Former Rams FB Mike Karney tweeted that strength coach Rock Gullickson and his assistant Adam Bailey were “cancers to the lockerroom” according to Ron Clements of CBSSports.com.
The coaches are holdovers from Steve Spagnuolo’s staff and were retained by new head coach Jeff Fisher. Karney did not offer an explanation for his statements but tweeted “fisher couldn’t get his guy out of Tennessee, it’s a quick fix 4 now.”
The opinion of many is that Randy Moss’ comeback will land him with the New England Patriots, but now that Jeff Fisher, who briefly coached Moss in Tennessee, is aboard with the Rams, they are in the mix as well.
The new Rams coach told Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that despite Moss’ paltry production as a Titan (just six catches for 80 yards in eight games), he had no issues with Moss as a player both on and off the field.
“I thought the world of him over the six or eight weeks that I think we had him,” Fisher said. “I thought he was a terrific teammate and he did a great job in our locker room.”
The Rams for sure will be looking at adding a big wide out this offseason. They are likely to lose Brandon Lloyd, and don’t have much else to go by for the wide out spot.
That doesn’t mean, however, Fisher and new general manager Les Snead are ready to sign Moss, who turned 35 on Monday. “If he wants to come back, obviously he’s going to need to find a home,” Fisher said. “At this point, it’s too early to say.”
Chuck Cecil, a longtime assistant under Rams coach Jeff Fisher with the Titans and a former Pro Bowl safety as a player, will become the team’s secondary coach, according to JIm Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who cites league sources. Given Cecil’s playing and coaching style, suffice to say he will not be teaching finesse football.
During seven seasons as an NFL player for Green Bay, Arizona and the Houston Oilers, Cecil had a reputation as one of the game’s biggest hitters — and then some.
In fact, a 1993 story in Sports Illustrated asked: Is Chuck Cecil too vicious for the NFL?
The Rams have finally settled on a new general manager, as reports say the team is working on a contract that would make Falcons Director of Player Personnel Les Snead their new GM.
Snead has been in the Falcons organization for the last 13 seasons, spending the last three as the team’s Director of Player Personnel, where he has overseen the college and pro scouting departments. Prior to joining the Falcons, Snead spent three seasons in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ scouting department.
Snead was reportedly a candidate for the San Francisco 49ers’ general manager position last January and was one of two finalists for the Rams job. Minnesota Vikings Director of Player Personnel George Paton was a finalist, and believed to be the front-runner for the position, before he was promoted to Assistant General Manager by the Vikings on Saturday.
Now that the 2011 season is officially over following the Super Bowl, now we can all look ahead to free agency.
The Rams have a number of players that will be unrestricted come March 13th when they can sign with other teams. You can see the complete list below, and give your thoughts about what players the team should keep, and what ones they could let go.
Exclusive Rights Free Agents (6)
QB Tom Brandstater
WR Dominique Curry
DT Jermelle Cudjo
OL Bryan Mattison
FB Brit Miller
S Darian Stewart
Restricted Free Agents (2)
DE C.J. Ah You
WR Danny Amendola
Unrestricted Free Agents (21)
QB Kellen Clemens
QB A.J. Feeley
RB Jerious Norwood
RB Cadillac Williams
WR Mark Clayton
WR Brandon Lloyd
TE Billy Bajema
TE Stephen Spach
OL Jacob Bell
OL Adam Goldberg
OL Mark LeVoir
OL Tony Wragge
DT Gary Gibson
LB Chris Chamberlain
LB Bryan Kehl
LB Brady Poppinga
CB Al Harris
CB Rod Hood
CB Justin King
S James Butler
P Donnie Jones
The Rams possible new general manager list is down to the final two or three – that at least according to Steve Wyche of NFL.com.
So far 9 men have come in to talk to the Rams about the job, and the club is still trying to figure out who will be the man to replace Billy Devaney, who was canned after the 2011 season ended.
Wyche says that the final candidates will meet with owner Stan Kroenke over the next few days.
Over the last few weeks, the Rams have have had interviews with New York Jets Vice President of College Scouting Joey Clinkscales, Minnesota Vikings Director of Player Personnel George Paton, San Francisco 49ers Director of Player Personnel Tom Gamble, Miami Dolphins Director of Player Personnel Brian Gaine, Arizona Cardinals Director of Player Personnel Steve Keim, Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel Les Snead, former NFL executive and league office employee Ron Hill and Pittsburgh Steelers Director of Business Administration Omar Khan.
Kahn (far left) to talk to the Rams about their GM job
Another name has popped up for the Rams as far as candidates for the GM spot.
The team will speak to Steelers Director of Business Administration Omar Khan for the position on Thursday.
While Khan handles the salary cap and contract negotiations for the Steelers, he’s a well-respected personnel man who was a finalist for the Seattle Seahawks’ general manager position in 2010. Khan has also been rumored to be the general manager as part of a package with former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, who has opted to remain in broadcasting.
Minnesota Vikings Director of Player Personnel George Paton received a second interview with the Rams this week. San Francisco 49ers Director of Player Personnel Tom Gamble also interviewed for the position this week.
Last week, the Rams also interviewed Jets Vice President of College Scouting Joey Clinkscales on Monday and Miami Dolphins Director of Player Personnel Brian Gaine and Arizona Cardinals Director of Player Personnel Steve Keim on Tuesday. Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel Les Snead and former NFL executive and league office employee Ron Hill were interviewed last week, as well.
The Rams continue to talk to others about their open GM spot, and the latest on the list to get an interview was 49ers Director of Player Personnel Tom Gamble.
Gamble has been with the 49ers for the last seven seasons, beginning as the Director of Pro Personnel before he was promoted to his current position last February. Before working for the 49ers, Gamble was a college scout for the Indianapolis Colts, a scout for the Baltimore Ravens, defensive assistant/quality control coach for the New York Jets and spent seven seasons in the Philadelphia Eagles’ front office, including two seasons where Rams head coach Jeff Fisher was defensive coordinator.
The Rams are planning a second interview with Minnesota Vikings Director of Player Personnel George Paton and have also interviewed New York Jets Vice President of College Scouting Joey Clinkscales, Miami Dolphins Director of Player Personnel Brian Gaine, Arizona Cardinals Director of Player Personnel Steve Keim interviewing on Tuesday. Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel Les Snead and former NFL executive and league office employee Ron Hill for their general manager opening.
February 17th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
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