madness
01-26-2006, 11:12 AM
Fairchild to lead Bills' offense (http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060126/1059547.asp)
Before Mike Mularkey quit on the Bills two weeks ago, he was strongly considering Fairchild as his offensive coordinator. The Bills had asked the Rams for permission to speak with Fairchild, but Mularkey resigned before Fairchild ever came to interview.
Fairchild interviewed with the Jets' new head coach, Eric Mangini, on Tuesday to become New York's offensive coordinator. The Jets reportedly had proposed a contract to Fairchild, but he chose the Bills instead.
The Rams' passing offense ranked fourth in the NFL this season and fifth last year. Of course, the man largely responsible for designing the St. Louis attack was head coach Mike Martz, who was fired by the Rams this month. Martz also called the Rams' offensive plays.
Martz was forced to take a medical leave of absence in October. In his absence, Fairchild handled the play-calling duties for the Rams' final 11 games. The Rams' attack was decimated by injuries this year. Starting quarterback Marc Bulger played only eight of 44 quarters after Martz left the team. The Rams managed to beat New Orleans and Jacksonville without Bulger or their top two receivers, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. Fairchild was down to his third quarterback, rookie Ryan Fitzpatrick, for four games. St. Louis finished 6-10.
Before Mike Mularkey quit on the Bills two weeks ago, he was strongly considering Fairchild as his offensive coordinator. The Bills had asked the Rams for permission to speak with Fairchild, but Mularkey resigned before Fairchild ever came to interview.
Fairchild interviewed with the Jets' new head coach, Eric Mangini, on Tuesday to become New York's offensive coordinator. The Jets reportedly had proposed a contract to Fairchild, but he chose the Bills instead.
The Rams' passing offense ranked fourth in the NFL this season and fifth last year. Of course, the man largely responsible for designing the St. Louis attack was head coach Mike Martz, who was fired by the Rams this month. Martz also called the Rams' offensive plays.
Martz was forced to take a medical leave of absence in October. In his absence, Fairchild handled the play-calling duties for the Rams' final 11 games. The Rams' attack was decimated by injuries this year. Starting quarterback Marc Bulger played only eight of 44 quarters after Martz left the team. The Rams managed to beat New Orleans and Jacksonville without Bulger or their top two receivers, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. Fairchild was down to his third quarterback, rookie Ryan Fitzpatrick, for four games. St. Louis finished 6-10.