Smooth Lemon

With the St. Louis Rams mired in one of the worst seasons in franchise history, speculation is running high in league circles as to whether coach Scott Linehan will make it to the end of the year.

The team is 0-6, and losing badly. The offense is sputtering even worse under Gus Frerotte than it did with Marc Bulger taking the snaps.

The thinking in some circles is that Linehan will make it until the end of the season, due in part to the fact that the decision to yank Bulger came from upstairs. Per a league source, persons higher than Linehan in the club feared that Bulger (who was playing with broken ribs) was at unnecessary risk of significant injury if he hadn't been removed.

As a result, Linehan is likely to be held less accountable for the team's ongoing struggles than he would have been if the decision to bench Bulger had been made by the head coach.

After the season, however, all bets are off -- and Linehan is now regarded as being likely to be fired, barring the kind of turnaround that this team simply doesn't seem to be capable of generating.

Still, we don't rule out Linehan getting a horn in the hiney, especially with the bye coming up in just two weeks.

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RoyWilliams

Hard to blame him when your missing your stud LT, RB, and QB. But it always falls on the coaches backs.

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STLFan

It is not all Linehans fault, but he is not a good coach. Bring in Cowher PLEASE!!!!!!!

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