Rams hire Spagnuolo

[zimmaniac06]

Once again, Schefter has it before ESPN

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/01/17/decision-made-spanuolo-to-be-the-next-rams-coach/

EDIT: slightly longer blurb -- http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80e2e0a9&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

 

[Oz]

Schefter probably should, given who cuts his paychecks.

 

[spnited]

Nice typo in the hed..."Spanuolo"

 

[txsportsscribe]

damn, i was hoping jason garrett would be going to the rams.

 

[pallister]

I like the hire. Any franchise that has been languishing and needs an overhaul is wise to target defensive coaches. You can have a good offense and still suck; if you put together a good defense, no matter how weak the offense, you'll never be that bad. Also, it takes less time to put together a good defense.

 

[spnited]

Judging from the time of the first comment on the PD website (1:28 p.m CST), The Post-Dispatch had it before Schefter

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/9d4efbe374a108fb86257541006a092f?OpenDocument

 

[Football_Bat]

Get ready for another year of offensive suck, Dallas fans.

At least Garrett coming back means T.O. will soon be cut.

 

[pallister]

So if TO is cut, what are the chances Roy Williams becomes a legit go-to-guy? I just don't see it.

 

[heyabbott]

Get ready for another year of offensive suck, Dallas fans.

At least Garrett coming back means T.O. will soon be cut.

TO will play for the Redskins next season if he's cut by Dallas.

 

[Football_Bat]

So if TO is cut, what are the chances Roy Williams becomes a legit go-to-guy? I just don't see it.

Romo's demonstrated over the last 3 years that Witten is his go-to guy. So what changes?

 

[D-3 Fan]

That's easy. Jerrah will instruct Wade and Garrett to tell Romo to throw the ball to Williams.

 

[Mark2010]

Good hire for the Lambs. Now ditch Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson and you're on your way. Playing in the NFC West, they could be back in the playoffs in 2 years.

 

[pallister]

Romo's demonstrated over the last 3 years that Witten is his go-to guy. So what changes?

As invisible as TO was at times last year, he's still better than Williams. Williams is not a dependable possession receiver or a big-play guy. If a defense can stop Witten, which is not that hard, Romo will be throwing INTs left and right.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Good hire for the Lambs. Now ditch Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson and you're on your way. Playing in the NFC West, they could be back in the playoffs in 2 years.

Those two players aren't the problems, and neither is Torry Holt.

Need more dependable WRs to help Holt out and reinforce the line. Marc Bulger will be replaced soon enough if he's forced to stand behind that group again.

Some defensive tweaks wouldn't hurt, particularly in the secondary.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

The Rams could have done worse. I thought Spag would go to the Jets. I hope he gets the defense turned around quickly next season because their offense is getting older with each snap.

 

[Diabeetus]

This makes me happy. I like Spag, but I want the Chiefs to make a play for Rex Ryan :D

 

[pallister]

Hopefully Rex will be a better head coach than his father.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Romo's demonstrated over the last 3 years that Witten is his go-to guy. So what changes?

As invisible as TO was at times last year, he's still better than Williams. Williams is not a dependable possession receiver or a big-play guy. If a defense can stop Witten, which is not that hard, Romo will be throwing INTs left and right.

I have no idea how good Williams is, I have never seen a QB-WR combination with less chemistry than he & Romo. They should spend the entire off-season together.

 

[Mark2010]

damn, i was hoping jason garrett would be going to the rams.

Garrett isn't ready to be a head coach. Neither are Josh McDaniels or Raheem Morris.

 

[pallister]

I agree with you on Garrett. I don't get the "head coach" vibe from him. But I don't see the others enough to make any guess as to how well they will or will not do.

I don't think you can discount them simply because they're young, first-time coaches. Mike Tomlin has worked out pretty well in Pittsburgh. Granted, he took over a good team, but the fact he came in and the team responded to him from Day 1 was impressive.