Official: Ryan NOT hired as Rams DC

[THOLTFAN81]

Pshhhhhh... I never wanted him anyway.

[RamBill]

Rams Continue Defensive Coordinator Search
Posted by nickwagoner on January 29, 2013 – 4:11 PM

St. Louis Rams – Blog | Rams Continue Defensive Coordinator Search

- Despite reports over the weekend that the Rams had hired Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator, the team confirmed Tuesday morning that those reports were pre-mature. In fact, the Rams went so far as to say that despite long conversations with Ryan concerning defensive philosophy, the sides couldn’t find a common ground and the team is actually moving on to interview other candidates.

- From COO/Executive VP of Football Operations Kevin Demoff:

“After extensive conversations regarding defensive philosophy, the Rams and Rob Ryan agreed he was not the right fit for the club’s Defensive Coordinator position. The Rams will continue the interview process with the club’s other candidates.”

- In other words, Rob Ryan will not be the hire. No specifics are available yet on what exactly the disagreement on philosophy was though one would imagine Ryan’s general preference for the 3-4 would have factored in at some capacity. The Rams run a 4-3 defense and the lack of scheme fit would be an obvious reason.

- No word on who some of the other candidates under consideration are but Coach Jeff Fisher has traditionally taken his time and played such hires close to the vest.

- The team did announce the hire of Frank Bush as linebackers coach on Tuesday.

- More on this as it comes. Thanks for reading.

[Nick_Weasel]

A lot of misreporting going on here. What Rob Ryan actually said after agreeing to become our DC is "I'll be out of work in like 5 minutes!"

[39WillRunYaOva]

This is all kind of strange,so first the hire leaks and then is is said its not official for almost 2 weeks.And then a couple days after going official we say sorry but no thanks?? lol w/e ive said it before and ill say it again In Fisher we trust.

[Azul e Oro]

Pshhhhhh... I never wanted him anyway.

Wow....nice change of direction; even Holt would've been proud of that move. Hope you didn't pull anything...lol...

Btw, is that gray shizzle permed ? That's a lot of curl for a dude, Roberta.....

[Curly Horns]

What a bunch of stupid!!

The good news:

The branch from the buddy ryan coaching tree has just suffered a chainsaw massacre.

Long live the Jeff Fisher coaching tree!

[Nick]

- In other words, Rob Ryan will not be the hire. No specifics are available yet on what exactly the disagreement on philosophy was though one would imagine Ryan’s general preference for the 3-4 would have factored in at some capacity. The Rams run a 4-3 defense and the lack of scheme fit would be an obvious reason.

This is kind of strange to me. It would seem that schematic preference should have been one of the first things these guys all talked about, and if that was the deal breaker, should have resulted in a much earlier resolution to this story. The fact that this seemed to drag on for as long as it did makes me wonder if something else was a factor.

[R.Gabriel]

I heard from my bosses best friends uncles brother that Fisher told him to cut the hair. That was the deal breaker..........so I heard.

[Azul e Oro]

This is kind of strange to me. It would seem that schematic preference should have been one of the first things these guys all talked about, and if that was the deal breaker, should have resulted in a much earlier resolution to this story. The fact that this seemed to drag on for as long as it did makes me wonder if something else was a factor.

It is odd. Money ? Dunno if Roberta's even being considered for NO & their reported new 3/4 but maybe he bluffed for more money, regardless, and Demoff/Fisher called. Didn't that news break between the first credible claims about the hire and this decision ?

If it wasn't that, then something else in that timeframe had to have effed it up rather than such fundamental stuff, I fully agree. Maybe he was given "homework" (eg "Give me a gameplan to beat Seattle on the road with the personnel we had in Wk 17 last year.") & his answers didn't impress.

[Nick]

I heard from my bosses best friends uncles brother that Fisher told him to cut the hair. That was the deal breaker..........so I heard.

I get that you're trying to be funny here, but I think given all the criticize Ryan has taken for his personality, it's worth pointing out (and if someone already has, my apologies) that Ryan apparently cuts his hair annually to donate to Locks of Love...

Cowboys Corner: Ill-timed haircut causes Ryan's attempted donation to Locks of Love to come up short


Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled humor...

[sb2sb2sb]

I was with everyone else on the forum: in fisher we trust. After meeting with coaches if fisher felt ryan wouldn't fit schematically, then I fully support it.

[berg8309]

So....who is going to be the first to report that the Rams have hired spags?

[evil disco man]

Wow, the reporting for coaching "hires" has been atrocious this year. On to the next...

[live4ramin]

So....who is going to be the first to report that the Rams have hired spags?

Hey, the guy needs a job, and now has something to work with. Better than Ryan me thinks.

[AvengerRam]

I get that you're trying to be funny here, but I think given all the criticize Ryan has taken for his personality, it's worth pointing out (and if someone already has, my apologies) that Ryan apparently cuts his hair annually to donate to Locks of Love...

Cowboys Corner: Ill-timed haircut causes Ryan's attempted donation to Locks of Love to come up short


Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled humor...

Okay... well... he's a fat slob.

You're not going to tell us now that he donates cellulite to charity too, are you?

All kidding aside, I'm just glad that Fisher is making a thoughtful choice.