Jan 6th 2009 11:32PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, Patriots, Rams, AFC East, NFC East, NFC West, NFL Coaching The St. Louis Rams interviewed Jim Haslett — who served as the interim head coach when Scott Linehan was mercifully let go after four games — Monday for their head coaching vacancy. I think we can all agree that it was a token interview. Sure, the Rams have a billion holes to fill, and Steven Jackson was hurt for much of the second half of the season, but Haslett didn’t really do anything to distinguish himself. He stormed out of the gate with two victories, but then lost the Rams’ last ten games — many in embarrassing fashion.

Two very intriguing names are on the Rams’ radar, though. They plan on interviewing 32 year-old Josh McDaniels for the job, and they have received permission from the Patriots. He’s currently their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Obviously the work of Mr. Matt Cassel has made this young coach a hot commodity. We know the Patriots offense could score points, so the Rams could do much worse.Continue Reading