The bottom line is scoring points.
Fisher's teams don't score enough of them.
And that's been the case for a a while now _ long before Schottenheimer became Fisher's OC.
When I talk about points, I'm referring to points scored by the offense. It doesn't include points scored by the team's defense or special teams.
Here you go:
* Fisher's offenses have met or exceeded the league average for points scored in only three of his last nine seasons as a HC.
* Fisher hasn't had an offense ranked better better than 12th in points scored since 2003.
* Over his last 10 seasons, here's the yearly league ranking for Fisher's offense in points scored: 13th ... 23rd ... 25th ... 21st ... 12th ... 16th ... 16th ... 28th... 22nd ... 23rd.
* Fisher's offense (Titans, then Rams) has scored at the average level for playoff teams only three times in his 19 seasons _ and only once during the last 14 seasons.
* To elaborate on that "playoff team" statistic, let's take a look at Fisher's offenses in STL to see how they measure up. It gives you a good idea of how badly the Rams are lagging behind playoff-caliber offenses.
In 2012, the 12 playoff teams averaged 385 points on offense. The Rams offense posted 261 points.
In 2013, playoff teams averaged 401 points; the Rams offense put up 304 points.
In 2014, playoff teams averaged 385 points; the Rams "O" scored 289.
