Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Please explain to me what the Rams fascination is with Jeff Fisher? I know he had some really good seasons (6) with the Titans but in 5 seasons with the Rams he hasn't even had a .500 season. I just don't get it.
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Rupert Patrick
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Re: Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Has there ever been a coach who has been below .500 in his first five seasons with the team, and was brought back for a sixth season? I can't think of one, normally it's clear he's not working out and the guy is canned after two or three seasons. Everything about Fisher's coaching record strikes me as mediocre - in his 16 seasons in Tennessee (ignoring the partial 1994 season) he had six above .500 seasons, five .500 seasons, and five below .500 seasons. With his career record of 173-164-1, he is only one loss behind Dan Reeves for losing the most games of any head coach in NFL history; Fisher passed Shula and Landry on the career loss list earlier this season.JKelly wrote:Please explain to me what the Rams fascination is with Jeff Fisher? I know he had some really good seasons (6) with the Titans but in 5 seasons with the Rams he hasn't even had a .500 season. I just don't get it.
"Every time you lose, you die a little bit. You die inside. Not all your organs, maybe just your liver." - George Allen
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rhickok1109
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And he celebrated by losing his challenge flag.
http://uproxx.com/sports/jeff-fisher-ch ... eles-rams/
http://uproxx.com/sports/jeff-fisher-ch ... eles-rams/
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SixtiesFan
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Re: Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Tom Landry 1960-64. He had five straight losing seasons, went 7-7 in 1965. However, they were an expansion team starting from the absolute bottom.Rupert Patrick wrote:Has there ever been a coach who has been below .500 in his first five seasons with the team, and was brought back for a sixth season? I can't think of one, normally it's clear he's not working out and the guy is canned after two or three seasons. Everything about Fisher's coaching record strikes me as mediocre - in his 16 seasons in Tennessee (ignoring the partial 1994 season) he had six above .500 seasons, five .500 seasons, and five below .500 seasons. With his career record of 173-164-1, he is only one loss behind Dan Reeves for losing the most games of any head coach in NFL history; Fisher passed Shula and Landry on the career loss list earlier this season.JKelly wrote:Please explain to me what the Rams fascination is with Jeff Fisher? I know he had some really good seasons (6) with the Titans but in 5 seasons with the Rams he hasn't even had a .500 season. I just don't get it.
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rhickok1109
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Re: Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Bill McPeak had five straight losing with the Redskins, 1961-65.
Two other coaches had five straight losing seasons, except that they never completed the fifth season. David Shula was fired after going 1-6 in 1995, following four losing seasons with the Bengals, and Lou Saban resigned with a 2-6-1 record with the Broncos in 1971, after four straight losing seasons.
Two other coaches had five straight losing seasons, except that they never completed the fifth season. David Shula was fired after going 1-6 in 1995, following four losing seasons with the Bengals, and Lou Saban resigned with a 2-6-1 record with the Broncos in 1971, after four straight losing seasons.
Re: Rams Extend Jeff Fisher's Contract....Really?
Just for the record I had no problem with Gus Bradley. 