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NFC West Coaches Taking A Pounding

stlvinnie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:26:28 +0000

The NFC West coaches are taking a pounding early in the 2008 NFL Season. Scott Linehan was fired four games into the season and now Mike Nolan of the San Francisco 49ers has been fired after their first seven, going 2-5. The Whiner fans have been calling for Nolan’s head for a while now. Long time Chicago Bears great Mike Singletary will be the interim head coach. Singletary has been after a head coaching job for a while now, maybe this will be his big break. The word has been that Singletary does not interview well, well now he does not have to interview. The Niners were 18 and 37 under Nolan seemingly not making many great strides this year. Nolan like Linehan seemed to be a nice guy in the middle of a huge mess looking for a way out. Nolan is most hated by the fans for trading a 1st round pick to the New England Patriots.

With Mike Holmgren as a lame duck coach in Seattle, Ken Whisenhunt of the Arizona Cardinals will be the longest tenured head coach in the NFC West with 12 months of experience. The NFC West has a combined record of 9-16 and two of their head coaches have been fired. The future is so bright they may want to watch their back!

Rams Fire Coach Scott Linehan – Video

stlvinnie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:57:46 +0000

The St. Louis Rams fired coach Scott Linehan today and replaced him with Jim Haslett as the interim head coach. The video below is of today’s press conference of Jim Haslett taking over, and is provided by AP.

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St. Louis Rams Fire Scott Linehan

stlvinnie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:59:00 +0000

As all of you St. Louis Rams fans know by now the Rams have fired coach Scott Linehan. I just wanted to share with you the official press release to the St. Louis Rams PSL holders. This is a small step in the right direction, but we are far from warm and fuzzy over Jim Haslett.

RAMS APPOINT JIM HASLETT AS INTERIM HEAD COACH, REPLACING SCOTT LINEHAN

ST. LOUIS–Chip Rosenbloom, owner and chairman of the St. Louis Rams, announced the appointment this morning of Jim Haslett as interim head coach of the Rams, effective immediately.

Haslett replaces Scott Linehan, who was dismissed as head coach earlier today.

A news conference to introduce Haslett was held at the Russell Training Center today, Monday, Sept. 29, at noon central.

Haslett has served as defensive coordinator of the Rams since the start of the 2006 season. He was formerly head coach of the New Orleans Saints.

“I have enormous respect for Scott Linehan as a person and believe under the right circumstances he will be regarded one day as a fine head coach,” Rosenbloom said. “Unfortunately, the situation with the Rams as they exist today is no longer acceptable and we have to make a change.

“We do this with a heavy heart, and we thank Scott for his efforts and dedication on behalf of the Rams.

“By appointing the well-respected Jim Haslett as our head coach, we are making an interim move that we hope will make the Rams winners again.”

Haslett joined the Rams after six seasons as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Haslett led the Saints to an NFC West title with a 10-6

record in his first season and the Saints defeated the Rams 31-27 in an NFC Wild Card playoff.

The Saints were 9-7 and swept the eventual Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. Haslett coached the Saints through the 2005 season, which was torpedoed by Hurricane Katrina, forcing the team to live out of suitcases and play their home games in San Antonio.

Haslett’s 45 victories ranks second all-time among Saints coaches.