Funny how Linehan didn't have these troubles with most of his other quarterbacks. Just the sucky ones.
LOL....Yea it is funny how you apparently pulled this out the air. You may wanna research this a bit...
NFL coaching career[edit]
Linehan took his first
NFL job as the offensive coordinator/ wide receivers coach with the
Minnesota Vikings in
2002. After three seasons in Minneapolis, Linehan served in a similar capacity with the
Miami Dolphins in
2005 under
Nick Saban, then was hired as
head coach by the
St. Louis Rams on January 19,
2006.
[18]
Linehan inherited a team in transition. Most of the Rams' stars from earlier in the decade had gone elsewhere, and those who were still there had noticeably lost a step. Nonetheless, Linehan's tenure started out on a promising note, as the Rams went 4–2 in their first six games. However, a four-game losing streak in October and November effectively ended any chance of making the playoffs. Despite this slump, the NFC West was so weak that year that while they finished 8–8, missing the division title by a single game. However, the Rams regressed to 3–13 in his second season. Years of questionable draft and free-agent acquisitions caught up with the team, and the season degenerated into a fiasco due to a rash of injuries to the offensive line. The season was also marked by disputes with star players such as
Steven Jackson,
Torry Holt, and, most notoriously, quarterback
Marc Bulger. Holt and Jackson openly feuded with Linehan on the sidelines during games. The easygoing Linehan didn't discipline them, leading to criticism that he wasn't willing to assert his authority.
The bottom fell out in
2008. After an 0–3 start in which the Rams were outscored 116–29, a significant departure from the days of "
The Greatest Show on Turf", Linehan benched Bulger in favor of
Trent Green for their game against the
Buffalo Bills. The move did not work; the Rams lost 35–14 after allowing 25 unanswered points in the second half. Linehan was fired hours later, tallying an 11–25 record in his 36 games as head coach.
On January 9, 2009, Linehan interviewed with the
San Francisco 49ers as a candidate for the open
offensive coordinator position.
Linehan was announced as the offensive coordinator of the
Detroit Lions on January 23,
2009, by new head coach
Jim Schwartz.
[4] On December 30,
2013, Linehan was relieved of his duties as the
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator following the firing of Lions head coach
Jim Schwartz.
