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9/29/08
Scott Linehan Fired By The St Louis Rams, Jim Haslett Hired As Interim Coach
New Coach, Same Old Story. This Team Needs A Lot More Than A Coaching Change
The NFL's first coaching change of the year has finally happened. Not surprisingly, Scott Linehan has been fired as the head coach of the 0-4 St. Louis Rams. He will be replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, who has previously been the head coach for the New Orleans Saints, and had a 45-51 regular season record in 6 seasons.

The Rams are arguably the worst team in football. They have given up more points than any other team in football (by 30 so far), and they have scored the fewest. The Ravens, not known for their offensive abilities, and led by a rookie QB, scored more points in 2 games than the Rams scored in 4. Their average margin of defeat is 26 points.

QB Marc Bulger and RB Steven Jackson had already spoken out against Linehan, and it was clear that he had completely lost the team. The only question was who would get fired first, Linehan or Raiders coach Lane Kiffin, who is almost begging to be fired at this point. In the end, Linehan won, and understandably so.

It's not really reasonable to expect much out of Haslett, and there's no telling whether the Rams see him as the long term solution. But either way, this is an organization that has a lot of work ahead of them, and has taken one step in the right direction.


Rams Fire Linehan, Turn To Haslett [Yahoo Sports]
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9/29/08
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I personally liked Haslett while he was the Saints coach, I think he's a good coach.  But it's hard to turn dog crap into gold, which he needs to do in St. Louis.

9/29/08
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So how big a difference will this make -- a 1-2 win team turned into a 3-4 win team?

9/29/08
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At this point, the Rams just needed to change the atmosphere within the Rams organization.  The Rams are still a bad football team with a tough schedule ahead of them.  I dont expect Haslett to turn this thing around, but I do expect the Rams to want to play hard for him....which is something they didnt do for Linehan. 

9/30/08
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I understand the need for change and I don't subscribe to the theory of NOT firing a coach during the season. Lane Kiffin will be next, i'm sure; but can someone please tell me why Marvin Lewis still has a Head coaching job??

 
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