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January 26, 2026 at 2:41 pm #161745
znModeratorSosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
Seems like Chris Shula won’t get an HC job, while Nate Scheelhaase (CLE) and Mike LaFleur (ARI) will.Gonna need to re-tool again.
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 pm #161749
wvParticipantRams need to start losing more games. Maybe they could keep some coaches.
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vJanuary 26, 2026 at 3:28 pm #161753znModeratorRams need to start losing more games. Maybe they could keep some coaches.
Yes. That’s the secret to having a consistently good team. Don’t win as much.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 pm #161759
InvaderRamModeratori’m happy if shula is back. i don’t blame him. i think the secondary was overmatched. they need real talent back there.
i was hoping one of scheelhaase or lafleur would be back. losing both would suck, but i’m sure they have a plan.
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 pm #161765
ZooeyModeratorSosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
Seems like Chris Shula won’t get an HC job, while Nate Scheelhaase (CLE) and Mike LaFleur (ARI) will.Gonna need to re-tool again.
Cleveland and Arizona are two jobs I would think hard about before taking.
I understand professional ambition, and I get the big dollars, but those are two really bad situations to try to build on, and if you fail… which – sorry – you very well might without course correction that may be out of the HC’s control – you could end up taking the blame, and find yourself unemployed.
Unless Cleveland and/or Arizona offered guaranteed money that set me up for life, I would just wait until next year.
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 pm #161803znModeratorNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Nathan Scheelhaase won’t be headed to the Browns. At least not as a head coach.Still a couple openings left, but the odds that the Rams keep Scheelhaase and Chris Shula have gotten a good step better.
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 pm #161804wvParticipantNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Nathan Scheelhaase won’t be headed to the Browns. At least not as a head coach.Still a couple openings left, but the odds that the Rams keep Scheelhaase and Chris Shula have gotten a good step better.
35 year-old Scheelhaase is still a year away. And given how good the Rams offense looks for next year, he will have more than one offer to be a head-coach, i would bet.
Btw, his 40-time is 4.53.
Also — does Mike Shannahan get credit for all of McVay’s coaching branches? If he does then if we add up Kyle’s branch and McVay’s branch, I would think Mike Shannahan is the most influential coach in modern history. Moreso than Andy Reid and Belichex. Maybe. I dunno.
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vJanuary 28, 2026 at 6:22 pm #161809ZooeyModeratorAlso — does Mike Shannahan get credit for all of McVay’s coaching branches? If he does then if we add up Kyle’s branch and McVay’s branch, I would think Mike Shannahan is the most influential coach in modern history. Moreso than Andy Reid and Belichex. Maybe. I dunno.
The blue board is underrated in its influence on modern coaching.
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 pm #161838znModeratorTurfShowTimes@TurfShowTimes
Former Rams QB is Eagles new offensive coordinatorAlbert Breer@AlbertBreer
New Eagles OC Sean Mannion played nine years in the league, most recently shuttling back-and-forth b/w the Seahawks and Vikings. He got time, as a player, with Sean McVay and Kevin O’Connell. As a coach, under Matt LaFleur, he was a QC [quality control] last year, and QBs coach this year.January 29, 2026 at 9:37 pm #161842znModeratorJeremy Fowler@JFowlerESPN
The Raiders plan to interview Seattle OC Klint Kubiak over the weekend and then make a decision on their head coach, per sources.As one candidate predicted, “it’s probably (Kubiak’s) job to lose.”
January 29, 2026 at 9:39 pm #161844InvaderRamModeratorJeremy Fowler@JFowlerESPN
The Raiders plan to interview Seattle OC Klint Kubiak over the weekend and then make a decision on their head coach, per sources.As one candidate predicted, “it’s probably (Kubiak’s) job to lose.”
well. that would be totally awesome. just awesome.
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 am #161848wvParticipantThe Cardinals are just cursed. They had the no.1 pick in 2019, and they took tiny Kyler Murray. There were zero great QBs in that class. Just bad QB luck.
If they dont find a good QB the coach doesnt matter.
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vJanuary 30, 2026 at 3:22 pm #161858wvParticipantVikings fired their GM. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
I would fire anyone who watched JJ McCarthy and decided he was a franchise QB.
Adofo-Mensa was a Princeton-Stanford-Wall-Street analytics guy, btw.
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vJanuary 30, 2026 at 7:01 pm #161860ZooeyModeratorVikings fired their GM. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
I would fire anyone who watched JJ McCarthy and decided he was a franchise QB.
Adofo-Mensa was a Princeton-Stanford-Wall-Street analytics guy, btw.
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vThat’s funny. I don’t remember you calling for Steve Ortmayer’s head when he drafted Tony Banks.
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 pm #161862znModeratorThat’s funny. I don’t remember you calling for Steve Ortmayer’s head when he drafted Tony Banks.
I remember a time, during the 2000 season, when some of us criticized Zygmunt. All hell broke loose. We “upstart haters” were read the full force of the law.
Then in a few years, defending Zygmunt could get you stoned to death. Or worse.
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 pm #161865ZooeyModeratorThat’s funny. I don’t remember you calling for Steve Ortmayer’s head when he drafted Tony Banks.
I remember a time, during the 2000 season, when some of us criticized Zygmunt. All hell broke loose. We “upstart haters” were read the full force of the law.
In a few years, defending Zygmunt could get you stoned to death. Or worse.
Those were the days. Yep. I recall that.
There are certain standards you have to meet to be a “true fan.”
January 30, 2026 at 7:51 pm #161868znModeratorThere are certain standards you have to meet to be a “true fan.”
C’mon, man…I never said Green was better than Warner.
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 pm #161876znModerator"I will always believe that a coordinator from [the Shanahan/McVay tree] is the best option."
—@danorlovsky7 on how the Ravens new HC Jesse Minter will make their lives easier 🔥 pic.twitter.com/igF0bPxSdc
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 29, 2026
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 pm #161888znModeratorJordan Schultz@Schultz_Report
The #Raiders just wrapped up a second interview with #Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak, per sources.“Went well,” I was told.
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 pm #161911znModeratorIan Rapoport@RapSheet
The #Raiders are targeting #Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak as their new head coach, per me and @TomPelissero, after Saturday’s second interview.Las Vegas can’t officially hire Kubiak until after Super Bowl LX. But they believe they have their guy.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 pm #161912znModeratorMike Garafolo@MikeGarafolo
With Klint Kubiak the expected hire for Vegas…#Giants: John Harbaugh
#Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
#Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
#Titans: Robert Saleh
#Ravens: Jesse Minter
#Steelers: Mike McCarthy
#Bills: Joe Brady
#Browns: Todd Monken
#Raiders: Klint Kubiak
#AZCardinalsFebruary 1, 2026 at 2:44 pm #161913InvaderRamModeratorMike Garafolo@MikeGarafolo
With Klint Kubiak the expected hire for Vegas…#Giants: John Harbaugh
#Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
#Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
#Titans: Robert Saleh
#Ravens: Jesse Minter
#Steelers: Mike McCarthy
#Bills: Joe Brady
#Browns: Todd Monken
#Raiders: Klint Kubiak
#AZCardinalsgreat news. wonderful news.
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 pm #161915wvParticipant#Giants: John Harbaugh
#Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
#Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
#Titans: Robert Saleh
#Ravens: Jesse Minter
#Steelers: Mike McCarthy
#Bills: Joe Brady
#Browns: Todd Monken
#Raiders: Klint Kubiak
#AZCardinalsNo black head-coaches hired.
There are 3 black head coaches out of 32, now. T.Bowles, A.Glenn, D.Ryens.
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vFebruary 1, 2026 at 3:30 pm #161916wvParticipantRaheem Morris hired by 49ers as new DC
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vFebruary 1, 2026 at 3:56 pm #161918InvaderRamModeratorthis is terrible. hopefully, scheelhaase is announced as new oc.
Cardinals expected to hire Rams OC Mike LaFleur as their new head coach. (via @rapsheet, @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/29ZdtKgPA2
— NFL (@NFL) February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 pm #161919wvParticipantthis is terrible. hopefully, scheelhaase is announced as new oc.
I really don’t think its so bad. One of the nice things about having an offensive-wiz head-coach is the OC isnt as critical. McVay can handle the offense.
Cowherd talks about this all the time. Shanahan, S.Payton, McVay can afford to lose their OCs.
Course Raheem Morris in San Fran, and Lafleur in Ariz DO give those teams more insight into the Rams.
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vFebruary 1, 2026 at 7:36 pm #161920InvaderRamModeratorI really don’t think its so bad. One of the nice things about having an offensive-wiz head-coach is the OC isnt as critical. McVay can handle the offense.
i do wonder how much of an impact lafleur had on the running game this year which is the best it’s been in years.
February 1, 2026 at 7:47 pm #161924znModeratorDianna Russini@DMRussini
The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as their next defensive coordinator, sources tell The Athletic.The expected move, Morris replaces Robert Saleh
Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
The job he did coaching up all those young players on the overhauled Rams defense in 2023 still isn’t talked about enough. Really smart move to bring in a teacher of this caliber with the 49ers now being in a similar remodel.February 1, 2026 at 7:48 pm #161925znModeratorPete Prisco@PriscoCBS
So now that it looks like all the coaches are hired, here is the reality: Three will be really good, three will be OK, two will be below average and two will be really bad. Watch. Figuring out who’s who depends on QB and roster.February 2, 2026 at 3:12 pm #161939wvParticipantEleven NFL teams have never had a black head-coach.
Rams, Seahawks, Cowboys, Commanders, Bills, Giants, Jaguars, Panthers, Ravens, Saints, and Titans.
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