St. Louis Rams Requesting Permission To Interview Jay Gruden
by Josh Kirkendall on Jan 10, 2012 1:17 PM EST
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PrintCincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden is rumored as being Jacksonville's first choice for their vacant head coaching position. One report even offered that Gruden spoke to the Jaguars about being interested, but not until the Bengals playoff run was over. On Monday Gruden denied talking to anyone or being aware of any teams interested in the first-year offensive coordinator. However the Jacksonville Jaguars do not appear to be the only team interested.
According to two sources (ESPN 101 in St. Louis and the St. Louis Dispatch), the St. Louis Rams are requesting permission to speak with Jay Gruden for their head coaching vacancy.
Though Jeff Fisher is considered the favorite for the job, the Rams are hardly sitting on their idle hands. According to the St. Louis Dispatch, the Rams are also expected to conduct interviews with Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen with Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton having already interviewed.
Fisher is expected to make his decision soon and we suspect that the Rams are asking other coaches to interview to help Fisher expedite his decision.
As the offensive coordinator, Jay Gruden's offense ranked 20th in the league in 2011. However much more impressively is that he did it with a rookie quarterback, rookie wide receiver while implementing an entirely new offense during an NFL lockout that prevented coaches from speaking with players.
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most people think it will be a crazy upset if fisher doesn’t take STL. We might lose Zimmer to Miami, but I even doubt that, considering wade phillips will be up for jobs again with the way Houston’s D is playing.
Agree, up against big names..........
selfishly I’m glad to see these other names going against them.
"The next person you see that throws something, point em out! You don’t live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati!"
- Sam Wyche
by The Van Buren Boys on Jan 10, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Wade is interviewing for the Bucs job though.
Hope everyone stays put, but I see Zimmer going to Tampa Bay.
i still think
miami goes for a bigger name, but that’s just me. I wouldn’t touch the bucs job with a 10 ft. pole if I were any candidate.
Miami wants a big name, but what big name
HC wants J. Ireland as their boss? Plus they have no QB in place, so you would have to start from scratch, which might not be that bad.
Hue Jackson is officially a coaching candidate.
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
Also, I kinda think that the Raiders will hire Zimmer.
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
I heard that if we lose zimmer
Our top choices to replace him are
Kevin Coyle
or
Jack Del Rio
by Bengalsfan024 on Jan 10, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
After the CP trade Hue deserved to be fired since they didn't win the division
Oakland was fleaced by MB.
wonder if the next HC keeps Palmer,
Or resigns Jason C. for cheap. Palmer is due a massive amount of money next yr, to make up for the losses from this yr. I could see Palmer being cut to free up more cap space, it makes sense.
I would fire him too
He did make Mike Brown look like a genius.
Mike Brown is no genius by any means.
by sgiridharan1982 on Jan 10, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
The Raiders were a Super Bowl team, remember? lol
"The next person you see that throws something, point em out! You don’t live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati!"
- Sam Wyche
by The Van Buren Boys on Jan 10, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah they use to talk alot of smack.
Oops, looks like rebuilding time yet again, but this time with NO draft picks, lol!
I don't know about all these Bengal HC rumors
After the rotten egg the Bengals laid in Houston, I got to believe Gruden’s and Zimmer’s shine has dimmed some.
But the good news is should Gruden leave, the Bengals have attractive pieces in place to entice top coaching talent. The other nice part is Marvin is on a one year deal so there could be a HC vacancy in the Mike Brown universe. Not so nice, I know, but for a guy looking to spring board back into HC somewhere, anywhere, having Andy Dalton, Green, Gresham, Whitworth and 2 first round picks is a pretty good deal.
I think
if Gruden leaves, then we should go after Hue. But I would like to see what Jay can do with a full off-season.
by sgiridharan1982 on Jan 10, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think Marvin would want the drama of bringing Hue back.
Plus there has to be alot of talent out there.
Can Hue do a west coast offense?
That would be what Dalton would be best under. I don’t think we bring in an Non-WCO coordinator if Gruden leaves.
NIGHTMARE!!!
Besides the Bush part…
by Oregonbengalsfan on Jan 10, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
i was joking bout the Ochocinco and CP9
but i like the Bush part, and how Hue wants to get Physical at the line and show them who’s boss
im down for CP9
only if its a 1 day retirement deal
by Bengalsfan024 on Jan 10, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
The one constant in all this uncertainty is
Mike Brown as GM and CEO of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mike brown names
Troy Blackburn to take over Lippincotts duties
by Bengalsfan024 on Jan 10, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not worried about losing either of these guys. I really would like them to stay though.
If Zimmer leaves we can get Del Rio who ran a good defense in Jax.
I don’t think Gruden leaves because of the raw talent he has here now, but I could see shortly in the future.
I like Spagnoulo
For some reason, I think Zimmer has peaked in Cincy. The me against the world bit is a little cliche. I think we have a defensive line similar to the 07 Giants. I think Spagnoulo would be a good fit.
by sgiridharan1982 on Jan 10, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
spags is saying he's taking a year off from coaching
"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."
IF Hue jackson some how became out OC
and used that extra first round pick to improve his offense
whould the NFL find something wrong with that?
we're close enough to kentucky
that its probably legal..
"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."
If he leaves it's better now than later.
We have the youngest team in the AFC and talented at that. These guys are still young and impressionable, they only have one season under Gruden, so it doesn’t seem like it would hurt the players as bad if he left now than say next year. Plus we do have the players and picks to draw in a good OC if it’s needed. The way things looked before the season maybe Gruden was the only one crazy enough to take the job. I hope Gruden and Zim stay because I can see one becoming our new HC. Pulling for Zim on that one.
by Bigcatdaddy on Jan 10, 2012 2:22 PM EST via Android app reply actions
So, if Jeff Fisher goes to...
St. Louis, we lose Zimmer to Miami
Miami, we lose Gruden to St. Louis
either way, we get screwed :)
Actually, I think we can find a replacement for Gruden. He didn’t impress me that much, except for not being Bratkowski. I would hate to see Zimmer leave.
i'm trying not to pass judgement on gruden yet
its only 1 season.
a short preseason.
rookies at 2 key positions on the offense.
o-line issues.
and a #1 back that can’t break a tackle.
"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."
i don't think Gruden is the first, second, third, or even a 4th option for both teams
But I did hear Miami is high on zimmer but they do have other canidates higher than zimmer that they are trying to target.
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