Jeff Fisher to coach Rams

[BLeonard]

Indirectly Bills related, as this means he obviously won't be coaching the Dolphins: http://content.usatoday.com/communit...t-louis-rams/1

Jeff Fisher, said Fox NFL reporter Jay Glazer Sunday, will be hired to coach the St. Louis Rams. And the former Tennessee Titans coach, said Glazer, will be named in the next 24-48 hours.

That came after NBC's Peter King Saturday said if Fisher "wants to make the most money, he'll go to Miami because Miami owner Stephen Ross will outbid the Rams."

ESPN mentioned earlier today that Fisher is meeting with Sam Bradford and also touring the Rams' training facilities: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/74...ay-source-says

Putting 1 and 1 together, I have to assume that this means that the Rams will not be targeting a QB in the draft. Wonder if they'll target someone else at #2 or look to trade out of the spot and get more picks.

-Bill

[Luisito23]

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[BLeonard]

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Interesting note here, too: http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis...012-head-coach

It appears that the only possible hangup between the St. Louis Rams hiring Jeff Fisher to be their new head coach is the team's possible move to Los Angeles in the near future, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Rams have long been rumored as a potential option for the city of Los Angeles, which has gone years without an NFL team despite being one of the largest markets in the United States.

The way that reads is, Fisher doesn't want to coach the Rams, if they end up moving to LA... Odd twist, as I figured LA would be more attractive to a Head Coach than St. Louis.

-Bill

[!Papacrunk!]

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I'll support him if hired, but no thanks to having only four winning seasons in his tenure with the Oilers/Titans.

I'm a bit intrigued with either Cincinnatti's o or d coordinator myself.

Just no to Mularkey, even before this game. An 1 win season was bad, but that hire would challenge my fandom.

[Buddo]

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Interesting note here, too: http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis...012-head-coach



The way that reads is, Fisher doesn't want to coach the Rams, if they end up moving to LA... Odd twist, as I figured LA would be more attractive to a Head Coach than St. Louis.

-Bill

Was Fisher the HC when the Oilers left for Tennessee? If so, I can see why that would be a reason. Just checked, and he was, so I can understand why he wouldn't be prepared to go through that sort of crap again.

[BLeonard]

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Was Fisher the HC when the Oilers left for Tennessee? If so, I can see why that would be a reason. Just checked, and he was, so I can understand why he wouldn't be prepared to go through that sort of crap again.

Very good point, that didn't occur to me, but yes, he was the coach when the Oilers left Houston, as you said.

-Bill

[BLeonard]

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This is more what I initially thought was the "hangup"...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/08/report-concerns-over-move-to-l-a-could-be-hangup-in-fisher-to-rams-deal/related/

It’s hard to tell whether Thomas is reporting that Fisher actually is concerned that the team will move to L.A., or that the issue has emerged, or could emerge, as a sticking point in negotiations. At the end of the day, it could be that Fisher simply wants his pay to be adjusted if at some point he’ll be coaching not in St. Louis but in a much larger, and thus more challenging and intense, media market.

If that’s what happens, it would be fitting. For any team that moves to L.A., plenty of palms will be extended. Why shouldn’t the head coach have a clause in his contract that pays him more money to account for the fundamental differences between the two cities?

-Bill

[DynaPaul]

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I hope he coaches the Rams, we don't need another tough coach to deal with in the AFC East.

[Mike13]

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Honestly I would rather have Tom Clements or Jay Gruden.

fish

And yet we're still better than Buffalo.

[SaviorEdwards]

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LOL MIAMI SUCKS!!!!!!

[Mike13]

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LOL MIAMI SUCKS!!!!!!

and what does that make Buffalo?

[imbondz]

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The Rams are my 2nd favorite team. I live in Nashville, the Titans were ******ed to get rid of Fisher.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

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I am so jealous of the other organizations in the NFL, at least they try to win.

[Night Train]

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Good God, if we can commit to freakin' Fitz, why would the Rams ever give up on Bradford this soon ??? Fisher SHOULD go there and he'll make good $$.

Dome + good QB + a roster full of good young players from the last couple of drafts... He's got something to work with there.

[Johnny Bugmenot]

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I thought the Rams-to-LA talk was dead after Kroenke bought the team.