St. Louis Rams Fire Head Coach, General Manager: Recapping The News Of The Day
by EddieP on Jan 2, 2012 7:28 PM CST
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PrintIts official: Steve Spagnuoulo and Billy Devaney have been fired by the St. Louis Rams after a disappointing 2-14 season.
Kevin Demoff, the Rams' Executive Vice President of Football Operations & Chief Operating Officer, held a press conference announcing their releases.
Taking over personnel decisions and scouting in the interim will be Vice President of Player Personnel Mike Williams.
The organization has a short list of possible candidates for both the GM and head coaching positions, but they haven't scheduled any interviews. Former Rams head coach Dick Vermeil and Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk have been recruited to help on the selection process.
As far as the coaching staff goes, all will be gone by February, when their respective contracts end. The only exception is Josh McDaniels - he is under contract through next year. Both McD and the Rams will take their due diligence to peruse their options. At the end, the new head coach will be deciding on his coaching staff.
It's been a busy day, worthy of a look back at all that happened.
- Players reacted to the news of the firing with surprise. Sam Bradford said that he hopes Josh McDaniels sticks around.
- It was reported that the entire coaching staff had been fired, but that was incorrect.
- The search for a new coach and GM began immediately today. Jeff Fisher is the most popular name being mentioned at the moment.
- Peter King said Fisher already had an interview scheduled. Kevin Demoff said that the Rams did not have an interview scheduled with Fisher, but that he could be a possibility going forward.
- Exciting news for draft fans, John Clayton said that the Rams second pick will be a hot commodity for trading this year.
- The TST pick 'em results are in!
- In case you forgot, there was a game yesterday. Eric reviews the performances.
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That dude is no better than Spags
Does not adjust his losing strategy during the game – just keeps doing stuff that doesn’t work. The results have been there for everybody to see.
Gabriel to Snow - TOUCHDOWN!
New GM
Anybody hearing any names being considered for the next GM?
No I think they want a HC first
Heard rumors earlier they want a veteran coach to go along with a young GM
I would like
Rex ryans bro though.
(Love by many hated by most) St. Louis Rams
by J-RAD2 on Jan 2, 2012 8:58 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Jay Gruden lives closeby in Ohio
I think he would be willing to move to St Louis
Heres the latest rumor.
The St. Louis Rams hope to hire former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher along with a young general manager, according to Jason La Canfora of NFL Network who cites league sources.
The Rams have had Fisher atop their wish list for a head coach for some time as a replacement for Steve Spagnuolo, who was fired, along with GM Billy Devaney on Monday.
Several league sources indicates that the Rams have compiled a list of general manager candidates that includes up-and-coming personnel names, with the goal being to hire Fisher, have him participate in the interviewing process of the general manager and form a tandem that would satisfy the veteran coach.
According to the sources, Atlanta’s Les Snead, Kansas City’s Ray Farmer, Seattle’s Will Lewis and Tennessee’s Lake Dawson are among the top candidates for the position, with Dawson having worked with Fisher when he was coach of the Titans. Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff is involved in the process with owner Stan Kroenke, and has been helping to put together candidates.
I would be happy with Fisher
but we do need someone to bring some pop and stability to our O so the OC would be an important hire
I should be working right now...
Sweet. Is there some type of minimum? Don't they have to interview a
minority or something like that per league rules?
The Rooney Rules still in place.
Fortunately ALL teams interested in hiring coaches and managers must interview minority candidates, not just the Rams. Level playing field.
some rules just seem stupid,
i have nothing against minorities, interview the people who benefit the program most, dont waste time with people who wont. i dont care if it happens to be everyone you interview is a minority or no one is.
The Rooney rule is why Tomlin is a coach
They were gonna hire Russ Grimm, but Tomlin wowed them in the interview. Shows it does have a reason. They only talked to Tomlin cause of the rule. As for our minority candidate: WHY NOT ZOIDBERG?!?!
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Jan 2, 2012 11:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
YEAH!
Why not Zoidberg?
2 men enter 1 man leaves. THOSE ARE THE RULES OF THUNDER DOME!
"I learned that Madonna will be singing at the Super Bowl. I thought this was football not the soundtrack to your menopause." ~ RAMpage28
affirmative action!!!!!!
only 6% of college coaches are of color though, so I think there is some bias in the football world that necessitates this rule.
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by loyal2therams on Jan 3, 2012 1:21 AM CST up reply actions
Finally some agreement!
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Jan 3, 2012 2:32 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
peyton manning is surprised by the colts firing...
if the colts draft luck what is the chance manning requests a trade/follows the polians (not saying that would be in ANY way to the rams, although bradford learning from him would be awesome it isnt realistic.)
there were rumors,
but i dont know how true they were, if they were based off of any facts, i feel like it just gained some steam..
gaah blackmon is terrible if you import him to madden
he is a 73 overall with B potential and fumbles literally once in three catches
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Yeah, and madden thought Gerald McCoy was better than Sug
Ans that Colt McCoy was as good as Sam or Matt Ryan
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Jan 3, 2012 2:33 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
*suh
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Jan 3, 2012 2:33 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hope to God we hire Bill Polian
He did a great job at Indy. Frankly I think someone hit the panic button over there. One bad year without their QB and the ax falls? I don’t think so, that team has put together some wins in recent years
Ryan Van Bibber for President
by JordansDad on Jan 3, 2012 2:44 AM CST via mobile reply actions
DOUGLAS M.....did u get my emails?
Ryan Van Bibber for President
by JordansDad on Jan 3, 2012 2:45 AM CST via mobile reply actions
any possibility
that we could get recaps on all busy days?
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