Brandon Fisher To Join His Father On Rams' Coaching Staff
by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM CST
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PrintSt. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has found another assistant coach for his staff in St. Louis. According to the Detroit Free Press, Lions defensive assistant Brandon Fisher will join the Rams' staff. Yes, that's Jeff Fisher's son.
Fisher tried to hire his son in Tennessee, but owner Bud Adams put the kibosh on that move citing the team's nepotism policy. It was one of a cascade of factors leading to Fisher's departure from the Titans.
Brandon is one of three children Fisher has. He played linebacker at the University of Montana.
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, Fisher's former defensive coordinator in Tennessee, hired Brandon Fisher last spring as a defensive assistant. Nepotism aside, the NFL coaching ranks is a pretty closed society, which really isn't anything unusual.
The Fishers are the second father-son pairing the Rams will have on their coaching staff this season. Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams hired his son Blake, who worked with him for six years prior to this one. Blake will most likely have a role coaching linebackers. What role Brandon Fisher will play has not been reported.
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Yo Ryan,
can you update the “rams players links” thing? I’m tired of looking at Robinson and Dockery
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
plus JL55 apparently launched his site
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
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www.jameslaurainitis.com
I’m pretty sure. Saw something on twitter
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Was he dumb or dumber?
I think he was dumb, Carrey is way dumber.
“You’ve had these on the entire time?!”
“Well yeah – we’re in the Rockies!”
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Quick question:
If (and mean IF) the Pats win, does McD get a ring? I hope he doesn’t.
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
every team should have a nepotism policy
It should in fact be a league enforced rule. I’m sick of seeing ‘coaching lineages’ being so prominent in coaching staffs.
Sure its good to look after your kids but its ridiculous the amount of assistants who are coaches kids.
What did Fisher jr do in Detroit? DB coach? LBs?
If he was 2ndary coach I’d say no, DLine: he’d have done a good job utilising the talent he had.
Much rather see Fisher try and quash his history of being a strong supporter of ‘good ol boy’ clubs.
Doesn’t quite give the impression of accountability IMO.
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by Infemous on Feb 2, 2012 12:45 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I honestly want to see how this coaching staff gels
He has great pieces involved (Schotty is a question) but I wanna see how they work together. Don’t want to see HC argue with the OC or DC like McD did with Spags this season.
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
did mcd and spags argue?
I am with you tho, a lot of experience = a lot of ego. Hopefully it all works out.
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by Infemous on Feb 2, 2012 1:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah one of the games there was a shot of them two jawing; mainly McD was jawing
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
For everyone of ....
McD /Spags there was ten of McD chewing his finger nails.
ps; sign of mental illness !
Go RAMs !!!
I wish this were the case
You’ve got your X, Y, and White-trash chromosomes, and if you’re missing one (I’ll let you guess which), you aint growing no Kentucky Waterfall
His son was well liked by Schwartz
And he’s just an assistant, not even a position coach I don’t think, I doubt he could do any real damage, and Schwartz apparently thought he was good at his job
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Feb 2, 2012 1:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
thats makes me feel a lot better
As long as he doesn’t get an important role my disgust can be contained.
The nepotism is still gross but at least this isn’t a horrible one like the potential McD and McD’s lil bro being OC & QB coach respectably
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by Infemous on Feb 2, 2012 1:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
At least Sam would've had a QB coach.
This pissed me off the most. 2nd year QB changing systems and no QB coach. EVERYONE needs a coach, even Manning, Brady, other Manning(lol), Brees, Rodgers. It’s like saying go show me how to ride a bike but it has 1 wheel.
by jmo53 on Feb 3, 2012 1:06 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Buccigross has to be my favorite ESPN guy
he just doesn’t give a shit. I’m sure if he wanted he’d flick the tit of one his cohorts.
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Neopitism is not just in the NFL its also with college football a good example would
OU’s head coach Bob Stoops hiring his brother of which I see nothing wrong with as long as it provides wins and the defense doesn’t suck which it won’t and I’m sure there are other teams in the college ranks that has the same thing. I think if Fisher hires his son that’s fine but it needs to produce results.
Bob hired Mike because Mike is one of the best D coordinators in college football
He mighta gone to Ohio St or Arkansas if people hadn’t known he was gonna end up back with OU. But yes, people hire people they trust, like family. As long as Stoops and Fisher dont end up like Bobby Bowden hiring his sons who couldn’t do jack squat.
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Feb 2, 2012 1:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Dude, Mike is a douche
pretty sure he beats his players. His tantrums are funny though. 
Haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
You're an Oregon St fan
You are required to hate coaches from other PAC-12 teams
Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS
by King Sam Rules! on Feb 2, 2012 1:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I once went to an island in the West Indies where nepotism ran rampant.
A, wait a minute. No that was inbreeding, not nepotism. There were about 600 people living on the island when I went there and yet there were only a handful of last names.
The current population consists of 1,824 people who come from all over the world. However, in the 1600s when the island was first colonised by the French the island’s small size led to a fairly small number of island families, who can trace their last names back to around a half-dozen families. The most numerous of those are Hassell and Johnson. The name of the island…Saba and it’s a true story. Check it out.
"We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now." --- Bruce Coslett, New York Jets Head Coach circa 1990s
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