Here are the Rams are the crucial system/coach switch years, the first year with a new offense and/or defense and a new head coach…going back to 1973.
1973: Knox, 12-2 after going 6-7-1 in 72.
1978: Malavasi, 12-4 after going 10-4 in 77. This is a strange one because originally that was Allen, then they switched to Malavasi before the season. That was a stocked team. It wasn’t the usual case of starting over.
1983: Robinson, 9-7 after going 2-7 in the strike year.
1992, Knox II, 6-10 after going 3-13 in 91.
1995, Brooks, 7-9 after going 4-12 in 94.
1997, Vermeil, 5-11 after going 6-10 in 96.
2000, Martz, 10-6 after going 13-3 in 99. Martz inherited the 99 team and they did not switch systems.
2006, Linehan, 8-8 after going 6-10 in 2005.
2009, Spags, 1-15 after going 2-14 in 2008.
2012, Fisher, 7-8-1 after going 2-14 in 2011.