Scott Linehan - Rams new HC

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Rams set to hire Linehan, open contract discussionsBy Len PasquarelliESPN.comContinuing the runaway trend toward hiring first-time head coaches, the St. Louis Rams have chosen Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Scott Linehan as the successor to the deposed Mike Martz and Wednesday night entered into contract discussions with him.Barring a hangup in negotiations, which is not likely, Linehan will be introduced as the Rams' head coach by the end of the week. Team and league sources as well as a source close to Linehan confirmed to ESPN.com that the Dolphins assistant had been offered the job.The Dolphins' offense ranked seventh in the AFC under Scott Linehan this past season.The choice of Linehan came Wednesday evening after St. Louis officials concluded the last interview with the three finalists, a meeting with highly regarded Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera. All three finalists -- Linehan, Rivera and San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron -- had traveled to Los Angeles this week for the follow-up interviews.It is believed the decision came down to Linehan over Cameron, as Rams officials had come to believe in the last few days that a coach with an offensive background would best fit their team. Rivera met last week with the Rams and, while he was said to have been impressive, he was not as detailed as the others in his ideas for staffing.The consensus around the NFL earlier Wednesday was that Linehan and Cameron were very close in the running as the Rams continued to deliberate the strengths and weaknesses of all the candidates. During an informal brainstorming session among team officials last week, Linehan rated as the most impressive candidate.Despite reports that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders might be a late entry into the St. Louis coaching derby, Rams sources said he was not interviewed.In all, the Rams interviewed seven candidates. The only candidate with previous head coaching experience was Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Fassel, the onetime head coach of the New York Giants.Linehan, 42, has only been in the NFL four seasons, serving as offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings (2002-04) and then the Dolphins (2005). He is regarded as a bright and creative offensive mind, a coach who favors the power running game linked to a vertical passing attack.Before joining the Minnesota staff, Linehan had a 14-year career in the college ranks.The Rams will become the sixth team to hire a first-time head coach rather than one with prior experience. Of the seven teams that have chosen new coaches in the past week -- including the Detroit Lions, who will introduce former Tampa Bay defensive line aide Rod Marinelli as their new coach on Thursday -- only the Chiefs' Herman Edwards had previously been an NFL head coach.Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297806
     
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    I was hoping we would get a defensive coordinator, but oh well. Hopefully he can do better for us than Martz.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE ("Big Game" @ Jan 19 2006, 12:39 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I was hoping we would get a defensive coordinator, but oh well. Hopefully he can do better for us than Martz.</div> It would have made sense to hire a defensive mind, but it wont make any difference if you sign the right defensive coordinator.
     
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    W00t W00t! I love this guy. We're going to ride the Linehan train to Superbowl 41!!
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Jan 19 2006, 06:18 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>W00t W00t! I love this guy. We're going to ride the Linehan train to Superbowl 41!!</div> Lets hope he can return us to the glory of being the Greatest Show on Turf.
     
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    We'll be the Greatest Show on Grassy Turf now.
     
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    Ron Rivera is still open to coach somewhere? [​IMG] I thought he was the Rams Head Coach or something?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xpostxscript @ Jan 21 2006, 02:09 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Ron Rivera is still open to coach somewhere? [​IMG] I thought he was the Rams Head Coach or something?</div> Rivera hasnt been hired anywhere yet, he was only brought in for several interviews.Linehan was hired to be the rams coach.
     
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    Linehan, hmmm, never heard of him, where has he been big in the past?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HnM @ Jan 21 2006, 04:58 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Linehan, hmmm, never heard of him, where has he been big in the past?</div> He's been the Vikings Offensive Coordinator for a while, then he was the Dolphins Offensive Coordiator last season.
     
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    No wonder, I never have paid close attention to the staffs of those teams unless it was Mike Tice or Nick Saban.
     

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