Linehan's Low Price Tag Helps Him
LINEHAN'S LOW PRICE TAG HELPS HIM
Oops. Our piss-poor prognostication skills in playoff games could be influencing our analysis of information we're gathering from our sources regarding matters related to the ever-spinning coaching carousel.
Based on nuggets we picked up on Saturday, we concluded that the St. Louis Rams plan to pursue Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera as their next head coach, and that reports of an interest in Dolphins offensive coordinator Scott Linehan were aimed at squeezing Rivera's price tag down a bit.
We're now hearing that Linehan actually is a legitimate candidate for the job, due in large part to the fact that he can be gotten for a relatively small salary.
The thinking around the league is that some of the candidates out there are pricing themselves out of the market, and that teams are opting instead for guys who'll do the job for less money.
Still, we think that the doofi in the St. Lou-i front office will be driving the franchise even farther into the FieldTurf if they hire Linehan. Really, why fire the Art Vandelay of the Greatest Show on Turf in favor of an offensive coordinator whose best year drawing up the O's was aided by the presence of a guy named Randy Moss?
The Rams need a defensive enema in order to get better. The status quo there hasn't been working -- and hiring Linehan would be a big step backward.
Another factor helping Linehan's candidacy is the perception that he'll be a good soldier. It's no secret that Martz and the front office had more than their fair share of friction, and if Linehan is happy to get a chance at a job he really shouldn't have he's less likely to poop on the hand that fed it to him.
It's the same dynamic that, in our opinion, helped persuade Packers G.M. Ted Thompson to hire Mike McCarthy. Reaction around the league to that one has been decidedly negative, and we think that a similar outcry will be heard if/when the Rams introduce Linehan as their next field boss.-PFT
LINEHAN'S LOW PRICE TAG HELPS HIM
Oops. Our piss-poor prognostication skills in playoff games could be influencing our analysis of information we're gathering from our sources regarding matters related to the ever-spinning coaching carousel.
Based on nuggets we picked up on Saturday, we concluded that the St. Louis Rams plan to pursue Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera as their next head coach, and that reports of an interest in Dolphins offensive coordinator Scott Linehan were aimed at squeezing Rivera's price tag down a bit.
We're now hearing that Linehan actually is a legitimate candidate for the job, due in large part to the fact that he can be gotten for a relatively small salary.
The thinking around the league is that some of the candidates out there are pricing themselves out of the market, and that teams are opting instead for guys who'll do the job for less money.
Still, we think that the doofi in the St. Lou-i front office will be driving the franchise even farther into the FieldTurf if they hire Linehan. Really, why fire the Art Vandelay of the Greatest Show on Turf in favor of an offensive coordinator whose best year drawing up the O's was aided by the presence of a guy named Randy Moss?
The Rams need a defensive enema in order to get better. The status quo there hasn't been working -- and hiring Linehan would be a big step backward.
Another factor helping Linehan's candidacy is the perception that he'll be a good soldier. It's no secret that Martz and the front office had more than their fair share of friction, and if Linehan is happy to get a chance at a job he really shouldn't have he's less likely to poop on the hand that fed it to him.
It's the same dynamic that, in our opinion, helped persuade Packers G.M. Ted Thompson to hire Mike McCarthy. Reaction around the league to that one has been decidedly negative, and we think that a similar outcry will be heard if/when the Rams introduce Linehan as their next field boss.-PFT
