[Hacksaw]

Grubman 'insulted' by Rams job rumor
• By Jim Thomas

The Post-Dispatch caught up with Grubman in San Francisco following NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s state of the NFL news conference on Feb. 5. He strongly denied the Rams job rumor.

“It couldn’t be further from the truth,” Grubman said. “I was personally insulted by that. I don’t like that implication or insinuation. It could not be further from the truth.”

Now watch EG come to work for the Rams in a few years.

I think that St. Louis could have done a few things differently, which may not have been in their control,” Grubman said. “But I think when the county dropped out, the project that they envisioned at the beginning of the task force process really changed. And the county dropped out because as I understand — a public vote.”

"Referring to the NFL, Grubman added: “We weren’t afraid of a public vote. And in some respects we think that could’ve validated what the people really thought, could’ve brought the county back in. So the project changed and they spent months trying to bring it back to that original vision, and they couldn’t.”

Last March, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger told Gov. Jay Nixon that the county couldn’t provide support for a stadium without a vote. Nixon then let it be known that the project was moving forward without the county.

“The measurement standard in my mind was never any one owner, was never the commissioner, was never Eric Grubman, it was other owners,” Grubman continued.

“And the standard in the early going was less about how are the owners gonna vote. It was whether in their minds, could they see themselves playing in that stadium. And if they could, (St. Louis) had a really great chance. And if they couldn’t, (St, Louis) had a really bad chance.

“And that to me is what happened.

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... &t=1163299

So the shield was noticing those moves like we were,,, and they agreed that the Gnat (where's that flyswatter?) just didn't measure up.

If StL keeps complaining outloud, they are going to need more Vaseline.

[Stranger]

Where/When did this job rumor emanate? This is the first I've heard of it.

[OldSchool]

Where/When did this job rumor emanate? This is the first I've heard of it.

St Louis media, they'll start any rumor and hope they get something that generates clicks or follows.

[Stranger]

Where/When did this job rumor emanate? This is the first I've heard of it.

St Louis media, they'll start any rumor and hope they get something that generates clicks or follows.

How recently was tihs rumor started?

[Hacksaw]

Where/When did this job rumor emanate? This is the first I've heard of it.

I'd have to guess Bernie. It apparently came from the PD..

[Hacksaw]

Where/When did this job rumor emanate? This is the first I've heard of it.

St Louis media, they'll start any rumor and hope they get something that generates clicks or follows.

How recently was this rumor started?

Within the last couple of days.

[BuiltRamTough]

I'm waiting for Jim Thomas to tweet this article.

My counter tweet will be like..

Jerry Richardson..bullying owners, Bob Iger hire, pushing Carson even though it's inferior. Oh btw he's on the committee. Fair you say? #fightfirewithfire

[moklerman]

Whatever. There are just too many things to think about other than St. Louis writers with their panties in a twist.

Honestly, having league guys backing and being a part of the Rams is a lot more preferable to being pariahs because of Georgia. It was a tad before my time but Pete Rozelle was with the Rams before he became commissioner and the Rams were in a lot better shape back then as far as their standing with the league. I don't think that's a coincidence.

[Hacksaw]

Honestly, having league guys backing and being a part of the Rams is a lot more preferable to being pariahs because of Georgia. It was a tad before my time but Pete Rozelle was with the Rams before he became commissioner and the Rams were in a lot better shape back then as far as their standing with the league. I don't think that's a coincidence.

I never was of the opinion that StL was where the shield wanted the Rams to be. It is good to know that almost everyone is on board now. I would have no problem with Grubman being a Rams exec for that very reason.

[moklerman]

Honestly, having league guys backing and being a part of the Rams is a lot more preferable to being pariahs because of Georgia. It was a tad before my time but Pete Rozelle was with the Rams before he became commissioner and the Rams were in a lot better shape back then as far as their standing with the league. I don't think that's a coincidence.

I never was of the opinion that StL was where the shield wanted the Rams to be. It is good to know that almost everyone is on board now. I would have no problem with Grubman being a Rams exec for that very reason.

It's the difference between being just another team and being a flagship. The Rams are being positioned to be an important piece in the NFL machine instead of a small market afterthought.

I don't know if that will wind up being a good thing or not but I think it's a better roll of the dice.