Schottenheimer In As Rams OC

To the surprise of pretty much no one, the Rams have hired former New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to the same position. Schottenheimer joins the staff with head coach Jeff Fisher and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

Schottenheimer was the obvious hire here, although it sounds like former Raiders coach Hue Jackson received some heavy consideration. I talked about this earlier in the week, but I feel pretty good about the hire now that it’s a done deal. I have liked him quite a bit since seeing him on Hard Knocks with the Jets, and I think he is going to do good work with Sam Bradford.

As far as the rest of the staff goes, Fisher is still in the process of holding interviews. Now that both coordinators are in place, I would expect the rest of the staff to come together fairly quickly. These lower profile hires are going to be trickling in over the next few weeks, and I will keep everyone updated as they do.