If only Jeff Fisher could instill his combativeness in his team.
The Rams coach has become more abrasive in each of the last four weeks -- all losses -- that has transformed St. Louis from playoff contender to possible high draft position in 2016. The coach appears to be losing his mind as questions of his job security increase.
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His latest meltdown came after the Rams' 31-7 whipping at the hands of the Bengals on Sunday that lowered the Rams' record to 4-7 on the season, according to NFL.com.
Reporters, searching for reasons for St. Louis' rapid decline, apparently had the gall to ask Fisher whether the problem was an effort thing.
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"Anyone implies that it's an effort issue, they can kiss my ass," Fisher said. "There's no effort problems on this team. That's what happens when teams lose four in a row is people say it's effort. Come to practice, watch this team play and ask any other opponent or opposing coach. It's not an effort issue right now.
"It's execution. It's 70 percent offense and 30 percent defense. I'll leave (special) teams out of it. Our teams always play hard."
Fisher later walked out of the news conference as reporters were still asking questions.
As NFL.com added, Fisher may have forgotten one important piece of the execution - the coaching aspect. Fisher is 24-34-1 in his fourth season with the Rams. He's still 12 games over .500 for his career at 166-154-1, but St. Louis appears to be getting worse during his tenure.
The Rams were 7-8-1 his first year, 7-9, his second and 6-10 last year. The team needs to win two of its last five to avoid taking another step backward.
Fisher took exception to Vikings coach Mike Zimmer's insinuation that the Rams were a dirty team after cornerback Lamarcus Joyner knocked out Minnesota quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as Bridgewater was trying to slide down on a run late in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 21-18 overtime victory.
"I think a good a lesson to be learned from this is control your emotions immediately after the game and go back and look at the tape before you jump to conclusions," Fisher said to reporters after the game, according to Pro Football Talk.
He then got into a war of words with NBC analyst and former NFL player Rodney Harrison as NFL.com reported.
If Fisher is feeling heat over his job security, then his recent behavior isn't helping his cause
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