Former Rams head coach Jeff Fisher had zero winning season and was fired. Jon Gruden leads the list of candidates to replace him.

With a new stadium in the works, the Los Angeles Rams needed a change of culture within the leadership. Here are some replacement coaches.

1. Jon Gruden (NFL Analyst, ESPN)

The ESPN analyst became the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl in 2003. It was his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has an impressive mind for football and is a bit of an offensive guru, which is exactly what the Rams need.

ABC’s Lisa Salters recently said Gruden should win “analyst of the year every year.”

Gruden is a sought-after coach as well. When Charlie Strong was fired at Texas, rumors recently circulated that the Longhorns wanted to hire Gruden. Instead, Houston coach Tom Herman got the coveted job.

While he is under contract with ESPN until 2021, many have speculated he could leave his post for the NFL.

In fact, he even said he could win games with Tim Tebow as his quarterback (via For The Win).

2. Jim Harbaugh (Head Coach, Michigan Football)

The rumor has some legs. While on Colin Cowherd’s FS1 show, MMQB‘s Albert Breer said that Harbaugh to the Rams is a “very real possibility.”

Harbaugh, however, would be somewhat a wild card and an unexpected candidate to return to the NFL after just two seasons with Michigan.

Let’s not forget Harbaugh coached the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013 and then a 12-win season following. Harbaugh would be a home-run hire for the Rams if they could somehow pull it off.

3. Kyle Shanahan (Offensive Coordinator, Atlanta Falcons)

The Atlanta Falcons lead the NFL in scoring this season with 32 points per game. The Rams rank last with 14.9. This hire would be a real change of pace.

Not only is Shanahan the offensive coordinator of the best scheme in the league right now, but he also has a history with football in Los Angeles. He was a graduate assistant at UCLA in 2003. His father, Mike Shanahan, was head coach for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988.

Shanahan, who played wide receiver at Texas, was also an assistant coach under Gruden with Tampa Bay in 2004.

He has served as an offensive coordinator since 2008 and would be a splashy hire for the Rams as his first head coaching job.

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4. Josh McDaniels (Offensive Coordinator, New England Patriots)

McDaniels didn’t exactly thrive in his first tenure as a head coach in the NFL. But he’s running laps around the league as the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.

The Patriots average 387 yards per game this season — compare this with the 299 that the Rams currently average, which ranks 2nd-worst in the NFL.

As the offensive coordinator for Bill Belichick, the Patriots have consistently ended the season top four in scoring. McDaniels also called the plays when the team went 16-0 in 2007.

It would be a shock for the Rams to hire McDaniels, however, considering his most recent tenure with the team. When he was the offensive coordinator in 2011, St. Louis ranked last in the league in scoring with just 12.1 points per game.

5. David Shaw (Head Coach, Stanford)

Shaw is 62-17 since taking over as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal when Jim Harbaugh left in 2011. He won two Rose Bowl titles and three Pac-12 Coach of the Year Awards during his tenure there.

It seems Shaw has no interest in leaving his alma mater for an NFL gig (via ESPN). He’s maintained that attitude for as long as he’s been on record when asked the question.

Recent college coaches (e.g. Nick Saban for Miami and Chip Kelly for San Francisco and Philadelphia) have not fared well in the league. But expect Shaw to perform better — if he ever chose to make the leap.

6. Hue Jackson (Head Coach, Cleveland Browns)

It’s unlikely the Browns fire Jackson after one year with Cleveland. But the team is winless and if the Rams came calling, Jackson would answer the phone. Jackson is from Los Angeles and was the USC offensive coordinator there from 1997 until 2000.

He was also the offensive coordinator for the Bengals until last season. When he led them, the team was ranked No. 7 in the NFL for scoring in 2015 before Jackson got the job in Cleveland. This season, Jackson has remained vocal as his own biggest critic (via Browns.com).

Jackson was also in consideration for the New York Giants gig but turned it down for Cleveland. If Los Angeles offers a job, however, he would have many reasons to leave the Browns for a hometown gig.

7. Teryl Austin (Defensive Coordinator, Detroit Lions)

Most of the candidates to replace Fisher are offense-minded, considering the Rams have struggled to score this season. But Austin would maintain the Los Angeles success on defense.

Austin reportedly had two “legitimate” interviews to become a head coach last season. Lions head coach Jim Caldwell thinks Austin will absolutely land a gig in the NFL (via ESPN).

He has a reputation as a motivator and a good strategic coach. The 51-year-old is due for a job in the league and Los Angeles would be a fantastic place to start.

8. Norv Turner (Former NFL Head Coach)

Turner unexpectedly stepped down as the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings earlier this season. But according to NFL.com, he’d consider a return to the NFL.

The veteran has some coaching roots in Los Angeles. He coached at USC from 1981 until 1984; his final season he was their offensive coordinator. Turner was the wide receivers coach for the Rams from 1985 until 1990.

He was last an NFL coach from 2007 until 2012 with the San Diego Chargers. They ranked No. 6 in scoring in 2011, No. 2 in scoring in 2010, No. 4 in 2009 and No. 3 in 2008.