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Jawaad Hasan posted on January 28, 2015 21:36
When Brian Schottenheimer took Georgia’s offensive coordinator job on January 7, I, like most Rams fans, did a few celebratory fist pumps and even a little dance (in my head). It was the biggest win of the season, bar none.
Schottenheimer has been the conductor of the 25th, 21st, and 21st best offenses, in terms of points scored, over his three-year stint with the Rams. And it was no aberration either. He’s only once in his career coordinated an offense to the top 10 in points scored and has never gotten his team amongst the top 10 in yards.
My intention isn’t to pour it on on the now-former offensive
coordinator, but to show that an upgrade seemed easy and inevitable.
The grass seemed greener on the other side.
Well, we’re now over three weeks since Schotty headed to the Peach State and the Rams seemed to have lost the game of coordinator musical chairs.
As of today, only the Rams and San Francisco 49ers are without offensive coordinators… and the well seems to have dried up.
Both teams seemed to have been holding out hope for Rob Chudzinski, who served as the special assistant to Chuck Pagano and the Indianapolis Colts last season. Chudzinski boasted two top 10 offenses in his six seasons as a coordinator for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers (of all teams).
He was the best case scenario.
But alas, this was unrequited love. On Tuesday, Chudzinski opted to re-up with the Colts and be the offensive coordinator-in-waiting for them.
That being said, the only outsider that has been interviewed by head coach Jeff Fisher was former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett. From almost accounts, Hackett was the “Schottenheimer of the North,” and his record indicated as much. In his two seasons with the Bills, the offense finished 22nd (despite boasting the 2nd best rush attack) and 18th.
Hackett had two interviews with The Stache, the most recent of which was on Tuesday. Whatever happened at that meeting was enough for Hackett to jump ship to become the next quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday.
So now what?
Unless a dark horse candidate pops out of nowhere (cough cough Mike Martz!!!), it appears the Rams will look in-house for a replacement, like quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti or tight ends coach Rob Boras. Keep in mind, though, that this is the same house that, like I said earlier, has not finished in the top 20 of offense in Fisher’s three-year regime!
There’s plenty of reasons why this job doesn’t seem enticing for prospective candidates: potential relocation, uncertain quarterback situation, subpar offensive weapons even after so much capitol investment, conservative head coach. Take your pick.
It’s not an ideal landing spot.
Just about every hot candidate even linked with the Rams in the past few weeks (Adam Gase, Kyle Shanahan amongst them), didn’t even elect to interview for the job before accepting positions with more established franchises, like the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons.
Rams fans understand more than anyone else how tenuous the situation is here in St. Louis. And like we’ve just pointed out with Schottenheimer, you are what your reputation says you are.
So the question now becomes: Who wants to sully their reputation for a potential lame duck season in St. Louis?
http://www.insidestl.com/insideSTLc...-of-Offensive-Coordinator-Musical-Chairs.aspx
Jawaad Hasan posted on January 28, 2015 21:36
When Brian Schottenheimer took Georgia’s offensive coordinator job on January 7, I, like most Rams fans, did a few celebratory fist pumps and even a little dance (in my head). It was the biggest win of the season, bar none.
Schottenheimer has been the conductor of the 25th, 21st, and 21st best offenses, in terms of points scored, over his three-year stint with the Rams. And it was no aberration either. He’s only once in his career coordinated an offense to the top 10 in points scored and has never gotten his team amongst the top 10 in yards.
coordinator, but to show that an upgrade seemed easy and inevitable.
The grass seemed greener on the other side.
Well, we’re now over three weeks since Schotty headed to the Peach State and the Rams seemed to have lost the game of coordinator musical chairs.
As of today, only the Rams and San Francisco 49ers are without offensive coordinators… and the well seems to have dried up.
Both teams seemed to have been holding out hope for Rob Chudzinski, who served as the special assistant to Chuck Pagano and the Indianapolis Colts last season. Chudzinski boasted two top 10 offenses in his six seasons as a coordinator for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers (of all teams).
He was the best case scenario.
But alas, this was unrequited love. On Tuesday, Chudzinski opted to re-up with the Colts and be the offensive coordinator-in-waiting for them.
That being said, the only outsider that has been interviewed by head coach Jeff Fisher was former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett. From almost accounts, Hackett was the “Schottenheimer of the North,” and his record indicated as much. In his two seasons with the Bills, the offense finished 22nd (despite boasting the 2nd best rush attack) and 18th.
Hackett had two interviews with The Stache, the most recent of which was on Tuesday. Whatever happened at that meeting was enough for Hackett to jump ship to become the next quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday.
So now what?
Unless a dark horse candidate pops out of nowhere (cough cough Mike Martz!!!), it appears the Rams will look in-house for a replacement, like quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti or tight ends coach Rob Boras. Keep in mind, though, that this is the same house that, like I said earlier, has not finished in the top 20 of offense in Fisher’s three-year regime!
There’s plenty of reasons why this job doesn’t seem enticing for prospective candidates: potential relocation, uncertain quarterback situation, subpar offensive weapons even after so much capitol investment, conservative head coach. Take your pick.
It’s not an ideal landing spot.
Just about every hot candidate even linked with the Rams in the past few weeks (Adam Gase, Kyle Shanahan amongst them), didn’t even elect to interview for the job before accepting positions with more established franchises, like the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons.
Rams fans understand more than anyone else how tenuous the situation is here in St. Louis. And like we’ve just pointed out with Schottenheimer, you are what your reputation says you are.
So the question now becomes: Who wants to sully their reputation for a potential lame duck season in St. Louis?
