Rams will completely overhaul staff with DC Gregg Williams goneBy Alden Gonzalez
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Rams personnel flew to Massachusetts and Florida over the weekend, continuing the interview process for their vacant head coaching position. And in the midst of their travels, they came to terms with something: their coaching staff will indeed require a complete overhaul.
Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams left to join Cleveland on Sunday and is expected to take several of the Rams' assistants with him.
On the very first day of their offseason, the Rams informed all coaches -- even the ones they were interested in retaining -- that they were free to seek alternative opportunities. One potential scenario could've involved the Rams hiring a young, offensive-minded head coach and retaining Williams and his defensive staff, thus allowing the new coach to focus on one side of the ball. But the idea was always far-fetched, and perhaps Williams' departure was for the best.
A clean slate might be necessary right now.
The day of Jeff Fisher's firing on Dec. 12, Rams COO Kevin Demoff stressed that the organization would remain open-minded in its search and would not simply gravitate toward offensive-minded coaches. They have held true to that so far. Yes, the Rams have interviewed several offensive coordinators. They sat down with Harold Goodwin of Arizona, Sean McVay of Washington and Josh McDaniels of New England. They were going to interview Kyle Shanahan of Atlanta over the weekend, but weather in Boston altered their plans, so they'll reschedule, probably for some time this week.
On Saturday, the Rams also interviewed Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. On Sunday in Florida, they interviewed Buffalo's Anthony Lynn, who went from running backs coach to offensive coordinator to interim coach in a span of five months, and Jacksonville interim coach Doug Marrone, who came up coaching offensive linemen. This week, they'll probably sit down with a couple more defensive coordinators -- Teryl Austin (Detroit) and Vance Joseph (Miami).
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