Paul Boudreau Paul T . Boudreau ( born December 30 , 1949 ) is the current Offensive Line Coach for the NFL ' s St . Louis Rams . He has served as the offensive line coach for eight different NFL teams , one CFL team , and four NCAA teams . He has coached in the NFL since 1987 . This is his second stint with the Rams organization , having coached them in the 2006 and 2007 seasons . Biography . Early years . Raised in Arlington , Massachusetts , Boudreau played offensive line at Arlington High School . Boudreau attended Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown , New Jersey starting in 1967 , where he played offensive guard and defensive tackle . He received All - Prep honors from the Newark Star Ledger for the 1968 season , and graduated in 1969 . Boudreau was widely recruited , but returned to Massachusetts and played for Boston College under coach Joe Yukica as an offensive lineman from 1971 until his graduation in 1973 . Coaching career . Boudreau began his coaching career as an assistant at Oxford High School in Oxford , Massachusetts . He then joined his alma mater where he specialized as the offensive line coach from 1974 - 1975 . He continued as the offensive line coach at other colleges including the University of Maine ( 1976 – 78 ) , Dartmouth College ( 1979 – 81 ) , and the United States Naval Academy ( 1982 ) . He then joined the Edmonton Eskimos staff in the Canadian Football League and was the offensive line coordinator from 1983 - 1986 . Boudreau ' s first position in the NFL was with the New Orleans Saints . In his seven seasons with the Saints , his offensive line placed in the top three in fewest sacks allowed on four occasions . In 1992 , the Saints allowed a league - low 15 sacks . He then joined the Detroit Lions , under head coach Wayne Fontes , where his offensive line helped Barry Sanders rush for over 1 , 500 yards each season , and almost 5 , 000 yards total over three seasons . In the 1997 and 1998 seasons , Boudreau coached the offensive line for the New England Patriots under head coach Pete Carroll . Jimmy Johnson brought Boudreau to the Miami Dolphins for the 1999 season . Johnson eventually resigned in January 2000 and was replaced by assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt , but Boudreau remained on the staff . In July , at the age of 50 , Boudreau took a short medical leave of absence for kidney surgery . When he returned for the 2000 season , his offensive line allowed only 28 sacks , the fourth best in the NFL . In January 2001 , Boudreau joined the Carolina Panthers , whose previous offensive line coach Tony Wise coincidentally accepted Boudreau ' s job in Miami . The Panthers had previously allowed a season high 69 sacks . For the 2001 season , Boudreau ' s offensive line set a club record of 31 sacks , which ranked 11th in the NFL , although the Panthers still finished with a 1 - 15 record . In 2002 , the offensive line allowed 44 sacks , and the team finished 7 - 9 . When Panthers defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio became the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars , Boudreau followed and served as the offensive line coach from 2003 - 2005 ; he also reunited with offensive coordinator and former Saints colleague Carl Smith . In 2003 , his offensive line set a franchise record of 28 sacks allowed , ninth in the NFL , and running back Fred Taylor set a team rushing record of 1 , 572 yards . Scott Linehan brought Boudreau in as offensive line coach for the St . Louis Rams for the 2006 and 2007 seasons . In 2006 , his offensive line allowed running back Steven Jackson to rush a career best 1 , 528 yards . In 2008 , Boudreau became the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons under head coach Mike Smith . The Falcons drafted highly touted and former fellow Boston College Eagle , Matt Ryan . Boudreau ' s line assisted running back Michael Turner in attaining a career high 1 , 699 rushing yards . Although the Falcons had winning records of 11 - 5 , 9 - 7 , 13 - 3 , and 10 - 6 respectively , they failed to win a playoff game during this period , and Boudreau was released . For the 2012 season , Paul Boudreau returned to St . Louis as the offensive line coach , but under a new head coach , Jeff Fisher . The Rams finished the 2012 season with a record of 7 - 8 - 1 , with the tie coming against the eventual NFC champions and division rival , San Francisco 49ers . The 2013 season saw the Rams finish the season with a 7 - 9 record . Personal life . Paul Boudreau met his wife Joan in Boston College . They have two children . Paul F . Boudreau ( aka Paul Boudreau Jr . ) attended Boston College , and is also the current Assistant Special Teams Coach for the St . Louis Rams . Jill Boudreau is the mother of four children .