Jeff Fisher Jeffrey Michael Fisher ( born February 25 , 1958 ) is currently the head coach of the St . Louis Rams and was previously the head coach of the Tennessee Titans , and has a career record of 150 – 128 – 1 as a head coach . Early life . A native of Southern California , Fisher starred as a high school All - America wide receiver at Taft High School in Woodland Hills . Playing career . Fisher later went on to star at USC , under coach John Robinson . During his collegiate career ( 1977 – 80 ) , he played alongside such defensive stars as Ronnie Lott , Dennis Smith , and Joey Browner . Fisher ' s USC teammates also included star offensive lineman Bruce Matthews , whom he would coach years later with the Oilers and Titans . Fisher and the Trojans won a national championship during the 1978 season , and in 1980 he was honored as a Pac - 10 All - Academic selection . Fisher was drafted in the 7th round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears . He appeared in 49 games as a defensive back and return specialist in his five seasons with the Bears . He earned a Super Bowl ring after Chicago ’ s 1985 Super Bowl season , despite spending the year on injured reserve with an ankle injury that prematurely ended his playing career . In 1983 , Fisher had suffered a broken leg on a punt return when he was tackled by then - Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Cowher , the future head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers . Coincidentally the two became rivals as head coaches beginning in the AFC Central in 1995 ; Fisher ' s Oilers / Titans squads came out with an 11 – 7 record against Cowher ' s Steelers . Early coaching career . During 1985 , Fisher used his time on the Bears ' injured reserve to assist defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan . After the Bears won the Super Bowl that season , Ryan was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Fisher joined as a defensive backs coach . In 1988 , Fisher was promoted to defensive coordinator at age 30 , the youngest such coach in the league . The 1989 Eagles defense led the NFL in interceptions ( 30 ) and sacks ( 62 ) . The 1990 squad led the league in rushing defense and finished second in sacks . In 1991 , Fisher was hired as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams , which reunited him with his college coach John Robinson . The next two seasons , he served as the defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers . These years as an assistant to George Seifert placed Fisher in the Bill Walsh coaching tree . On February 9 , 1994 , Fisher again became a defensive coordinator , this time for the Houston Oilers under Jack Pardee . Fisher had succeeded Ryan , who left the post to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals . Head coach . Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans . On November 14 , 1994 , Pardee was fired , and Fisher was promoted to replace him for the last six games of the season . The Oilers retained Fisher as head coach , and the Oilers drafted quarterback Steve McNair in the 1995 NFL Draft . The new coach did not disappoint , leading the team to a 7 – 9 record in 1995 , tied for second place in the division . The following year the Oilers added Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George , and they achieved an 8 – 8 record . However , an inability to get a new stadium deal in Houston caused owner Bud Adams to relocate the team to Tennessee for the 1997 season . In the team ' s first two seasons in Tennessee the Oilers compiled a record of 16 – 16 . In 1998 , the team ' s home games moved from Memphis to Nashville . In the 1999 season , which saw the renaming of the team to the Tennessee Titans , the Titans finished with a 13 – 3 regular season record , going all the way to Super Bowl XXXIV , in part due to the Music City Miracle . There the team fell to the St . Louis Rams , 23 – 16 ; wideout Kevin Dyson was tackled one yard short of the end zone with no time remaining , in what became known as " The Tackle " . Tennessee achieved the same record the next year , but were defeated in the AFC playoffs by the Baltimore Ravens who would go on to win Super Bowl XXXV . The 2001 season was a disappointing one for the Titans , as they could only muster a 7 – 9 showing . The beginning of the next season proved to be even worse , with the franchise starting off with a 1 – 4 record . Following one home loss , owner Bud Adams made the comment to reporters that perhaps the Titans " were getting outcoached . " This provided a spark the team needed , and they finished the season with a 11 – 5 record and made it to the AFC Championship Game . The 2003 season saw more success , with yet another trip to the playoffs and McNair winning the League MVP award . Again , they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions , the New England Patriots , but the team ' s progress did not go unnoticed . The 2004 season , however , was plagued by injuries from the start , and Fisher ' s worst record as head coach ( 4 – 12 ) was the result . Following the season , many veteran players ( such as Samari Rolle and Derrick Mason ) were cut in an effort to comply with the strict salary cap . The relative youth of the team resulted in a disappointing 2005 season as well . Before the 2005 season , Fisher hired Norm Chow out of USC to be his offensive coordinator . In 2006 , the Titans finished a better - than - expected 8 – 8 . Quarterback Steve McNair was traded to the Baltimore Ravens and Vince Young was drafted , but began the season as backup to Billy Volek and Kerry Collins . The season began slowly at 0 – 3 before Volek was replaced by Kerry Collins and , later , Young . The team ultimately started 2 – 7 , but following a 27 – 26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and McNair , the Titans erupted to win six straight games under Young , including a 24 - point rally to beat the Giants . With this promising record the Titans exercised their right to extend his contract by a year , keeping him as the head coach through the 2007 NFL season season . In 2007 , he led the Titans to a 10 – 6 record and made the AFC playoffs as the 6th seed , but lost in the opening round to the San Diego Chargers . In 2008 , Fisher led the Titans to a 10 – 0 undefeated streak only to be upset by Brett Favre and the New York Jets midway through the 2008 season . The Titans finished 13 – 3 and secured the number 1 seed in the AFC , yet lost in the second round of the 2008 NFL Playoffs to the Baltimore Ravens . In 2009 the Titans lost in overtime to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season ' s opening game . The loss began a six - game slide that reached its nadir in a 59 – 0 slaughter by the New England Patriots . Collins , at the public recommendation of Titans owner Bud Adams , was benched and replaced by Young ; the Titans responded by winning eight of their next ten games , highlighted by a dramatic comeback victory over the Arizona Cardinals , a season - ending comeback against the Seattle Seahawks , and a hard - fought overtime win over the Miami Dolphins . Highlighting this season was the play of running back Chris Johnson ; in his second year of professional football ( he ' d been drafted 24th in the 2008 NFL Draft ) Johnson broke Marshall Faulk ' s record of total yards from scrimmage with 2 , 509 , becoming the sixth back in NFL history to rush over 2000 yards . On January 27 , 2011 , it was formally announced that Fisher and the Titans had mutually - agreed to part ways following a buy - out of one remaining season on Fisher ' s contract . At more than 16 full seasons , Fisher had been the longest - tenured NFL head coach with one team among active head coaches . Jeff Fisher coached teams have been referred to as aggressive , edgy , chippy and dirty . St . Louis Rams . After a season off in 2011 , Fisher agreed to become the head coach of the St . Louis Rams for the 2012 season . Coincidentally , Fisher ' s Titans lost to the Rams back in Super Bowl XXXIV . He ended up with a 7 – 8 – 1 record improving the rams by 5 wins and they were competitive in every game Head coaching record . Competition committee . Fisher is Co - Chair of the NFL competition committee along with Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Jeff Fisher has served : Assistant coaches under Jeff Fisher who have become NFL head coaches : After Fisher ' s tutelage , Williams , Schwartz , and Munchak have cumulatively posted 52 wins and 84 losses , or a winning percentage of approximately 38 . 2 % . Personal . Fisher has three children . One son , Brandon , played linebacker for the University of Montana . In May 2011 , the Detroit Lions added Brandon as an assistant to the Lion ' s defensive coaching staff . Another son , Trent , is currently a defensive back for Auburn University .