We’ve talked about Clinkscales already since he was on the original list, but Paton is a new name. For anyone who doesn’t remember, Clinkscales was the director of college scouting for New York. Paton was the director of player personnel in Minnesota, and his inclusion could be connected to Jeff Fisher. Fisher will reportedly have at least some involvement in who the next GM will be, so don’t be surprised if a couple more new names surface.

Now that the coaching staff has been dealt with, we should all be interested in the GM position. The Rams have been awful in the draft for years, so getting someone to turn tat around is vital to future success. I still like Clinkscales, but it will be interesting to see what role Fisher plays. Whatever happens, I hope they get their guys soon with draft prep already getting going.

The team still plans to hire a quarterbacks coach, so expect that hiring soon. On the GM front, the team is still interviewing candidates. It looks like the latest group includes Joey Clinkscales and Steve Keim. Clinkscales is with the Jets organization, and Keim is with the Cardinals. Both of these guys have some hype around them within the league, so both are solid candidates. I really think we need to get this hire done soon, but the organization really wants to make the right choice.

I figured I’d throw in some Stan Kroenke/Los Angeles news at the end, as much as I don’t want to. A report from the LA Times came out Tuesday that Kroenke has at least some interest in putting in a bid on the LA Dodgers. I’m not going to read into this at all, mainly because it seems unlikely that he will be involved. And because I’ve decided to ignore any and all LA rumors.