Rams News Recap: Jan. 7

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Bernie: What’s a Rams fan supposed to do now?
The good people at Rams Park who work hard to sell season tickets for 2015 have the toughest and most thankless sports job in town.

Brian Schottenheimer Heads South for Georgia –PD
Brian Schottenheimer has been looking at working in the South, especially college football in the South, for the past couple of years. And now he’s going to do just that, as the new offensive coordinator of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Rams Likely Won’t Rush into New Offensive Coordinator Hire –Wagoner
As of late Wednesday afternoon, there wasn’t much to know about the St. Louis Rams’ now vacant offensive coordinator position.

Bernie: Don’t Be Mad at Los Angeles
I don’t know how many locally-based Rams fans are ticked off at Inglewood mayor James Butts for trying to facilitate a deal that would conceivably lead to the Rams moving back to Southern California.

Bernie: Fisher, Not Schotty, Is the Problem
Brian Schottenheimer is leaving the Rams to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Georgia.

John Clayton on What’s Next For The Rams –Video

Could Winning Keep the Rams in St. Louis? –Audio

Schottenheimer Leaves St. Louis Rams; Hopes for Improvement are Far-Fetched –Karraker

On Wednesday afternoon, it was announced that St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator will be leaving the team to accept the same job (plus the quarterbacks coaching position) at the University of Georgia.
Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer to Georgia –ESPN

Georgia’s search for its new offensive coordinator ended Wednesday, as coach Mark Richt announced the hire of veteran NFL coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
Jameis Winston Probably Out of Rams’ Reach in Draft –Wagoner

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s father made it official Wednesday morning, telling ESPN.com’s David M. Hale that his son will be entering the 2015 NFL draft.
Morning Ram-blings: Hope for St. Louis? –Wagoner

After the Monday announcement that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group building a stadium development in Los Angeles, there were plenty of alarm bells going off for fans in St. Louis.
Les Snead on How the Rams Get Better in 2015 –Audio

Schottenheimer Leaves Rams for Georgia Coordinator’s Job –PD

Brian Schottenheimer has interviewed for jobs in each of the previous two offseasons, only to return to St. Louis.
Kiper: Is Jameis Winston Worth The No. 1 Pick? –Video

What Backlash Could Stan Kroenke Face After LA Announcement? –Video

How Will LA Fans React to a Losing Team? –Audio

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Skeptics on L.A. stadium plan
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...rning-ram-blings-skeptics-on-l-a-stadium-plan

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke made his plans for his team and Los Angeles quite clear on Monday when the plans for a massive development including a stadium in Inglewood were revealed.

That part is known but there are many unknowns remaining, perhaps most important of which is how the other owners and the NFL will view Kroenke's attempts to take the Rams back to Los Angeles while teams in San Diego and Oakland are still desperately searching for a new stadium.

With that in mind, USA Today's Brent Schrotenboer wrote Wednesday that there's no shortage of skepticism when it comes to Kroenke's grand plan.

The idea here is that the idea of building a stadium on "spec" without a team already in the bag isn't something that a savvy businessman like Kroenke would do. There are many layers to the piece and it's worth reading all the way through so you can draw your own conclusions.

Regardless, there's still a lot that has to play out in this situation but there's still no denying that the end game for Kroenke is still to get his team in a new stadium in Los Angeles whether he comes out and says it or not.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Wednesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we opened with yet another follow up on the Rams and Los Angeles. ... In this week's Buzz video, I discussed the next step in the Rams and Los Angeles process. ... We then examined whether Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is a fit for the Rams. ... Finally, we looked at how the Rams will move forward in their search for a new offensive coordinator.

Elsewhere:

John Clayton discusses coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's departure for the University of Georgia.

The St. Louis civic leaders are taking the hint from Kroenke.

Here's Edward Aschoff's story on Schottenheimer leaving for Georgia.

At 101sports.com, Anthony Stalter explores the many questions about the team's future in St. Louis.

At stltoday.com, Bernie Miklasz writes that it may not matter who is the Rams offensive coordinator since it's ultimately Jeff Fisher's offense.