UPDATE: Rams have not yet hired Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator

[mcpeepants232003]

for those worried about 3-4 or 4-3 Ryan ran a 4-3 while in Oakland.

[citr92]

for those worried about 3-4 or 4-3 Ryan ran a 4-3 while in Oakland.

wait...so is he hired or is it just telling us that he ran a 4-3 in oakland?

[Rambos]

for those worried about 3-4 or 4-3 Ryan ran a 4-3 while in Oakland.

Do you have a source don't see that anywhere....

[citr92]

Do you have a source don't see that anywhere....

same, immediately googled, nothing

[Rambos]

All I can find

Brian Costello ‏@BrianCoz

Source: Rob Ryan has been hired by the Rams as their new defensive coordinator.

Brian Costello
@BrianCoz

New York Jets beat writer for the New York Post

[Nick]

Costello's word is good enough for the guys at PFT to run with it...

Report: Rams hire Rob Ryan
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 11, 2013, 9:29 PM EST

It took longer than five minutes, but Rob Ryan has found a new job.

Ryan has been hired as the defensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Officially, the Rams did not have a defensive coordinator last season: Gregg Williams was hired as defensive coordinator but then banned from the NFL for his role in the Saints’ bounty program, and Rams head coach Jeff Fisher didn’t fill the coordinator position. Fisher gave many of the defensive coordinator responsibilities to Williams’ son, linebackers coach Blake Williams, but Fisher fired Williams after the season.

Now there is a defensive coordinator in Ryan, who has never worked with Fisher before but does have similar defensive philosophies: Fisher is a disciple of Rob’s father, Buddy Ryan, having played for him with the Bears and later coached under him with the Eagles. Now there’s a new Fisher-Ryan connection in St. Louis.

[Rambos]

Best I can find

Report: Rams hire Rob Ryan
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 11, 2013, 9:29 PM EST
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Ryan protests a penalty during their NFL football game against Washington Redskins in Landover Reuters

It took longer than five minutes, but Rob Ryan has found a new job.

Ryan has been hired as the defensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Officially, the Rams did not have a defensive coordinator last season: Gregg Williams was hired as defensive coordinator but then banned from the NFL for his role in the Saints’ bounty program, and Rams head coach Jeff Fisher didn’t fill the coordinator position. Fisher gave many of the defensive coordinator responsibilities to Williams’ son, linebackers coach Blake Williams, but Fisher fired Williams after the season.

Now there is a defensive coordinator in Ryan, who has never worked with Fisher before but does have similar defensive philosophies: Fisher is a disciple of Rob’s father, Buddy Ryan, having played for him with the Bears and later coached under him with the Eagles. Now there’s a new Fisher-Ryan connection in St. Louis.

[mcpeepants232003]

do none of you have twitter? It's all over twitter. Pro football talk has reported it so it's a done deal.

[Dwight Frye]

Ha! Well one things for sure, Our coaches will kick your coaches a** ....

[Nick]

Quoting La Canfora on Twitter...

Made some calls on the Rob Ryan story. From what I gather he is definitely the top choice there but heard no contract with Rams just yet

[Rambos]

Quoting La Canfora on Twitter...

Yeah I called him as well, he said not yet LOL... Although I did see this coming last week... LOL

[Rambos]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet

I'm not so sure this Rob Ryan-to-Rams thing is as far along as done. It's at least premature. Not saying it isn't happening. Just hasn't yet

[RammyRam]

Points against Rob Ryan coached teams

Oakland
2004 - 31st
2005 - 25th
2006 - 18th
2007 - 26th
2008 - 24th

Cleveland
2009 - 21st
2010 - 13th

Dallas
2011 - 16th
2012 - 24th

He's a TERRIBLE DC.

[Dwight Frye]

BUT.... never had a staff like this one.

Btw, thanks for the optimism.

[ZiaRam]

i really pray this isnt true....