[SteakandEggs]

There is only one way Fisher ISN'T back. The fans and media must make it totally untenable for the Rams to bring him back. Right now Demoff is talking like Fisher is coming back.

Exactly. Probably won't do any good but I'll be sending Demoff a letter explaining that I won't be renewing season tickets if Fisher is retained.

[dieterbrock]

Keep in mind that Stan is a big fan of "The Patriot Way." That means keeping a coach around for a while, establishing a process and sticking to that process for a long time. Unfortunately, Fisher has not proven nearly as good as Belichick in assessing and drafting talent, building a solid coaching staff, and most importantly, winning.

I haven't read the book but wasn't there a theory that the "Patriot way" led to like, winning games?

[Rams the Legends live on]

I believe he will be gone and therefore voted zero chance. Reason I believe so strongly is how I am sure this will play out. Fish is more than likely gonna leave the Rams essentially in the same position he found them. When he came here he took over a 2-14 team.

We are very realistically looking at a 4-12 to 5-11 team come the end of the season.

I believe this is gonna move beyond just Stan and Fish. I think the BBC (Billionaires boy club) is gonna have some words. They voted and put their neck out for the maverick way in Kronenke and Jones. They passed on what could have been a safer route in two teams in Carson who already have a current an recent fan base in Cali.

LA is a big deal and some future plans depend upon it's health and sticking. If Fish finishes with what he himself would call BS 7-9 or the very real possibility of worse than that.

I believe the conversation changes. Right now there is a convo the league could come up with money to keep Spanos in SD. If Fish has the poor finish I am more than confident he will. I believe the conversation changes to moving SD up to LA to share the market in hopes one team will find it's way and stick.

Kroenke and Jones sold the league on the notion and dream the Rams can be the answer. I am sure many votes came with a ya owe me one nod and wink. If Stan shows any inklings of wanting to keep Fish I am sure he will be reminded in friendly ways the market is important and NFL bigger than any one man.

If Kroenke insist's to keep a coach who very well could set back the honeymoon of football back in LA. I believe he will see the attitude and convo about the Charges being the 2nd team in LA become a reality. A reality I am sure he does not want any part of because it can cost him his bottom line and his all in bet.

In the end I believe Fish will end up the season poorly, he will not be renewed. A new coach will be signed and the honeymoon will get a little longer life in LA.

While Stan might ignore the fans and the media on it's perception and take on Fish. I doubt very likely he will ignore the voices of his fellow owners especially when they still control his very future and bottom line on the 2nd team aspect of this. Which I believe they will lose any confidence in Stan if he continues to keep a coach that the greater percentage of us and themselves see as no good for the newly acquired market.

In the end I believe Fish is let go because fellow owners remind Stan he owes them and this thing of theirs is bigger than anyone person or entity and they will not sit idle by when what they are trying to do can be set back by growing feelings of apathy based on a coaches approach. A growing feeling of apathy which could set back the momentum they had going back into a market they have long coveted for many years now.

This is of course if Stan has not already determined he is gonna let him go.

[Elvis]

I haven't read the book but wasn't there a theory that the "Patriot way" led to like, winning games?

I'm pretty sure the Patriot Way doesn't involve sticking with a loser...

[Tom, With Horns]

it doesnt depend on crappola, He's gone no matter what happens the next 5 games. Odds are they win their last 2 home games and he'll still be gone. Its over.

they are getting a high profile media babe coach now

Who ya got in mind?

I voted 0% chance, cuz there's a 0% chance I'll be a Rams fan if they bring him back next year, and I've been a Rams fan since before the last kooky, brain-dead, conservative, celebrity president was elected...

[OldSchool]

Voted less than 50/50 but I just have this sick feeling in my stomach that we may be subjected to him for another year. I wonder what I'll do with my Sundays.

[snackdaddy]

I voted 50/50 because I just don't know. On one hand, I've seen comments by Demoff that sure makes it sound like Fisher ain't going nowhere. On the other hand, we're looking at 4 of the last 5 games where we'll be underdogs. And the one game we might be favored is against a team who's last two wins were against us.

And this whole Dickerson saga sure made Fisher look bad. Stan cannot be happy with that PR nightmare. In St Louis Fisher could scare the media by not letting them have the same access to the team, essentially forcing them to toe the line. The LA media will just go back to their office and type disparaging comments about the him and the Rams. They don't scare that easily.

[Haden]

Hard to imagine the Rams winning more than 1 or 2 games out of the next 5, so at best 6-10. Fishers first season with the Rams 7-9.
That is five years of going nowhere. An offensive line and running back that have regressed and statically one of the worst offenses during his tenure. I dont care what the talking heads are saying, LA appears to be already past the honeymoon stage. There is no way he makes it, unless Stan cares nothing about winning and people in the stands.

I hate to break the news but here goes.....: Stan does not care about winning and people in the stands. All Stan cares about is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Haden]

P.S. There is no Santa Claus either.

[Zen_Ronin]

I voted 50/50. I think the recent sideline drama is going to hurt Fish. Enough to get him canned? Maybe.

But honestly, at this point I'm convinced Stan, Fish, and Snead had an agreement that this was a "bye" year. That everyone in the organization had a free ride because of the move. So you trade away a ton of draft picks for a QB in a relatively weak QB crop. Then you slow roast that same QB on the bench until he's "ready" and "has the best chance of success" (which apparently means 2 back to back loses and shuffling your already unstable O-line?). I think things are going the way they are because there are literally ZERO consequences this year. I think Fish is getting at least another year regardless of what happens, because well, ya know, that move was really tough on the team. But that's not an excuse (even though Fish uses it as an excuse while simultaneously saying it's not an excuse every freaking opportunity he gets).

What's really maddening is the possibility of either the Raiders or Chargers joining the Rams in LA. The Raiders are already more popular in LA, and if the Chargers front end decide to make quick changes and improvements then either of these teams could easily and quickly eclipse the Rams in popularity in LA. An entire year (or two?) head start for the Rams blown by a mediocre head coach and a seemingly apathetic owner.