Shaw shoots down rumor of Linehan firing

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That's seven. Is Linehan still here?
Published 10/22/2007 by VanRam <info@turfshowtimes.com> at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... Reports of Linehan being eighty-sixed ahead of the team's week nine bye swirled across the internet and became fodder for broadcast pundits this weekend. Finally, team President John Shaw stepped in to halt the rumors. ...

Linehan not on verge of dismissal
Published 10/22/2007 at NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Broadcast reports had swirled that St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan might be fired during the bye week, which follows the team's Oct. 28 contest against the Cleveland Browns . Rams President John Shaw, however, emphatically shot down those reports Sunday evening. Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Related: Cleveland Browns , St. Louis Rams

Rumors of Scott Linehan's Demise Are Exaggerated; Should They Be?
Published 10/23/2007 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
... to shake Mike Holmgren's hand yesterday, he had a look of resigned hopelessness. Linehan desperately attempted to spark his team during practice last week, and I wondered whether or not it was a typical blow-up or the sign of a coach losing his team. Well ...At one point, Fox cameras captured Bulger rolling his eyes after Linehan lectured him on the sidelines. That's never good.Yeah, that's pretty telling. President John Shaw again insists Linehan is safe until the offseason and Jeff Gordon explains why a mid-season ...

Rear-View Monday: Pats, Fish Chase History
Published 10/23/2007 at Goal-Line Stand
... Interestingly, Rams’ head coach Scott Linehan’s two most recent teams are the squads that can’t seem to buy a win in 2007. Linehan was Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator in Miami in 2005, before leaving to be the St. Louis head coach in 2006. For now, everything Linehan touches turns to rubble. At 0-7 and heading into a bye after their week 8 matchup with Cleveland, rumours have been swirling that Linehan’s job is in jeopardy. The notion that Linehan would be fired next Monday was squashed by team president John Shaw . And if Shaw was considering letting Linehan go, it’s good ...

Four Legs Good, Vol. 10
Published 10/23/2007 by Brett Knight at RAMblings
Barely a day after I posted my thoughts about Scott Linehan’s job security, the denizens of the Internet are abuzz with rumors that he may be fired during the BYE week. Team president John Shaw shot that down Monday, repeating that any coaching decisions will be made once the season concludes. It’s unclear how firm Shaw is entrenched in this mindset, and his comments toward Linehan haven’t exactly bolstered confidence in him. Yet, as Brian Burwell pointed out, it makes little sense to fire an NFL coach in-season. Instead, why ...

Will Rams Coach Scott Linehan Get Fired Mid-Season?
Published 10/23/2007 at End Zone Buzz
... For his part, team president John Shaw shot down any rumors that he was considering firing Linehan during the team's week 9 bye. He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jim Thomas, ""There will be no coaching changes during the bye week. No one's happy about 0-7, including our head coach. But that's ridiculous." ...

Should Linehan Get the Boot?
Published 10/23/2007 by Mack Rosenberg at RAMblin' Fan | A Blog For St. Louis Rams Fans
... addressed it on this blog because I don t think it means anything. There have been a lot of rumors going around about the future of Scott Linehan . Will he get fired because the way the Rams have played? I don t see any reason why the Rams should let him go. The team is playing badly because of injuries and there is a small lack of talent. The main reason is the injuries. It s not the playcalling, and its not the way Linehan treats his players. It s the injuries. Today, Rams president John Shaw ...