Football Report: Spagnuolo gets Rams job - Page 2

**OnTheWarpath15** · 02:26 PM

From Bernie Miklasz of the St Louis Post Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewt...ba303946bc47a5

NY Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will be the new head coach of the St. Louis Rams.

The Rams and Spagnuolo are currently negotiating the terms of his contract and indications are that we can expect the announcement of the hiring later today.

At this time no news conference is planned for Saturday at Rams Park.

Spagnuolo, 49, was the Giants defensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008 and came up with the game plan that resulted in five sacks of Tom Brady and a shocking upset of the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

Before that, Spagnuolo learned his trade under acclaimed Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, working as an Eagles defensive assistant from 1999-2006.

Rams GM Billy and Spagnuolo have been friends for many years and that relationship obviously created a trust factor that helped Spagnuolo feel comfortable about taking the Rams job.

Spagnuolo wowed the Rams' brass with a presentation in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Spagnuolo was born in Whitinsville, Mass. and attended Grafton High School, where he is a member of the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. Spagnuolo earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Springfield College and a master's degree in sports management from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Springfield College Hall of Fame. He's married; wife's name is Maria and she's a native of Philadelphia.

Congrats to Devaney and Rosenbloom.

-B

RustShack · 01-17-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FringeNC

I hope we interview Jason Garrett.

You mean the guy who really under achieved with the talent he has in Dallas? Really sounds like a guy I want to coach a much less talented team.

**DeezNutz** · 01-17-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

4 years, $11.5M

I still make more, so I must be better. /Herm/

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-17-2009, 01:48 PM

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/spo...A?OpenDocument

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So if the Rams do indeed name Garrett as their next head coach, it figures to be a controversial decision. In an Stltoday.com poll asking readers to choose the next head coach out of five finalists, Garrett received only 4 percent of the vote out of nearly 9,000 votes.

As word spread Friday afternoon that Garrett was heading to St. Louis, the Rams' ticket office was flooded with angry calls from fans about his possible selection.

FringeNC · 01-17-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

You mean the guy who really under achieved with the talent he has in Dallas? Really sounds like a guy I want to coach a much less talented team.

Romo was hurt a good bit, and TO finally worked his magic. Read where Garrett wants to leave because TO has made working conditions so bad.

Nightfyre · 01-17-2009, 01:57 PM

****. Who does that leave us with as options? Shanarat, Ryan, Gruden, Billick, Cowher, Schottenheimer, and Edwards?

Brock · 01-17-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

****. Who does that leave us with as options? Shanarat, Ryan, Gruden, Billick, Cowher, Schottenheimer, and Edwards?

I will bet Pioli's pick will be a Planet WTF???

Fritz88 · 01-17-2009, 01:58 PM

Damn, I was hoping they'd go with leslie

Nightfyre · 01-17-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I will bet Pioli's pick will be a Planet WTF???

He's not left with much else.

carlos3652 · 01-17-2009, 02:13 PM

hmmm... weird

Johnny Vegas · 01-17-2009, 02:13 PM

motha****a

chiefzilla1501 · 01-17-2009, 02:15 PM

Spagnuolo is one of the only guys on the market that I think will be a slam dunk wherever he goes. Would be a shame to see him go anywhere else.

milkman · 01-17-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I will bet Pioli's pick will be a Planet WTF???

We keep hearing Pasqualoni's name pop up these days.

I am now officially on board the Ron Rivera bandwagon, though I know that has about as much chance as me winning the lotto when I don't even buy a ticket.

**the Talking Can** · 01-17-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I will bet Pioli's pick will be a Planet WTF???

yeah, looks like it

which isn't a criticism, i'll assume he knows what he is doing until he proves that he doesn't

FringeNC · 01-17-2009, 02:19 PM

I think Pioli's already got his man, and it's not Herm Edwards. If he was really interested in Spagnuolo or Schwartz, he'd have accelerated the process of showing Herm to the exit sign.

It was rumored quite a bit that Ferentz was his first choice, and who is to say he still isn't?

eazyb81 · 01-17-2009, 02:20 PM

I have a feeling we're going to end up with a no name guy that Pioli is tight with.

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