Comments on: Rob Ryan won’t be Rams defensive coordinator

By: cowboycjn

cowboycjn — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:13:37 +0000

All tghis speculation by so many saying he is a perfct fit for N.O. HELL NO! If he wasn’t worth his salt in Dallas (They canned him) why on earth would the Saints want him?? We want to build the Saints defense not drive it further into weakness. This dude is useless to the Saints, I don’t care what you others think – we don’t want him.

By: tbtrojan

tbtrojan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:22:23 +0000

I pray to god that the Saints hire him to put in the 3-4, then again even a below average (at best) DC like him has managed to confuse Freeman so it might not help the Bucs at all until #5 is replaced or gets a brain transplant.

By: ramfanvargas

ramfanvargas — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:46:51 +0000

Has anybody heard any updates on the rumor mill regarding Kurt Warner returning as quarterback coach for Bradford

By: ramfanvargas

ramfanvargas — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:43:52 +0000

Any chance of getting Lovie Smith to come back as DC take a break from head coaching for a while?

By: houstontexans99

houstontexans99 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:34:17 +0000

I never understood how this was even a possibility. Robert Quinn & Chris Long should not be wasted dropping back in coverage as OLB. They’re a solid DT away from being a pretty scary defense

By: reasonableeaglefan

reasonableeaglefan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:30:54 +0000

Was Spags so bad in New Orleans that the hate spills into this article? He was pretty positively received as a position coach in Philly. Maybe the taste of Authority in ST Louis brought his true colors out??

By: EJ

EJ — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:14:51 +0000

If more of these Coordinators would learn all sides and all forms of Defense, then maybe they would keep their job with the same team longer than 2-3 season stints. Every football fanatic knows that its not the type of Defense you run that makes you good, It’s the Defense you match up to your personnel. You can’t run the 3-4 with players suited to playing the 4-3. The same thing goes for the other way around, you can’t have huge and slower players trying to run the 4-3 or the 3-3-5.

By: wjmoffatt

wjmoffatt — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:53:40 +0000

Please stay out of New Orleans and the NFC South! Way to good of a coach for my Bucs to have to face twice a year.

By: 12strikes

12strikes — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:44:54 +0000

Any Ryan would be welcomed in Philly.
Love to see him come to the Eagles.

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:34:01 +0000

You all seem to forget that he was voted big mouth def. coord of the year……Doesn’t that count for something? I just hope he doesn’t wind up in Phila.

By: surfinbird1

surfinbird1 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:33:49 +0000

Back to the Patriots. Linebacker coach.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:27:01 +0000

Good because you cannot win with this guy. He has been in a drought for the playoffs for his entire career as a defensive coordinator.

By: beavertonsteve

beavertonsteve — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:13:06 +0000

There’s a good chance they just choose someone that’s already with the team. At one point it looked like Fisher was trying to build a staff composed entirely of former defensive coordinators.

By: noring4youstill

noring4youstill — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:49:02 +0000

That’s cause he is coming to New Orleans.

By: heyguru1969

heyguru1969 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:37:08 +0000

In fairness, he DID find a job within 5 minutes, but the headset pinches his ear a bit, and he was having difficulty distinguishing between “order of fries” and “onion rings” over the drive-thru speaker.

By: 16x8equal49ers

16x8equal49ers — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:18:45 +0000

Rams are mucking things up. Why would you hire someone whos not experienced in the qaulities you are requiring for the opening? 4-3, 3-4? smh on this one.

By: undraftedstar

undraftedstar — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:15:59 +0000

SMH..First he was hired, then they didn’t hire him, last week they hired him, now he’s not hired. Where are these sources coming from?

By: allen227

allen227 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:08:52 +0000

5 minutes sure are a long time.

By: tbtrojan

tbtrojan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:07:54 +0000

“According to the Rams, though, continued discussions with Ryan revealed differences that couldn’t be bridged.”

The main difference being that they were interviewing him for a job he’d far more suited to, LBer coach, while he kept acting like he was in line for a job he’s proven he sucks at, DC.
How many years does the guy have to fail and have excuses at DC before he gets knocked back a more suitable role on the coaching totem pole?
The single “good year” he had was when the Raiders officially ranked 3rd in the league yet they allowed the 18th most points, all that tells me is the D wasn’t very good and they were simply defending short fields thanks to the team having a amazingly bad -23 tunrover ratio.

By: jetnotjets

jetnotjets — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:06:43 +0000

“Just five more minutes…”

He’s got his career on snooze alarm.

By: countduku

countduku — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:01:45 +0000

He meant to say he’ll only go hungry for 5 minutes.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:01:21 +0000

Maybe the Rams can look at Dick Jauron?

By: jwcarlson

jwcarlson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:45 +0000

The differences? Rob Ryan wouldn’t shut his fat face for thirty seconds so the Rams could tell him he was hired.

By: BigRedRulesDaRoost

BigRedRulesDaRoost — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:40 +0000

Ray Horton knows how long 5 minutes is!

By: r8rsfan

r8rsfan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:58:20 +0000

Rob Ryan’s legacy in Oaktown is the inability to hold onto a lead and finish games. The 4th quarter collapse was predictable and he never improved. Now that Al Davis the sequel (Jerrah) has given up on him, only Woody Johnson remains as owners who are impressed with his last name.

By: chattanola

chattanola — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:58:11 +0000

Rob Ryan in New Orleans is a compelling idea–the food, the drink LOL.

But given Payton’s recent experience with a bombastic sub-coach (G Wms), I doubt that he would take a chance with another overbearing personality like Ryan.

By: illiniftw

illiniftw — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:57:29 +0000

It probably would have helped him to be DC for Rams and learn Fisher’s version of the 4-3. If more coordinators weren’t so set on proving that their scheme is best they would learn a lot more and could make their own schemes more complex and innovative.

By: japmen

japmen — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:55:57 +0000

Wow, his minutes sure last a long time. I bet in his world, he is only 2 years old.

By: h1ndrix

h1ndrix — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:55:56 +0000

Can you say “Rob Ryan the new DC of New Orleans”? It’s probably going to happen since Payton said they’re going to a 3-4 front.

I personally can’t stand the guy and think he is overrated but that’s the one job I could see him being a good fit for. The Saints D is a defeated bunch lacking in both talent and attitude. Maybe Ryan’s blustery persona could give them some fire. It would probably be temporary but it couldn’t hurt.

By: novanation33

novanation33 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:52:05 +0000

Rob should let us know when the 5 minutes starts