Fisher gets contract extension, but lots of questions remain

Jeff Fisher gets contract extension, but lots of questions remain

By Sam Farmer

Rams Coach Jeff Fisher said he wasn’t going to put up with that 7-9 B.S.

Suddenly, that B.S. stands for best scenario.

The 4-8 Rams theoretically could finish 8-8, but who thinks they’re going to run the table in the last quarter of the season? And even if they did, just as they surged at the end last season, how much would it matter?

In the final four games, the Rams face a pair of division leaders, Atlanta and Seattle, before the relatively soft landing of home games against San Francisco and Arizona.

After Sunday’s 26-10 loss at New England, the Rams were guaranteed their 13th consecutive non-winning season.

For Rams fans, the day started with a gut punch, when the awkward news broke that the club had given Fisher a reported two-year contract extension. The franchise gave a similar extension to General Manager Les Snead.

That revelation triggered a Twitter tornado. How could a 4-7 team that’s looking to maintain momentum in Los Angeles have the audacity to extend a coach who in the last four seasons has finished 7-8-1, 7-9, 6-10 and 7-9?

It’s unclear who leaked the information and why now. A conspiracy theorist might point to a coach trying anything and everything to save his hide, but Fisher said Sunday he had no idea who spilled the beans.

Should the Rams be eyeing hot-handed offensive coaches — and with No. 1 pick Jared Goff, it makes sense they would be — they’re getting an up-close-and-personal refresher. Former Rams assistant Josh McDaniels is offensive coordinator of the Patriots, and Kyle Shanahan is coming to the Coliseum next Sunday with the Falcons.

Fisher revealed in his postgame news conference that in fact his contract was completed months ago, something the Rams had repeatedly denied.

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