Rams' relocation to L.A. is probably why Jeff Fisher still has a job

Jeff Fisher is not a good NFL coach.

His record over the 21 years he's held the position proves it. Only six times has Fisher's team finished with a winning record.

In a world where coaches are routinely fired after only one sub-par season, Fisher's continued employment is one of the NFL's great mysteries.

Until you consider Tuesday's news.

The Rams are relocating from St. Louis to Los Angeles and Fisher is the ideal coach to guide them through the process because he's already done it once.

Fisher was head coach of the Houston Oilers when they relocated to become the Tennessee Titans in 1997, which means he's already dealt with the myriad issues related to moving players, staff, equipment, and establishing new practices suited to the team's new environment.

Fisher's Titans went 8-8 in their first two seasons, when they were known as the Tennessee Oilers and played at Vanderbilt Stadium. They then went 13-3 and all the way to the Super Bowl in their first season as the Titans, playing at the brand-new Nissan Stadium (then called the Adelphia Coliseum).

It's hard to have a smoother move than that.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has been angling for years to relocate his team to Los Angeles, which likely explains his patience for Fisher's continued mediocrity.

Now that the move is official, Fisher's unique experience will pay off in short order.

With the Rams all but guaranteed to host the Super Bowl in 2020 and Kroenke surely wanting his team to play in it, don't be surprised if Fisher is cast aside for a more capable coach as soon as the last of the moving boxes is unpacked.