The Facts:
League sources confirmed that Linehan, the Dolphins' offensive coordinator, is the choice of an organization that Wednesday completed its second round of interviews by consulting with Chicago defensive coordinator Ron Rivera. Linehan and San Diego offensive coordinator Cam Cameron had their second interviews earlier. An announcement is likely to be made by Friday and no later than Monday
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Originally, the Rams were expected to hire a defensive assistant. But the more club executives tossed around the idea the more they decided an offensive head coach might be the ticket -- largely because they believed they could straighten out the league's 30th-ranked defense by choosing a candidate from a reservoir deep with solid defensive coordinators.
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