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For a two-game stretch after the Rams dismissed Scott Linehan one month into the 2008 season, it appeared that ditching the “interim” in interim coach Jim Haslett’s title was a mere formality. Haslett’s Rams won their first two games under his direction, the apex of a St. Louis season that began with four losses and the firing of Linehan and ended with a 10-game losing streak that sent the Rams looking for help outside the organization.
That help arrived in the person of Steve Spagnuolo, longtime Eagles assistant and defensive coordinator for the Giants for two years before heading to St. Louis. And because Spagnuolo’s experience and expertise lie on the defensive side of the ball—where the Rams, who finished 28th in yards allowed and 31st in points allowed, need plenty of help—he’s entrusting the offense to first-time coordinator Pat Shurmur.
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