Jackson keeping retirement talk alive

Steven Jackson continues to toss the R-word around, keeping the possibility of retiring before next season alive in an NFL Network interview Friday. Though Jim Thomas assures us that Jackson is playing around more than anything, it sounds more and more to me that Steven's either going to be a Ram next year, or he's going to be kicked back somewhere with a drink with a little umbrella in it. Jackson and the Rams are scheduled to have talks next month; he's not due to make a decision on whether to void his contract until March 12, the first day of free agency.

In the interview, Jackson has good things to say about the Rams, Daryl Richardson and the old team colors, so check it out.

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It's been a busy weekend for former Rams coaches:

* The Raiders interviewed Mike Martz, but their offensive coordinator job has gone to a different ex-Rams OC, Greg Olson. He's going to be tasked with getting Darren McFadden back on track, though that seems to be more the job for McFadden and team trainers than the OC. The Raiders have also hired Bobby April, last in Philadelphia, to take over their special teams. That will either work out exceptionally for them or blow up completely in their faces. No in-between.

* Pat Shurmur is reportedly the top candidate to become OC in Philadelphia. That sounds like a bad combination: the keeper of the fishbowl working with the master of the spread-wacky offense, Chip Kelly, but it sounds like Shurmur's role will be more of a glorified QBs coach.

* RamView was after former Rams LBs coach Bob Babich to re-take that job here, but Shad Khan beat me to it, and made Babich a much better offer: he's the Jagwires' new defensive coordinator. Well, actually, Gus Bradley beat me to it: turns out he and Babich used to work together. Gee, how often does that happen in the NFL?

* Rickey Proehl has been promoted in Carolina to wide receivers coach. I believe he had been assistant WRs coach previously.

* Tom McMahon, last in Kansas City, has been hired as Indianapolis' special teams coach.

* Sylvester Croom has become Tennessee's running backs coach. Dave Ragone switched from WRs coach there to QBs coach. Mike Munchak's already being criticized, though, for keeping his defensive staff together, which includes coordinator Jerry Gray.

Also on the move:
* Daniel Muir signed by Kansas City.

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