Jagwires pursuing Rams OC

* Jeff Fisher may have to hire more than one new coordinator before this offseason is over. The Jagwires fired head coach Mike Mularkey today, and Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer, who the Jagwires interviewed prior to hiring Mularkey last year, is on their short list, and they have requested permission to interview him.

Seriously? All the Rams have to do the last three years is threaten to go .500, and suddenly somebody's got to raid their offensive staff? The first thing I'd do in the Rams' shoes is refuse permission. The heck with professional courtesy, this team's got a $50 million investment in Sam Bradford to protect; we really don't need to Alex Smith him with his 4th offensive coordinator in 4 seasons. Plus, if the Rams lose Schottenheimer, who else might he take with him? (Current theory is that the Rams would promote QB coach Frank Cignetti.) Does a rebuilding franchise on the cusp of playoff contention really need this much instability at the top of its coaching staff?

While they refuse permission, the Rams can let Shad Khan know that 22 other OC's finished ahead of Schottenheimer's Rams in total offense in 2012, 24 in total scoring. Seriously, go bother one of them. A bunch of them have been interviewing around the league already. Dirk Koetter's just up the road. There's a half-dozen experienced head coaches who just got fired, too. Talk to them.

Also, when they refuse permission, the Rams can remind Schottenheimer of the favor they're doing him. There isn't a lot of talent on that Jagwires roster. Does Schottenheimer really want to trade working with Sam Bradford for Chad Henne or Blaine Gabbert? 

Rams fans can be happy with the job Brian Schottenheimer did here last season, but he needs to be here next season to finish the job.

* In other Rams coaches' news, tight ends coach Rob Boras' home in Kirkwood, Mo. was broken into on New Year's Eve. He was robbed of $28,000 worth of jewelry and electronics, including a NFC Championship ring and a Big 12 championship ring. The thieves have since been arrested, but apparently not in time to save the rings. Local TV stations KMOV and KSDK report that the rings were sold to a local gold-buying company, where they were melted down.

So who at "Missouri Gold Buyers" thought a couple of meth-heads had legitimate ownership of an NFC Championship ring, if that indeed was melted down? Wouldn't it have been worth more on eBay than melted down for its gold? MGB is a legitimately-run business from all indications, but there's a good way to make your business look like a good place to launder stolen goods.

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