Rams new coach,Steve Spagnuolo began the task of filling out his coaching staff Thursday by hiring Pat Shurmur as St. Louis' offensive coordinator and Ken Flajole as defensive coordinator. Shurmur, 43, has been an assistant for Philadelphia since 1999, the past seven years as quarterbacks coach. He was a finalist for the head coaching job at Michigan State, his alma mater, in 2006, before the job went to Mark Dantonio.
Shurmur was an all-conference center and team captain at Michigan State in the 1980s, then was an assistant coach for the Spartans for 10 seasons. He spent one season as offensive line coach at Stanford before joining the Eagles.As quarterbacks coach, he helped Donovan McNabb earn three of his five Pro Bowl berths.
Meanwhile,Flajole, 54, is a veteran NFL assistant who comes from Carolina, where he coached linebackers.
Flajole has been credited with developing several top-tier linebackers at Carolina, including Will Witherspoon, who has spent the past three seasons in St. Louis. Flajole began his career at Wenatchee (Wash.) Community College in 1973. His first NFL job was with Green Bay in 1998, and he coached in Seattle from 1999-2002 before joining Carolina in 2003. His collegiate coaching career included a stint at Missouri from 1989-93.
"Both of these coaches exemplify what we expressed at our news conference earlier this week,In addition, Pat and Ken are excellent teachers, which is what we are looking for in our staff. Both come from outstanding, successful organizations" said Spagnuolo, who was hired Saturday and introduced Monday.
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