one L of a ride

More than 24 hours since the Los Angeles Rams did the unthinkable, the smog settles and the traffic piles up (a regular Tuesday) in Los Angeles, but I remain in disbelief.

On the cusp of history, the organization that left the landlocked cold winters of St. Louis for the beaches and Botox of LA fired head coach Jeff Fisher on Monday.

No one will ever rock lady shades better

Tom Landry had the hat, Jon Gruden had the grimace, Bill Walsh had Joe Montana, John Madden had foot fungus commercials, and Fisher had his mustache and ladies sunglasses. With one more loss, the Culver City native would have had a piece of NFL history as well.

Following Sunday’s 42-14 blowout loss at “home” to the Atlanta Falcons, Fisher tied Dan Reeves for the most regular season losses by an NFL head coach (165). It took Reeves 357 games, while the man in the lady shades needed just 339 attempts. If we learned anything this year, it was that Rams ownership is heartless. Prying the team from its beloved fans in St. Louis, and moving it to Los Angeles so Angelinos could attend four games a year and give away their tickets for the remaining four. Why now, would anyone think after offering Fisher an extension just 8 days earlier it would let him join the ranks of the immortals?

My feet itched, and then they didn't. Boom!

He was 31-45-1 calling the shots for the Rams, missing the playoffs every year. In 22 seasons as a head coach, Jeff has just six winning seasons (all with the Titans) and one Super Bowl appearance. And get this…it was a loss…shocking….to the St. Louis Rams. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Fisher alienated Rams legend, Eric Dickerson, causing a protest by the Hall of Famer. The former head coach played quarterback musical chairs and it seemed like he had the record all but wrapped up. This was YEARS in the making.

 Not Norv Turner, not Marvin Lewis, not Marty Schottenheimer (with all those letters amazing not an L since he has so many as a coach), not Lovie Smith, BUT Jeff Fisher!! To top all of those men as THE BIGGEST LOSER IN NFL HISTORY…. that’s the stuff dreams are made of! Bill Belichick could go 0-16 with inflated or deflated balls for six straight season and still have a higher winning percentage than Fisher. (I’m guessing Jeff still wouldn’t know half the players on the Pats roster).

I mustache you a question...

Sadly, it’s not to be. Instead the Rams will hire Gruden or tempt Jim Harbaugh to leave college (again) with an intensity not known to mankind of course. While either of those hires might take time, the Rams will play this Thursday against the Seattle Seahawks and finish the season with a losing record to the surprise of 17 people. Meanwhile, Fisher will remain tied with Reeves. So close to history he can see it through his tinted shades and taste the champagne on his mustache without a coaching job in sight. Sure he’ll make seven million dollars (you read that correctly) this year and get three games off, but that record means more. His chances of attaining the mark seem slim, but there is one last glimmer of hope for the former 7^th round draft pick….

A match made in heaven.....