Will Rams reunite with Pat Shurmur?
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/26186/will-rams-reunite-with-pat-shurmur
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The Los Angeles Rams are searching for ways to improve their lackluster offense any way they can during this offseason.
It starts with the coaching staff, where head coach Jeff Fisher has already made some big changes. He fired offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti with four games to go in the season and when the season ended, he parted ways with running backs coach Ben Sirmans, offensive assistant Jeff Garcia and wide receivers coach Ray Sherman.
There are plenty of indications that Fisher will ultimately leave the offensive coordinator duties in the hands of Rob Boras, who replaced Cignetti and helped the Rams to a small uptick over the final quarter of the season. But Fisher is also looking for ways to spark a woeful passing game. Which could mean the addition of a passing game coordinator.
Fisher spoke to former Browns offensive coordinator John Defilippo about that position, but he officially landed as quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. But the Rams could turn to a familiar face to handle their passing attack. That would be Pat Shurmur, the former Rams offensive coordinator turned Browns head coach turned Eagles offensive coordinator.
Shurmur first came to the Rams in 2009 as Steve Spagnuolo's offensive coordinator before he moved on to Cleveland. But, as Vikings reporter Ben Goessling reported Thursday, there appears to be come competition for Shurmur's services.
Minnesota intends to interview Shurmur on Friday and there are at least two other teams interested in him as well, according to Goessling's report.
The Rams have already missed out on a couple of potential hires and it's fair to wonder how difficult it will be for them to add to their staff with Fisher entering the fifth and final year of his contract.
