The Los Angeles Rams have a massive opening on their coaching staff
WOODLAND HILLS, Ca. The Los Angeles Rams will not enter next season with Mike LaFleur as offensive coordinator as LaFleur has taken the Arizona Cardinals head coaching job. Here are three options for the Rams as they search for LaFleur's replacement.
being named offensive coordinator is the next course of action. He was the Rams' pass game coordinator, is a brilliant offensive mind who has kept the Rams ahead of the offensive curve, and passed up being the head coach in waiting at Iowa State to work under Dec 7, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Imagesis qualified, has the respect of the building, and if the Rams don't elevate him, they'll burn a bridge they don't want to burn. Long story short is this. If the Rams want to contend for the Super Bowl next season, they need Scheelhaase to do so. Nuff said.While this would be the first season since 2010, outside of that one rebound year with USC in 2023 after getting fired by the Arizona Cardinals that Kingsbury wouldn't be a team's offensive play caller, being a McVay assistant would be the move that gets Kingsbury a head coaching job in 2027, something he hoped would happen this year with his return to the Washington Commanders. Jan 4, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on the sidelines against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Kingsbury would bring a diverse passing attack to the Rams, building upon what the Rams already have in place. However, the downside is that Kingsbury's success comes from his Air Raid offense, an offense that is effective in it's own right but is amplified with a mobile quarterback, something the Rams do not have.I know, I know and as wild as the thought may seem, Gruden wants to coach in the NFL again and Sean McVay's entire coaching career was built on his work with the Gruden's. Jon gave McVay his first coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and then Jon's brother Jay hired McVay to be an assistant on his arena league team. Former NFL Coach Jon Gruden have a laugh while attending an NFL training camp session ten at the Miller Electric Center, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. | Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images When the Commanders fired the Shanahans and hired Jay Gruden as head coach, Gruden kept McVay on the staff, promoting him to offensive coordinator before the Rams hired McVay as head coach so the ties run deep. McVay is great at passing but Gruden knows how to win via a strong rushing attack with a quarterback under center.Don't miss one major story related to your beloved Rams when you sign up for our 100% FREE newsletter that comes straight to your email with the latest news.Brock Vierra, a UNLV graduate, is the Los Angeles Rams Beat Writer On Sports Illustrated. He also works as a college football reporter for our On Sports Illustrated team.
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