Anyway, as I said, up until this point I haven’t ever been SURE that a blog could actually affect sports. Well today I got my confirmation. And better yet, apparently I’m not the only one with these powers. No, seriously! Just look at the Sports Guy’s latest blog post!

See? Now sure, he only slightly injured a couple of players and I put a head coach (I use the term loosely) into the hospital with heart problems, but we won’t hold that against the SportsGuy (SG from here on out). I’ve got to say, it’s nice to be in such good company. It’s quite an elite club it seems. I wonder if I’ll have to go to meetings or pay dues or anything…

Anyway I’ve officially offered my services to SG should he need someone with a little more… experience shall we say, in this area. I know Doc Rivers will be fired at the end of this season but I strongly suspect that SG would like to see Danny Ainge go the way of Martz as well…. call it a hunch. Anyway I’ll keep you all updated should the Sports Guy actually respond.

Let me just start out with a few observations… WE RAN THE BALL! Thats right folks. The first game under a new coach and Stephen Jackson gets 120+ rushing yards and we win. Who would have thought huh?

Oh, and Martz’ new offense? Put up a whopping 6 points. Good thing they ran Mooch off huh?

Also, Kurt Warner is still a stud. He threw for 300+ yards, 3 scores and NO Int. Thats right. None. So, all you Warner haters, get ready to eat your words. I’m predicting an MVP year for Warner and that the Rams are going to have some heavy competition from the birds out west (Seahawks and Cardinals).

Thats all for now but check back early and often Rams fans. And remember… Muck Fartz!

From: Louis
Well, you got you wish you piece of crap! Now that Mike is gone, and you nit-picked all his callings, you should tell the Rams that you can be the next head coach. What! You can’t!? Why not? Thats right, you have NO FREEKIN’ EXP. on coaching! If you can’t take over the job, them maybe you should keep YOUR [edited] MOUTH SHUT! Maybe I will start a web site called firebencook.com! That way, YOU will get fired from YOUR job. How do you like that crap?

Louis, what games were you watching lately? You do know the year is not 2000 anymore right? Now our dear friend Louis is correct, I have no experience in football but hell, even I can figure out to run the ball every now and then. Dont get me wrong guys, I think Martz was an genious offensive coordinator… he just needed someone above him reigning him back in every now ant then. I think the rest of the email speaks for itself… I really wish I could be of some commfort to you Louis… I just dont have the expertise to treat your type of condition…

Oh, and just to be clear though, John Shaw… if you’re reading this… I would like to toss my hat in the ring for the job…

Anyway aside from that I have been spending most of my time on my new seo forum. SEO stands for search engine optimization which is basically the art of improving your organic rankings in search engines such as google, yahoo, and msn. Anyway, I started this seo forum to be a place where seo professionals as well as anyone interested in search engine optimization can go to discuss tactics, news, and anything at all SEO related. We do have a football related thread there so if you really want to talk football with me, you can check it out by clicking that link. I think thats it for now. I hope to see you around SEOrefugee.com!

On Tuesday Martz gives an interview, that appears in the national media on Wednesday (read my first entry from today for the whole story), in which he rips the team management and essentially draws a line in the sand between himself and the president of football operations. Tell me again, Mike, how this is divorcing yourself from the situation? How is this helping you be less of a distraction to the team? What you’ve done is continue to keep this story in the national press and at the forefront of people’s minds. I must admit, you’ve certainly gained a few supporters. You’ve somehow managed to portray yourself as a victim in all of this even though really, you’re the number one reason this situation exists. If this is you trying not to be a distraction… thanks but no thanks Mike.

ST. LOUIS -- A day after announcing he'd miss the rest of the season with a heart infection, St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz harshly criticized team management and said he didn't know if he could coexist with the team's president of football operations.

Jay Zygmunt, the team's second-highest ranking official, stopped a representative for Martz at the door of the coaches' booth during Sunday's game against the Saints. The representative, team director of security Dan Linza, had been trying to bring a cell phone to offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild so Martz could talk to him from his home.

Zygmunt brought Linza to team president John Shaw, who decided against having an "open phone line" in the booth.

The confrontation brought to a head once again the team's front office power struggle. Martz has long been at odds with Zygmunt and general manager Charlie Armey, and he told radio station KSLG that he didn't know whether he and Zygmunt could coexist if he returned to coach the team next year.

"That's a personal question that I'm not really prepared to answer," Martz said. "There is a lot of history there. From a business standpoint, yes. From a personal standpoint, I don't know. There have been just too many things that have happened."

Martz had been in telephone contact from his home with Fairchild before and during halftime of a 28-17 victory over the Saints.

"I was very, very angry to say the least," Martz told the radio station. "I don't understand why that happened, what the whole thought process was. And if they had an issue with that why didn't they tell me ahead of time?"

Martz said he wasn't trying to interfere, just to help a young coach.

"There are some things as a playcaller that you need to look for," Martz said. "Those are the things I try to talk to those coaches about."

Martz admitted the impasse might be partly his fault, too, the result of strong wills clashing.

"My personality, I'm not the easiest person to get along with," he said. "My whole deal is to make this a better organization. As I tell our players and our coaches, everything we do we are trying to do the right thing.

"It's hard thing to do, but it's easy to say."

The Rams (3-4) will play their third game without the 54-year-old Martz on Sunday against the Jaguars. Joe Vitt, the linebackers coach and assistant head coach, has been named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

Martz expects to coach the team next season and could return to duty as soon as January. But he said Monday that he won't interfere with the team any more this season.

"I've got to divorce myself of this," he said Monday. "I'd become a distraction for them. They need to go and do this job and use their judgment."

The organization's stance appears to be that Martz, 57-37 as head coach in six seasons counting the postseason, will not be fired.

Next year would be the final year of a three-year contract for Martz, who helped the Rams win their first Super Bowl as offensive coordinator after the 1999 season and led them to another Super Bowl in 2001.

Martz told the radio station he talked with owner Georgia Frontiere before the season and said she told him he could be the head coach "as long as you want."

Zygmunt has been working on a month-to-month basis since last season.

My favorite part of the whole thing was the line: “My personality, I’m not the easiest person to get along with” No…. really? You don’t say…..

Now, since it appears that Martz is recovering and is at least healthy enough to phone in a play, can I point out the fact that Joe Vitt stuck with the run even while down by 14 points. Jackson got 20 touches for 90+ yards and the Rams won. I don’t think this is a coincidence. Fire Martz!

Oh and just as a side note, aside from the Vikings, is there a more ridiculous looking organization in football? This backstabbing, picking sides, he said/he said crap is just petty and needs to stop. The Rams need to clean house and get their crap together.