The St. Louis Rams have hired former Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to the same position, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Ryan was fired Jan. 8 after the Cowboys ranked 19th in total defense, but gave up the nine-most points in the NFL. His comments after being fired turned to be somewhat prescient.
"I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com. "I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like five minutes."
Ryan will inherit a defense that did not have a true defensive coordinator following Gregg Williams’ year-long suspension for his role as an assistant coach in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. Williams will not be with the team in 2013.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher has history with the Ryan family. He played under Rob’s father, Buddy, as a defensive back in Chicago. Fisher also served as the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive coordinator for three seasons under Ryan, and for two others as a defensive backs coach.
source: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013-01-25/rob-ryan-new-rams-defensive-coordinator-hired-former-cowboys-jeff-fisher
Ryan was fired Jan. 8 after the Cowboys ranked 19th in total defense, but gave up the nine-most points in the NFL. His comments after being fired turned to be somewhat prescient.
"I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com. "I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like five minutes."
Ryan will inherit a defense that did not have a true defensive coordinator following Gregg Williams’ year-long suspension for his role as an assistant coach in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. Williams will not be with the team in 2013.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher has history with the Ryan family. He played under Rob’s father, Buddy, as a defensive back in Chicago. Fisher also served as the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive coordinator for three seasons under Ryan, and for two others as a defensive backs coach.
source: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013-01-25/rob-ryan-new-rams-defensive-coordinator-hired-former-cowboys-jeff-fisher
