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5 coaches Rams could replace Jeff Fisher with

By Phillip Barnard

ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 1: Head coach Jeff Fisher of the St. Louis Rams watches from the sideline in the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at the Edward Jones Dome on November 1, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 1: Head coach Jeff Fisher of the St. Louis Rams watches from the sideline in the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at the Edward Jones Dome on November 1, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and now ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Jon Gruden looks on during pre-game warm ups before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 18, 2012 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and now ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Jon Gruden looks on during pre-game warm ups before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 18, 2012 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

4. Jon Gruden

Now before you start laughing at the thought of Jon Gruden as head coach, he did have some monumental success while he was in charge. His best work was done while overseeing the Oakland Raiders. A team that is doing very well in 2016, is similar to what he did with them back in 1998 and 1999.

Gruden took a Raiders team that was struggling at the bottom of the AFC West, and watched them soar to the top of the division. They made the playoffs three consecutive years while he was with them. In 2000, they finished 12-4 en route to their best season in a decade.

After a 40-28 record during his tenure with the Raiders, he took his coaching resume to Tampa Bay to be the with the Buccaneers. Again, he took a struggling team and lifted them to a 12-4 season. His first year there, he led them to the promised land of becoming Super Bowl XXXVII champions. He took the Bucs to the playoffs in two other seasons, losing efforts against the Redskins and Giants in respective Wild Card games.

There was only one season in his seven years in Tampa that he finished lower than third place, and compiled a 57-55 record while there. Since his departure, he has gone on to become an analyst with ESPN. But luring him out of retirement could be what the Rams need to turn things around.

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