midwestsportsfans.com - 12/31/2008
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The coach search has begun for the St. Louis Rams as they try to find someone to lead the team back to prominence and out of the cellar of the NFC West. Short list names include Winston Moss, Jim Haslett; and Jim Schwartz and Leslie Frazier should be.
St. Louis Rams Short List: Coaching Search Down to Five
midwestsportsfans.com 1/13/2009 — The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that five candidates are finalists for the head coaching position. And the Rams figure to face some fierce competition if they choose to hire someone other than Jim Haslett.
News: St. Louis Rams Jim Haslett didn't make final cut
stltoday.com 1/16/2009 — The day after the Rams lost at Atlanta 31-27, completing a 10-game losing streak that brought their 2-14 season to a close, Jim Haslett was asked whether he regretted taking over as interim head coach after Scott Linehan was fired four weeks into the ...
Jim Haslett will not coach the team next season
stltoday.com 1/16/2009 — On a day when the Rams finished their finalist interviews, Jim Haslett learned he was finished as well.
Haslett received a phone call from Los Angeles late Thursday afternoon. Owner Chip Rosenbloom and general manager Billy Devaney were on the ...
Coach search will be broad
stltoday.com 12/17/2008 — Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch - At the moment, Jim Haslett is neither in nor out as Rams coach for 2009 and beyond. No decision has been made on his future with the club, nor will it be made in the next two weeks.
Instead, team sources ...
Coaches and their schemes
turfshowtimes.com 1/7/2009 — Something to think about as the Rams pursue a new head coach, and by extension new coordinators, is what kind of schemes and systems they'll run. A PD article the other day discussed the trouble facing scouts as they review potential draft picks and ...
Hire that man! Jim Schwartz could save the Lions from themselves
blog.mlive.com 1/13/2009 — Seriously, having a coach who is as analytical as Schwartz is exactly what this team needs prior to such a critical draft. Hopefully they hire him and hopefully he has Martin Mayhew's ear enough to initiate some positive change.
Lions Hire Jim Schwartz
prideofdetroit.com 1/15/2009 — Tom Lewand said this in a statement released an hour or so ago:
"After an extensive search that included several highly-qualified coaches, we are thrilled that Jim Schwartz will become our team's head coach. Martin (Mayhew) and I believe that ...
Bring Back Mike Martz! —
Bleacher Report - NFL 12/30/2008
I've been a Rams fan since the 1996 season.
At that time, the Rams were disgusting, but I was too young to care. I liked to watch them play and Issac Bruce was like Calvin Johnson of today for the Lions.
Mike Martz was a part of the Rams ...
Rams GM to rely on advisers in coach search —
ESPN.com - NFL 12/30/2008
St. Louis Rams general manager Billy Devaney has the final say in the search for a new coach. Along the way, he has surrounded himself with big-name advisers to help him make the right choice for a franchise that's a sorry 5-27 the last two years.