Rams to hire Frank Cignetti as quarterback coach

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Didn't see anything on this hope it's not already posted. Heard it on 101 driving home.

http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2012/2/7/2 ... k-cignetti

 

[JdashSTL]

These were the most interesting comments to me:

Another thing that's clear is Cignetti runs a conservative, ball-control offense, or at least he did at Rutgers. He's not running the offense in St. Louis, but he working for an offensive coordinator who is on the record as stating a preference for the running game and making the play action a big part of the offensive game plan.

At Rutgers, Cignetti worked with the quarterbacks, but he also ran the entire offense, something else to consider when looking at his track record there.

Sounds kinda similar to what Schotty did with the Jets. I also keep thinking he could be the "future OC" if Schotty leaves in a year or 2 because of the offense's success :bign: .

I’m a Rutgers grad and this guy turned around the offense since he came on as O coordinator. He basically saved Schiano’s job and was expected to go to Tampa as the O coordinator. This guy is under the radar but could be a bigtime sleeper. He knows how to run an offense and develop QB’s

I like hearing this.

Two other names had been mentioned recently as candidates for the Rams quarterbacks coaching job. Alex Van Pelt, the Buccaneers former QB coach, and Bart Andrus, the quarterbacks coach who worked with Fisher early in the careers of Steve McNair and Vince Young.

Its interesting that Fisher opted for Cignetti instead of adding another one of "his guys" that he previously worked with in Tennessee.

 

[Ramhusker]

I keep liking all these hires.

 

[brokeu91]

I keep liking all these hires.

Me too. This might be the best coaching staff the Rams have had since they moved to St. Louis (and that's considering that the one that Vermiel had in 1999 was pretty damn great).