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Jeff Fisher didn't just pick the Rams over the Dolphins. He picked Stan Kroenke over Stephen Ross, preferring an owner whose style is a lot more like the Patriots' low-key Robert Kraft than the Cowboys' ostentatious Jerry Jones. He sided with an experienced sports executive who made it clear that he already knows his way around the ownership block rather than a neophyte who appears to be a bit too infatuated with the glitzy spotlight that comes with being a member of the NFL's exclusive ownership fraternity.
A lot was riding on this hotly contested pursuit of Fisher, the biggest jewel in this year's NFL head coaching catalog. Perception vs. reality. Image vs. stature. Embarrassment vs. validity. Consternation vs. confirmation. A dispirited fan base vs. an energized...
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