Rams Fire Offensive Coordinator Frank Cignetti Ahead Of Matchup With Lions
R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams, next to last in offense in the NFL, have fired offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti.
Rob Boras, assistant head coach/offense and tight ends coach, will take over the coordinating duties.
St. Louis (4-8) has lost five in a row and had a season low for points in a 27-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Before the skid, the franchise had a winning record in November for the first time since 2006.
Both the 45-year-old Boras and the 50-year-old Cignetti had been with Jeff Fisher since the head coach was hired in 2012.
Cignetti was quarterbacks coach for three seasons and was promoted to offensive coordinator in February after Brian Schottenheimer became offensive coordinator at Georgia.
"We thank Frank for his hard work and dedication over the past four years," Fisher said in a release. "We wish him the best moving forward."
The Rams are last in the NFL in passing and last in third-down conversions with a success rate of just 24.5 percent. They've been hard-hit by injuries on the offensive line after beginning the season with the youngest group in the league, with five rookies getting starts.
St. Louis was held to 212 yards and nine first downs Sunday, and was 1 for 12 on third-down conversions. It's been held to single-digit scoring three times this season.
Fisher announced Sunday that backup Case Keenum, who was cleared from a concussion in time to serve as the backup against the Cardinals, will start this week against Detroit at home. Nick Foles has been a bust with just seven touchdown passes to go with 10 interceptions, including four the last two weeks when he returned to the starting job after Keenum was injured.
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