EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Before ultimately opting to go with in-house option Frank Cignetti as his new offensive coordinator, St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher had a few phone conversations with Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase.
Gase was one of last year's top coaching candidates, earning a variety of interviews for head-coaching jobs and coordinator positions around the league. He very nearly landed the head-coaching job in San Francisco and was considered for other head jobs in Atlanta and even Chicago. Ultimately, some teams believed that Gase wasn't quite ready to sit in the No.