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LOS ANGELES -- Jeff Fishers tenure in Los Angeles didnt last one full season.The Rams fired Fisher on Monday and elevated special teams coordinator John Fassel to interim coach. The Rams are 4-9 heading into Thursday nights game at NFC West-leading Seattle.Fisher had been the teams coach since 2012, and compiled a 31-45-1 record with the Rams. He oversaw the move from St. Louis to Los Angeles this past offseason.The lack of success on the field, capped by a 42-14 home rout by Atlanta on Sunday, spelled the end for Fisher, who is tied with Dan Reeves for most regular-season losses in NFL history with 165. Fisher has the lowest winning percentage (.512) among coaches with 130-plus losses.Los Angeles has scored a league-low 194 points this season.Making a decision such as this, especially during the season, is one of the most difficult in sports, Rams owner Stan Kroenke said.I have great respect for Jeff as a coach, person, father and friend. He has worked tirelessly despite some challenging circumstances. He played an integral role in helping this team make history in returning the NFL to Los Angeles, and we always will be grateful for his commitment and dedication to our organization.Fisher, 58, went 147-126 as coach of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and helped that franchise in its relocation. He led the Titans to the 1999 AFC championship.Long respected in league circles for his work on the NFLs competition committee, Fisher never found success -- or a franchise quarterback -- with the Rams, who went 7-8-1, 7-9, 6-10 and 7-9 in his four full seasons.They traded up for the first selection in this years draft and took Californias Jared Goff, but he rode the bench for much of the season behind journeyman Case Keenum as Los Angeles jumped out to a 3-1 start. Fisher finally turned to Goff in Week 11 and the Rams have dropped all four of his starts.Some of the performances the past few weeks have been a little bit more lopsided, said Kevin Demoff, the Rams executive vice president.I think thats what really tipped it. This is solely a performance-related issue. For the fans, for the players, for the coaches, for the organization we wanted to make sure games like (Sunday) didnt happen again.Kroenke said in his statement that this is the right time to make a change as our performance has not lived up to my or our fans expectations. We all are focused on improving as an organization and building a team that makes Los Angeles proud. Our mission is to celebrate a Super Bowl title with our fans in Los Angeles. Today is the first step to bringing us closer to that goal.Oddly, Kroenke gave Fisher a contract extension before the season, though it was not made public until recently.Now, that extension looks more like a bonus to Fisher for his role in aiding the organizations move to California than being any part of a plan for the teams future.Demoff would not commit on general manager Les Snead keeping his position, either.Starting today we are going to have a complete review of the entire organization. We sat down with Les, and again this team is not where it needs to be, he said.Fisher spoke to the team Monday before the firing was announced, and players reacted to his dismissal with a mix of guilt, frustration and anger.We didnt do enough for him, Goff said. Unfortunately, it falls on him, but us in the locker room blame ourselves and need to be better.The Rams barely had time to process the news before beginning preparations to play the Seahawks on a short week under Fassel.Fassel, 42, joined the Rams after spending the past three years as special teams coordinator in Oakland. He also has worked for the Ravens.He is the son of Jim Fassel, who coached the Giants to the 2000 NFC title.Attendance has been something of an issue at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which has a listed capacity of 93,607. Only in their home opener did they approach that number, and they drew 82,495 on Sunday.Thats still a high number, but their performance against Atlanta isnt likely to help sell more tickets for their remaining two home games.But Demoff said the timing of Fishers dismissal had nothing to do with appeasing the frustrated fan base.The best marketing is winning, Demoff said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Air Jordan From China .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Clearance Nike Shoes .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. http://www.cheapshoesnikechina.com/ . 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