ESPN: Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?

[REDSKINS4ever]

I'll never understand why Steve Spurrier just quit like he did. There were people who wanted to see him fail and yet he could have remained and given himself time to prove them wrong. But he didn't. He left the pro game like a mongrel with its tail between its legs. Truly shameful.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I'll never understand why Steve Spurrier just quit like he did. There were people who wanted to see him fail and yet he could have remained and given himself time to prove them wrong. But he didn't. He left the pro game like a mongrel with its tail between its legs. Truly shameful.

I would think once the owner starts telling you who to draft and play there aren't many options. Personally I would have let the SOB fire me and collect on my contract. People, some, forget Snyder is a real piece of work.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by saden1

I would think once the owner starts telling you who to draft and play there aren't many options. Personally I would have let the SOB fire me and collect on my contract. People some forget Snyder is a real piece of work.

I had heard that Spurrier initially didn't want Patrick Ramsey but Snyder and Cerrato did. And the whole Danny Wureffel story was monstrously insane.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I had heard that Spurrier initially didn't want Patrick Ramsey but Snyder and Cerrato did. And the whole Danny Wureffel story was monstrously insane.

Go back and read my posts in this thread. Ramsey wasn't the first choice.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Go back and read my posts in this thread. Ramsey wasn't the first choice.

Thanks for sharing, Smoot. I never read posts from previous pages before I post. I don't know if Ramsey or Harrington was the bigger bust. Neither of them were very good.

[Hail to the SteelSkins]

To be fair, if Ramsey wouldn't have gotten broken mentally by taking 1 million hits / sacks a game, he could have been very productive. It was obvious though that after multiple seasons of getting hit a lot that he would hear footsteps and make a bonehead play, or curl up like a little girl and cry. Our O-Line at the time is what really destroyed Ramsey.