Comments on: Rams request permission to interview Eric DeCosta

By: gtisme

gtisme — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:54 +0000

I’d take that Bears job if I’m DeCosta. Same style of team, solid QB, solid RB, good D.

Plus a cool city to live in. Also final laugh in Angelo’s face after that botched trade. Not only are you fired, we’re hiring a Raven to take your spot!

By: yevrag3535

yevrag3535 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:49:35 +0000

You can have him, marry him as a matter of fact. Please take him, the sooner the better. Get him outta here.

By: hound32

hound32 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:48:25 +0000

If He works out as a GM It figures the Browns would hire the wrong one . will he tell a fan to go elf himself during a game like Savage did ?. No wonder they finished fourth in the division . bad hires & worse drafts since 99 .

By: cereal blogger

cereal blogger — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:47:17 +0000

DeCosta has turned down interviews before, I think he wants to take over in B-more when Ozzie leaves to be the AD at Bama in a couple of years

By: ppdoc13

ppdoc13 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:33:48 +0000

@steeltownpride – that afraid of drcosta huh? He is going nowhere. He takes over for oz in 2 or 3 years

By: steeltownpride

steeltownpride — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:27:08 +0000

You can stay and continue to Ozzie’s boy . Or you can go into the world and make a name for yourself .

By: ravensfan4life52

ravensfan4life52 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:12:10 +0000

NO! He’s ours! Go away!

By: raqaiw

raqaiw — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:52:38 +0000

I think Oz is going to be GM until he’s too old to walk down to the field from the press box,which could be 1 year or 10. DeCosta will bolt for more $$ and the Ravens will just move Vince Newsome or Joe Hortiz into his spot. As long as Oz is making the picks the Ravens will continue to be competitive,past that who can say?

By: ravenution

ravenution — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:48:09 +0000

Barack Obama is the brains behind KIR and his her family.

By: ravenmaniacisback

ravenmaniacisback — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:40:39 +0000

Please dont leave Eric!

By: KIR

KIR — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:24:56 +0000

Oh, ok this is the actual brains behind the Ravens.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:18:15 +0000

Why would DeCosta leave Baltimore? The transition to GM from Ozzie is already in the works. His wife is a Maryland native and loves living here. Ozzie is one superbowl birth / win away from walking into the sunset. Simply put, DeCosta would have more control here as director of player personnel than he would as GM for the Rams.

By: johnnyblumpkin

johnnyblumpkin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:17:13 +0000

He would be better off staying in Baltimore than entertaining any kind of offer from the Rams. The Colts job would be interesting though. Peyton possibly coming back and the number one pick would make that job enticing.

By: steelerfansareretards

steelerfansareretards — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:11:27 +0000

Bad news for ravens fans. Although as bleedpurpleenblack has correctly pointed out, Phil Savage was once thought to be the next Ozzie Newsome and you see how that ended in Cleavland.

I’d argue though that DeCosta means more to the organization now then Savage did at the time. Some people (I think Bsun at some point last year) have reported that DeCosta already has some GM-esq responsibilities whereas Savage was merely just a scouting guru. As we’ve seen, a GM is more than just drafting players. You have to know who to sign at what price and when to let bad investments walk.

That being said, I think it would be tough for DeCosta to leave. He’s only 40, he has a young family in area, and has a reportedly great relationship with Biscotti and Newsome. Although money does talk!

By: mrlbcrazy13

mrlbcrazy13 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:06:41 +0000

…and all the guys in Baltimore’s scouting department just got happy as hell.

By: bleedpurplenblack

bleedpurplenblack — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:00:19 +0000

DeCosta has a brilliant football mind, but it doesn’t necessarily translate well into a G.M. position.

Ask Phil Savage and George Kokinis how it worked out for them.