Rams bring in Tim Walton as defensive coordinator

The Rams have ended their search for a new defensive coordinator, they have hired 41-year old Tim Walton as their new defensive coordinator. Walton comes from the Detroit Lions, he was running the Lions secondary since the 2009 season. He's also coached fourteen years in college football, including stops at: Bowling Green, Louisiana State University, Memphis, Miami, and Syracuse. Walton has been coaching football since 1995, he was a defensive coordinator in college for Miami in 2007, and Memphis in 2008. During his college coaching career, Walton helped develop: Antrel Rolle, Brandon Meriweather, Corey Webster, Devin Hester, Idrees Bashir, Kelly Jennings, Kenny Phillips, LaRon Landry, and Michael Stone. Last season offseason, Walton almost joined Jeff Fisher's staff, but instead to stay with the Detroit Lions. Walton worked with current Rams assistant secondary coach Brandon Fisher (one of the sons of current Rams head coach Jeff Fisher) in 2011 on the Lions.

Before hiring Walton, the Rams interviewed three other people for their defensive coordinator position, those three people were: Dick Jauron, Rob Ryan, and Mike Singletary. Ryan left because it was figured out that he wanted to run the defense as a 3-4, when Fisher goes with a 4-3. Ryan later was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their new defensive coordinator, where he will run a 3-4 defense. Walton's name out of everyone seems to be the most interesting one, because of his background in coaching in college and developing players for the NFL. 

Walton also should have no trouble knowing the Rams defense, since he worked under Lions head coach  Jim Schwartz. Fisher and Schwartz pretty much run the same defensive scheme.  Fisher's staff includes three veteran coaches in: Chuck Cecil, Dave McGinnis, and Frank Bush, who can all help Walton out with the Rams defense. All three have been defensive coordinators in the NFL. Walton seems like he's a solid hire by the Rams. And who knows maybe in the future, Walton even becomes a head coach in the NFL.