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http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/46250/57/the-nfls-best-coaches
He has Jeff Fisher listed at #14 out of 25. The other 7 coaches are new hires and were not counted in the rankings. Somewhat puzzling is that Rex Ryan, Marc Trestman, and Chip Kelly were rated ahead of him. Read the entire article at the link.
The NFL's Best Coaches
February 15, 2014/By Patrick Daugherty
14. Jeff Fisher
Career Record: 156-137-1 (.532)
With The Rams Since: 2012
There are two things preventing Fisher from falling into the same “steady hand” category as Marvin Lewis. 1. His hand isn’t always steady. Fisher’s Titans teams were known more for their late hits than discipline. The personal fouls have followed Fisher’s mustache to St. Louis. 2. Fisher’s ceiling is higher. Fisher has won at least 11 games five times since 1999.
You could say Fisher has had better quarterbacks than Lewis, but Kerry Collins was under center for Fisher’s 13-win squad in 2008. The problem is, Fisher hasn’t won a playoff game since 2003, while his young Rams team made fewer strides than expected in 2013. That can partly be attributed to playing in the best division in football.
It can also be blamed on Fisher’s allegiance to vanilla OC Brian Schottenheimer, and the fact that the duo didn’t install a realistic offense until Sam Bradford tore his ACL in Week 7. Fisher has been there before, but it’s been over a decade. By the time he gets back, he might not remember how to act like it.
He has Jeff Fisher listed at #14 out of 25. The other 7 coaches are new hires and were not counted in the rankings. Somewhat puzzling is that Rex Ryan, Marc Trestman, and Chip Kelly were rated ahead of him. Read the entire article at the link.
The NFL's Best Coaches
February 15, 2014/By Patrick Daugherty
14. Jeff Fisher
Career Record: 156-137-1 (.532)
With The Rams Since: 2012
There are two things preventing Fisher from falling into the same “steady hand” category as Marvin Lewis. 1. His hand isn’t always steady. Fisher’s Titans teams were known more for their late hits than discipline. The personal fouls have followed Fisher’s mustache to St. Louis. 2. Fisher’s ceiling is higher. Fisher has won at least 11 games five times since 1999.
You could say Fisher has had better quarterbacks than Lewis, but Kerry Collins was under center for Fisher’s 13-win squad in 2008. The problem is, Fisher hasn’t won a playoff game since 2003, while his young Rams team made fewer strides than expected in 2013. That can partly be attributed to playing in the best division in football.
It can also be blamed on Fisher’s allegiance to vanilla OC Brian Schottenheimer, and the fact that the duo didn’t install a realistic offense until Sam Bradford tore his ACL in Week 7. Fisher has been there before, but it’s been over a decade. By the time he gets back, he might not remember how to act like it.
