor of his health. I just don't know all those things. So, it is kind of a difficult thing to assess. We'll just wait and see.
agree based coaches extension felt performance prove respect response themselves view
Mike's response was that he didn't really have to prove himself, ... So he wouldn't agree on an extension based on a performance level. And I respect his view that he felt he didn't have to prove himself. But there's also a view that coaches have to prove themselves every year.
deal everybody hard hours spent
I spent a lot of hours on it. It's hard to make a deal that makes everybody happy.
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.
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.
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.
coach current decided draft hiring point
At some point after the hiring of Coach Linehan, we all decided to go through the current draft and then re-evaluate.
conversation cross discuss gets interest next point settling status type
That type of conversation is so premature. If we ever get to that bridge, we'll cross it went we get there. Really, at this point, our interest is not really in settling out Mike's contract. Our interest is that he gets well and at some point we discuss his status for next year.
honest judgment lack understand
a lack of judgment. I really don't understand it, to be honest with you.
coaching head indefinite perform period result unable
As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.
clear coach control evaluation everyday executive football indicate influence jay might personnel running subject talent title veto whatever
We use that title (general manager) to indicate that there's a person running our personnel side, or talent evaluation side, subject to whatever influence or control the coach might have on that, ... But it's clear that Jay is the everyday football executive with the most authority, subject only to a veto by myself or owners.
sit throw
We did our job. Now we have to sit back and see what they throw at us.
team time
We know where the team was at the time he left,