Rams coach Sean McVay is a student of the game. The young coach has made headlines for his memory recall of play-calls, and spends as much time as any coach in the league, if not more, digging through film.
But, if he ever gets to another Super Bowl, he might try to study a little bit less.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated (via the Los Angeles Times), McVay said he went overboard by analyzing every game the Patriots played last season, including the playoffs, and their previous two Super Bowls — a total of 20 games.
“You see stuff that worked in, say, Week Three, but you forget about the amount of stuff that’s taken place since Week Three,” McVay said. “You can watch so much film that you lose perspective.”
With two weeks to prepare for a game, over saturation is normal, and McVay said he fell victim to that prior to heading to Atlanta.
“I operated knowing I had another week,” McVay said. “That urgency to completely finalize the game plan wasn’t quite there, and that led to me watching so much film that you can almost water down your thought process. . . .
“You have so much time that you can over-prepare and get away from some of the things that helped you get there.”
McVay admitted after the game he was out-coached by Bill Belichick (though he surely isn't the only one) and in hindsight he says he wishes he’d have spent more time soaking up the experience, instead of grinding through so much game film.
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