Jeff Fisher is 27-36-1 with the Rams, but he's reportedly in talks for a new deal
Fisher hasn't had a winning season since joining the Rams in 2012
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Ryan Wilson
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It's reasonable to think that if the Rams fall flat in 2016, coach Jeff Fisher, who was hired in 2012 and never had a winning season, could be out of a job. Turns out, that 27-36-1 record isn't a deterrent for a possible Fisher contract extension, according to ESPN.com's Nick Wagoner.
If this sounds familiar, it should; in March, there was a similar report though, as Wagoner tweets, "nothing is official yet."
It's unclear why the Rams want to keep Fisher. Coaches are fired every year for accomplishing more. In addition to four straight losing seasons and not sniffing the playoffs, Fisher's teams have a .430 winning percentage, 26th in the league since 2012. Just as depressing: The Rams' point differential from 2012-2015 is -145 (it's been negative each season), and that ranks 25th in the league.
There's more:
Jeff Fisher has been paid $28 million through his first 4 seasons in St. Louis, and has won 27 games.
— Chris Hrabe (@chrabe) January 4, 2016
And even more, courtesy of CBSSports.com's Sean Wagner-McGough, who wrote about Fisher in January:
- He hasn't won more than eight games in a season since 2008
- He hasn't won a playoff game since 2003
- He's getting paid $7 million a year but hasn't won more than seven games in a season with the Rams
Fisher is in the final year of his current deal, and his $7 million salary ranks fourth behind only Sean Payton, Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick. One of these things is not like the other. But who knows, maybe giving up the farm to draft Jared Goff will finally get things back on track for Fisher and the Rams.
