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Los Angeles Rams expect several assistant coaches to be on the move after Super Bowl LVI

Adam Schefter
ESPN Senior Writer

Los Angeles Rams victories this season will result in losses after the season.

Offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell is set to become the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings after Super Bowl LVI, and he is expected to take Rams tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Wes Phillips with him as his offensive coordinator or passing game coordinator, per league sources.

Rams secondary coach/passing game coordinator Ejiro Evero is expected to become the Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator, per sources.

But the Rams have reinforcements on their mind. Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who already has worked as the Rams' quarterbacks coach under Sean McVay, is a prime candidate to succeed O'Connell, per league sources.

Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson, who also worked as the Rams' quarterback coach in 2017, is likely to return to the staff and could garner offensive coordinator consideration or take over the same quarterbacks coaching job he once held with the organization, per league sources. Los Angeles has been eyeing him as an offensive coaching replacement for weeks; Olson's job in Las Vegas has been filled with new head coach Josh McDaniels hiring former New England Patriots wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi as his new offensive coordinator, according to sources.

Los Angeles also could decide to promote running backs coach Thomas Brown , who received head-coaching interviews, to be offensive coordinator, so there are options for the brain drain that the Rams are about to experience.

Then again, the Rams already knew they would be losing assistant coaches and have been through this before. Of the 20 coaches that were on their staff from Super Bowl LIII, only six remain on staff.

Assistants are about to leave Los Angeles for promotions -- but more are expected to return to give the Rams the continuity and reliability they will need for the 2022 season.

We know Superbowl losers have a tendency to not do well the following season. The winners generally do well but not very often do they return to the Superbowl. So I wonder if maybe some changes in staffing would be beneficial for the Rams to try and get back there? Maybe it prevents complacency? The new guys would be hungry to taste the same success.

I am concerned about the possible losses of coaches but more concerned about losing our free agents.

The lack of continuity is tough to deal with, but it’s not the worst thing in the world to have a constant inflow of fresh ideas.

We lose coaches every year and just won the SB so i feel like it's at least manageable...

Of the 20 coaches that were on their staff from Super Bowl LIII, only six remain on staff.

Amazing resilience !

Honestly, Losing the OC is basically a yearly occurrence and even McVay said it can help at times because it brings in new perspectives. Positional coaches will move up the ranks and new blood will be brought in. On the Defensive side, Morris proved all of us wrong and I am glad he will be here for a second year. Losing Evero sucks but I'm happy he is getting his chance.

Yeah, what else is new?

Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who already has worked as the Rams' quarterbacks coach under Sean McVay, is a prime candidate to succeed O'Connell, per league sources.

That's great news for the 2022 Rams. It also makes him a prime candidate for a head coaching job in 2023!! The thing is, as long as we have Sean McVay, we have our OC. And it doesn't look like Morris or DeCamillas are going anywhere so we have our DC and ST coach. Plus we will have our pick of replacements because there is no resume builder better than being a Rams assistant coach.

Zac Taylor was an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins from 2015-18 and after 1 year with the Rams, got a head coaching job.
Kevin O'Connel was an assistant with Cleveland (2015), SF (2016), Washington (2017-19) and after 2 years with the Rams got a head coaching gig.
Staley? 2 years as LB coach with the Bears, 1 year as OLB coach with Denver, 1 year as Rams DC and he's a head coach.

Check your phones guys....being a knowledgeable Ram fan on a website could qualify you for at least an interview!!!!!