[Hacksaw]

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/p ... hing-staff

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- On Monday, St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher hinted strongly that changes to his coaching staff were coming. On Wednesday, Fisher made it official.

With a number of assistant coaches facing expiring contracts, the Rams and Fisher announced that wide receivers coach Ray Sherman, offensive assistant Jeff Garcia, running backs coach Ben Sirmans, assistant special teams coach Paul F. Boudreau and assistant strength and conditioning coach Adam Bailey will not return for the 2016 season.

“We appreciate all of the hard work and dedication each of our coaches have given to the organization,” Fisher said in a statement. “We wish them well in their future endeavors.”

Perhaps the most noticeable trend among the assistants who won't be back is the subtraction of three members from the offensive coaching staff. That shouldn't be a surprise, though, after the Rams finished last in the league in offensive yards.

The lack of production at wide receiver was particularly glaring, with Sherman at the helm and Garcia helping out.

Sherman’s receiver corps was a disappointment for most of his tenure with the team, but especially in 2015. Despite investing multiple high draft picks at the position, the Rams' receivers were the least productive group in the NFL.

As a group, Rams receivers posted 137 catches for 1,635 yards (last in the NFL) and eight touchdowns. To put that into context, the Falcons' Julio Jones finished with 136 catches for 1,871 yards and eight touchdowns.

Sherman came to the Rams with Fisher in 2012. Garcia, the former NFL quarterback, was just hired last offseason.

Of the list of coaches not returning, Sirmans comes as perhaps the biggest surprise. The Rams finished seventh in the league in rushing yards, with rookie running back Todd Gurley finishing third in the NFL in that category and scoring 10 touchdowns. Like Sherman, Sirmans joined the Rams in 2012.

Boudreau, who is the son of offensive line coach Paul T. Boudreau, had also been with the team since 2012, assisting John Fassel with special teams. The elder Boudreau remains with the club. Bailey assisted strength coach Rock Gullickson since coming on as a volunteer in 2010.

In addition to those spots, the Rams also have an opening at offensive coordinator. It's a job that could go to Rob Boras, who handled those duties for the final four weeks. Fisher spoke highly of Boras earlier this week, but the Rams have also expressed an interest in talking to Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo about the job. That conversation could happen as soon as early next week.

[Elvis]

In addition to those spots, the Rams also have an opening at offensive coordinator. It's a job that could go to Rob Boras, who handled those duties for the final four weeks. Fisher spoke highly of Boras earlier this week, but the Rams have also expressed an interest in talking to Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo about the job. That conversation could happen as soon as early next week.

This is the most interesting part...

[Stranger]

In addition to those spots, the Rams also have an opening at offensive coordinator. It's a job that could go to Rob Boras, who handled those duties for the final four weeks. Fisher spoke highly of Boras earlier this week, but the Rams have also expressed an interest in talking to Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo about the job. That conversation could happen as soon as early next week.

This is the most interesting part...

I would just love love love to see us interview an proven OC. Suggestions?

[Elvis]

I'd love Mike Martz but, closer to the realm of possibilities, Ken Whisenhunt would be great...

[RamsFanSince82]

I saw a tweet that was posted (I think it was on this site) from a Browns reporter that said DeFilippo was scheduled to interview for the Rams OC job on Monday.

Edit: Here's the tweet.

[aeneas1]

"Keenum was slightly below avg, but team can win with him."

"Roll with Keenum."

good grief, what drives this nonsense?

the rams offense scored 13, 14, 16 and 16 offensive points in 4 out of 5 keenum starts, that's a 14.75 points per game average for those counting at home... all told, with keenum under center, the rams ranked:

27th in offensive points scored
32nd in 1st downs per game
32nd in yards per game
31st in yards per play
32nd in drives that reached the redzone
29th in scoring per drive
32nd in 3rd down conversions
1st in punts per drive
32nd in pass yards per game
31st in yards per pass attempt

the only reason keenum went 3-2 as the rams starter instead of 1-4 is because of great defensive play, which held the bad guys' offense to 14, 16, 16, and 17 offensive points in regulation in 4 of 5 keenum starts, and contributed 2 defensive tds which were the difference in 2 of keenum's wins...

this "the rams can win with keenum" nonsense reminds me of the fish/snead nonsense, when they used to incessantly point to braford's 5-2-1 record against the nfc west as proof he was a capable qb going forward... of course what they failed to mention (or notice?) was that the rams' defense held the bad guys' offense to a minuscule 12.6 points per game average in the 5 wins, which was very much needed given the bradford led offense only averaged 15.8 points in the 5 wins...

re defilippo? a guy with only 1 year's worth of oc experience (at any level) under his belt? who helped lead the browns to a 29th ranking in offensive scoring? really? maybe he could bring jf with him and complete the never-ending nightmare that is the rams offense...

[Stranger]

re defilippo? a guy with only 1 year's worth of oc experience (at any level) under his belt? who helped lead the browns to a 29th ranking in offensive scoring? really? maybe he could bring jf with him and complete the never-ending nightmare that is the rams offense...

aeneas1, who do we get as an OC?

[aeneas1]

re defilippo? a guy with only 1 year's worth of oc experience (at any level) under his belt? who helped lead the browns to a 29th ranking in offensive scoring? really? maybe he could bring jf with him and complete the never-ending nightmare that is the rams offense...

aeneas1, who do we get as an OC?

personally i would love to see the rams pay payton whatever he wants to become asst hc and oc, give him full control of the offense, force fish to make it happen, as vermeil was forced... a guy can dream right? btw is your avatar sam elliot? cool painting...

[Stranger]

re defilippo? a guy with only 1 year's worth of oc experience (at any level) under his belt? who helped lead the browns to a 29th ranking in offensive scoring? really? maybe he could bring jf with him and complete the never-ending nightmare that is the rams offense...

aeneas1, who do we get as an OC?

personally i would love to see the rams pay payton whatever he wants to become asst hc and oc, give him full control of the offense, force fish to make it happen, as vermeil was forced... a guy can dream right? btw is your avatar sam elliot? cool painting...

OMG, Sean Payton as OC. That's like a wild dream.

Yup, avatar = Sam Elliot.

[Ramfan46]

Defilippo did help develop Derek Carr. Who knows if he had a say in drafting him, maybe the guy has an eye for QBs. I also thought Cleveland outperformed the personnel on offense when McCown was healthy. If he can do for Tavon Austin, what he did for Travis Benjamin there won't be many complaints. Can't hurt to talk to the guy.