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| Lions hire Linehan to run offense |
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01/23/2009 |
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| ork) - The Detroit Lions hired Scott Linehan as the team's new offensive coordinator on Friday. Terms of his contract were not disclosed. Linehan joins the Lions coaching staff after spending the past three seasons (2006-08) as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was fired after Week 4 after the Rams started this past season 0-4. He finished with a mark of 11-25 at St. Louis. Prior to his stint with the Rams, Linehan spent the 2005 season as the offensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins and was the o |
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| Rams fill coordinator vacancies with Shurmur, Flajole |
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01/22/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - With their new head coach in place, the St. Louis Rams have filled both their offensive and defensive coordinator positions by hiring Pat Shurmur and Ken Flajole, respectively. The Rams announced the appointments Thursday, three days after the team introduced former New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo as head coach. "Both of these coaches exemplify what we expressed at our news conference earlier this week," said Spagnuolo. "That is the four pillars: faith, |
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| Jets introduce Rex Ryan as head coach |
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01/21/2009 |
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| the most physical team in the league." Ryan interviewed five hours with the Jets in Baltimore on January 11. He was chosen over a list of candidates that included Russ Grimm, Ron Meeks and Steve Spagnuolo, who has been since named head coach of the St. Louis Rams. The search concluded after owner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum flew to Baltimore to meet with Ryan following Sunday night's game. The three men then came back to North Jersey to complete the negotiating process and iron out a co |
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| Meeks resigns as Colts defensive coordinator |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Ron Meeks, who had been the Colts' defensive coordinator for the last seven seasons, resigned on Tuesday. The 54-year-old came to Indianapolis in 2002 after a year with the St. Louis Rams. Meeks led a defense which ranked seventh in points allowed and 11th in total yardage in 2008. The Colts finished first in the former and third in the latter categories one year ago -- the best numbers in Meeks' tenure with the team. |
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| Jets name Rex Ryan head coach |
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01/19/2009 |
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| tion. I'm just proud to be part of it." Ryan interviewed five hours with the Jets in Baltimore on January 11. He was chosen over a list of candidates that included Russ Grimm, Ron Meeks and Steve Spagnuolo, who has been since named head coach of the St. Louis Rams. The search concluded after Johnson and Tannenbaum flew to Baltimore to meet with Ryan following Sunday night's game, then the three men came back to North Jersey to complete the negotiating process and iron out a contract. Over Ryan's last four sea |
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| Giants name Sheridan new defensive coordinator |
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01/19/2009 |
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| warded. One of the coaches from the staff has been elevated to the coordinator's role and the terminology will stay the same." Coughlin added that secondary coach Peter Giunta was also considered for the position. Giunta had been the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV. "Peter has been a coordinator before. I just felt in my gut that Bill would be the right choice," Coughlin stated. Sheridan had been an assistant coach on the collegiate level before joining the Giants. |
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| Rams introduce Spagnuolo as head coach |
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01/19/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Rams introduced Steve Spagnuolo as their new head coach on Monday. The 23rd coach in team history, the former New York Giants defensive coordinator was hired by the team on Saturday when he agreed to a four-year contract. "It is a privilege and an honor for me to be here," said Spagnuolo. "I'd like to thank everyone who were involved for bringing me here. I'm very fortunate to have worked for two good organizations in this league and I've learned a lot." Spagnuo |
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| Cardinals advance to first Super Bowl, top Eagles for NFC title |
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01/19/2009 |
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| less than two minutes into the second quarter. Another Akers field goal from 33 yards out -- aided by Curtis' 47-yard catch- and-run -- four minutes later got the Eagles within 14-6. But Warner, who advanced to his third Super Bowl -- both with the St. Louis Rams -- led the Cards immediately down the field on a nine-play, 73 yard trek. Short, quick passes negated Philly's vaunted blitzing scheme, and from the Eagles' one-yard line, Warner threw a jump ball to Fitzgerald for his third score of the game and a |
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| Rams hire Giants' Spagnuolo as head coach |
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01/18/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Rams named New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo the 23rd head coach in franchise history on Saturday. Spagnuolo agreed to a four-year contract and will be introduced at a news conference on Monday. "We considered some very qualified and outstanding candidates for this position but we kept coming back to Steve Spagnuolo," said Rams general manager Billy Devaney. Spagnuolo has been the Giants' defensive coordinator for the past two seasons, having |
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| Cowboys release defensive coordinator Stewart |
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01/16/2009 |
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| the past two years as the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys staff, after coming to Dallas from the San Diego Chargers in 2007. However, he was relieved of his play-calling responsibilities by Wade Phillips after a 34-14 romp at the hands of the St. Louis Rams in Week 7. Dallas gave up a combined 77 points in the final two games to finish the season 9-7, which kept the team out of the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons. The defense gave up 22.8 points per game during the 2008 season, whi |
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