The St. Louis Rams interviewed Jim Haslett -- who served as the interim head coach when Scott Linehan was mercifully let go after four games -- Monday for their head coaching vacancy. I think we can all agree that it was a token interview. Sure, the Rams have a billion holes to fill, and Steven Jackson was hurt for much of the second half of the season, but Haslett didn't really do anything to distinguish himself. He stormed out of the gate with two victories, but then lost the Rams' last ten games -- many in embarrassing fashion. Two very intriguing names are on the Rams' radar, though. They plan on interviewing 32 year-old Josh McDaniels for the job, and they have received permission from the Patriots. He's currently their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Obviously the work of Mr. Matt Cassel has made this young coach a hot commodity. We know the Patriots offense could score points, so the Rams could do much worse.
The other name is someone who will be busy interviewing all over the league when the Giants' season eventually comes to an end -- their defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo. It's not difficult to see why people would covet the duties of Spagnuolo, who has been a significant part of building a ferocious Giants defense, even after losing Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora from the stellar defensive line for the 2008 season.
If I were a Rams fan, I'd definitely be hoping for Spagnuolo.
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1-07-2009 @ 3:29PM
rOBERT said...
Where is Shanahan in the discussion? The front office should also not rule out Mike Martz. Time will show he did what had to be done. If he can get Romeo Crennel as Defensive Coordinator and get a decent Offensive Coordinator, this could work. What about bringing in a first class GM like Jimmy Johnson? Look what Parcells did for Miami in the front office? The bottom line is that the Rams problems are not with the head coach, but with a lousy front office that is terrible at evaluating talent as is the front office in Detroit and that is saying something. Fix the OL and cornerbacks and this team can go places. It is also time to pick the best QB on the boards with the second pick. That might well be Sanchez from USC. Those USC guys seem to do well in the pros. It's time to get serious about winning again because this stuff is getting embarrassing.
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1-15-2009 @ 6:13PM
ericray2002 said...
I think its time that mark Bulger gets canned Iam still pisses off that the rams let Kurt Warner go . the rams need a lot of changes but first change is fire mark bulger
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