By Nick Wagoner

Senior Writer

With a pair of coaching changes in the offing and potentially more on the way, the league office decided against extending an invite to the Rams coaching staff for the Jan. 26 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

Although the Rams finished with the second-worst record in the NFL at 3-13, it apparently wasn’t enough to garner an invite to Mobile for an up close look at some of the nation’s top seniors in preparation for the 2008 NFL Draft.

According to Senior Bowl officials, the coaching staffs for the game are not chosen based solely on which teams have the worst record. That choice is completely at the discretion of the league office.

Despite interest from the Rams coaching staff in working the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala in two weeks, the league office decided to pass on the St. Louis staff because of the coaching changes that have already been made and more that could be coming.

In this case, the league opted for San Francisco and Oakland, two staffs that also have some unrest.

Last week, Rams coach Scott Linehan expressed his interest in coaching one of the teams, but said nothing was certain.

“It certainly interests me,” Linehan said. “We are in that position for obvious reasons. There are a lot of factors that factor into that as well. It doesn’t necessarily always go to the person with the records we have compared to other teams. They wait about a week once the regular season is over to decide.”

But just because they won’t be coaching doesn’t mean the Rams won’t be in Mobile full force. The Senior Bowl is often regarded as a glorified job fair and it’s entirely possible the Rams will be making some of the coaching changes while in Alabama.

In addition, be sure to stay tuned to stlouisrams.com for complete, week long coverage from the Senior Bowl including daily updates, features and live chats.