-As you probably know by now, coach Scott Linehan did not return to Mobile for the rest of the week after departing to attend the funeral service for Georgia Frontiere. Linehan will have access to plenty of practice tape on each player when he returns to St. Louis.

-In the meantime, the complications from the funeral service have left the search for an offensive coordinator in a holding pattern. Nothing has changed in terms of the candidates and nobody knows for sure when it will come to an end. Perhaps by early next week or even over the weekend, the Rams will have an offensive coordinator in place. Ditto the secondary coach position.

-Greg Olson has officially made the move to Tampa Bay as the quarterbacks coach. Wayne Moses is the new running backs coach at UCLA.

-It was hard to take too much from Thursday’s practices as the rain made things difficult and all of the players were wearing shells. The rain certainly didn’t help any of the wide receivers, who all seemed to have trouble hanging on to the ball.

-One receiver who continues to make a strong impression is Kansas State’s Jordy Nelson. Nelson has plenty of speed and is better running routes than his previous reputation. He’s a fast riser.

-South Florida’s Ben Moffitt reminds me of Rams linebacker Tim McGarigle. He’s always around the ball and he can plug holes in a straight line.

-Maryland defensive tackle Dre Moore is an interesting prospect. He is raw, but boy is he strong and he has quite the motor.

-Michigan quarterback Chad Henne is certainly the best quarterback here and he continues to throw the ball well, even with the wet balls in Thursday’s morning practice.

-Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco has a really strong arm and has good mobility. I’m not sure he’s accurate enough, though. He looked better as the week went on.

-USC tight end Fred Davis did not participate Thursday morning. Michigan State’s Kellen Davis is a specimen and he looked pretty solid most of the week. Missouri’s Martin Rucker, meanwhile, has drastically improved his in line blocking throughout the week and is making a comeback in the eyes of scouts. He will need to excel in that are in Saturday’s game to solidify himself in the second to third round range.

-That’s all for today, not much going on as team personnel leave and practices were limited. I’ll be returning to St. Louis in the next day or so, but keep an eye out for more Nick’s Note and mailbags as the offseason continues, including live chats from Indianapolis and the scouting combine in February.

Any opinions expressed in Nick's Notes are those of Senior Writer Nick Wagoner and do not necessarily represent those of the St. Louis Rams.