SportsEye predicted ouster April 17
The editors of the SportsEye would like to take a bow.
During the offseason, most members of the sports media scoffed at the thought of Scott Linehan being fired before the 2008 campaign came to a close.
But the American’s weekly sports editorial feature issued this warning way back on April 17.
There is a chance that Rams coach Scott Linehan won’t be the coach when the Cowboys come to town.
Here’s why.
The St. Louis Rams open the season on Sept. 7 at the Philadelphia Eagles. The team opens its regular season home schedule on Sept. 14 against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants and quarterback Eli Manning.
The third week of the NFL season takes the Rams to Seattle to face the NFC West division champion Seattle Seahawks.
The Rams host the improved Buffalo Bills on Sept. 28.
Week 5 is the Rams’ bye week.
What if the Rams are 0-3 going into the game against the Bills? What if they were to lose that game?
At 0-4 and with a bye week looming, the Linehan era in St. Louis could easily come to a close.
A win against the Bills would most likely save his job, but a 0-4 start would certainly doom him.
Now, that’s sports prognostication!
Chipping in
One of the most laughable aspects of this season is the ridiculous assertion that Chip Rosenbloom knows or cares anything about St. Louis Rams football.
And the SportsEye is not hating on the guy, but his total dismissal of anything Rams over the past decade proves that he and his sister are more into selling the team than cheering for it.
By his absence, Rosenbloom wasn’t showing disdain for St. Louis or its fans. But it is a testament that he would have rather been somewhere else doing something else.
The best thing that happened to the Rams this week was not Scott Linehan being fired. No, the best piece of news comes from Sports Illustrated’s Peter King who is hearing that the team will be sold before Jan. 1, 2009.
Let’s put it this way.
Your dad owned a business. It was and is very successful financially. He dies and your mom takes over the business. It continues to prosper, but neither you nor your sister shows any interest in the business. You mom passes away, and now you and your sister inherit the business that you never learned about or delved into.
This business, which is still a moneymaker, is now losing customers in the midst of a national economic emergency.
The price tag on your business, according to Forbes, is $929 million.
There is and has been a for-sale sign on the Rams, and it looks as though there is a buyer lined up.
Chip couldn’t be happier. And St. Louis Rams fans should not be sad.