Not a Fisher fan
Trust me, St. Louis does not want Jeff Fisher as the Rams' coach. How he held on to the Oilers/Titans job for 16 years and five games (his interim year) with such limited success is beyond me.
His last year the team was fractured: half the players were behind Vince Young and half were supporting Fisher. The team basically just quit playing for Fisher. He had to go!
In 161/2 seasons he was 142-120, which is winning 54 percent of his games. Now consider in those 161/2 years he had only six winning seasons. In his interim (first) season he was 1-5. His postseason record is 5-6. Four times his team was a No. 1 seed and had home field advantage only to lose the first game twice.
His Super Bowl appearance only happened by fluke. In the first round of the 2000 playoffs he ran a prevent defense that allowed Buffalo to kick what should have been the game-winning field goal with 16 seconds left.
He was saved by the "Music City Miracle" and made it to the Super Bowl. That fluke play bought him 11 more seasons.
Fisher is an average coach at best and his record clearly speaks for itself. I just don't understand why he is so highly regarded by all the NFL insiders.
One thing is for sure, if the Rams hire him, hello field goals! Once inside the red zone, he shuts down the offense and settles for field goals.
That's his bread and butter. Keep the game close and win it in the fourth quarter ... to the tune of 54 percent of the time.
Tom Santry ? St. Charles
Freese is man of the year
Bernie Miklasz certainly chose the right person of the year in his column on December 31. David Freese ignited the interest of a new generation of baseball players and rekindled the love of baseball in aging fans.
There was magic in Freese's performance. He cut loose with all of his talent and desire.
I need to thank Freese for allowing me to feel like I was 10 years old again.
Baseball heroes do exist, men who are bigger than the influence and pressures associated with monetary compensation. Ed Beck ? Ferguson
Cardinals will be fine
To the greatest baseball fans, please look no farther than 2012. The Cardinals will compete and do just fine. My prediction? How about repeat? They are that good. We will win again. World Series title No. 12 in 2012. Meanwhile, the Angels will finish third, maybe second. Albert Pujols will hit below .300 again and maybe hit 35 homers. Mr. DeWitt, please instruct clubhouse attendants to issue No. 5 to another player. Please, St. Louis, support this team. Let's go all the way.
Ken O'Neal ? St. Louis
The blame game
The Pujolses say one thing, the Cards say another. Who are you going to believe: an athlete whose unique skills were the best in baseball for the last 11 years, or the folks who gave you Ballpark Village? Oh, wait. There is no Ballpark Village. But that won't color anyone's opinion, I'm sure.
Tom Lehmann ? Arnold
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