Monday, April 6, 2009

Reason #1 I wouldn't hire John Clayton for team G.M.

Normally I'm inclined to believe ESPN's John Clayton is a smart guy and that his reporting is generally informative and useful.

Then there's this column, where Clayton lazily suggests the Rams will have interest in the newly-unemployed Plaxico Burress because Steve Spagnuolo "knows him" and could convince management to bring him in.

Which of coach Spagnuolo's "four pillars" does Plaxico exemplify? The illegal gun possession pillar? The smuggle-a-gun-into-a-nightclub pillar? The shoot-myself-in-the-foot-like-an-idiot pillar? The drive-like-a-maniac-and-cuss-out-the-policeman-when-you-get-pulled-over pillar? The refuse-to-practice pillar? The drive-without-car-insurance pillar? The domestic disturbance pillar?

John... please think for a minute and don't be lazy with even speculative columns like this. Suggesting the Rams are interested in Plaxico Burress is as silly as suggesting they're interested in bringing in Frank Gifford to play WR.

Hey, he's a former Giant, Spagnuolo is a former Giant, right?

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