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The Los Angeles Rams appear to be breeding top football minds. Rams head coach Sean McVay has earned a reputation for his acute memory of offensive play-calling and scheming. But while L.A.’s offense is not quite the juggernaut it was in 2018, the defense has been prolific. As a result, defensive coordinator Brandon Staley is […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was frank in his praise for the performance of the Los Angeles Rams in the moments after Sean McVay’s squad defeated Belichick’s 24-3 last Thursday. In the video of the postgame embrace at midfield between the two head coaches, the six-time Super Bowl winner can be heard complimenting […]

Defense has been the name of the game for the Los Angeles Rams squad that has seen a significant resurgence in the 2020 NFL season. Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year in defensive end Aaron Donald along with three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey has been at the forefront of the team’s stifling defensive […]

The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay threw the New England Patriots for a loop on Thursday night. Enter Cam Akers. McVay abandoned his usual pass-heavy schemes in favor of a bruising rushing attack led by Cam Akers. The second-round pick had seen inconsistent usage for most of the year as part of […]

The Los Angeles Rams are trying to learn some valuable lessons from the past. Los Angeles is set to face off against the New England Patriots Thursday in a rematch of Super Bowl 53, when Bill Belichick’s defense held Sean McVay’s high-powered offense to just three points. Steve Wyche of NFL Network reported the Patriots’ […]

The New England Patriots will play their second game inside an empty SoFi Stadium of this week on Thursday in a Week 14 clash—and Super Bowl LIII rematch—with the Los Angeles Rams. Fresh off a 45-0 thrashing of the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday—the team’s fourth win in five games—the Patriots enter Week 14 at […]

Sunday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals is set to feature a highly-anticipated individual matchup between Jalen Ramsey and DeAndre Hopkins. If you ask Rams coach Sean McVay, though, he actually has other thoughts in mind. While the Ramsey vs. Hopkins narrative presents itself as one of the top cornerbacks […]

The Los Angeles Rams were be swept in their season series against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, in large part due to Jared Goff’s turnover woes. Following Sean McVay’s comments that called out Goff for not taking care of the ball, Goff responded to his coach’s criticism. “If he was lying, I’d feel differently […]

Jalen Ramsey noticeably had a limited role during Sunday’s game for the Los Angeles Rams and we now know why. While speaking to reporters on Monday, Sean McVay shared that Ramsey sustained a hip ailment during pre-game warmups against the San Francisco 49ers. “In warm-ups he had a little bit of a hip thing that […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has received a ton of criticism of late for his recent poor form, including that from his own coach, Sean McVay. Recently, the 34-year-old shot-caller was asked about the possibility of benching his star QB, and for his part, McVay provided a rather lengthy explanation about the current situation. […]

The Los Angeles Rams lost a tight one to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, 23-20. Rams coach Sean McVay was understandably not in a jovial mood following the loss, and the 34-year-old did not hesitate to call out quarterback Jared Goff for his performance on the evening. According to McVay, he fully expects his […]

It was new placekicker Matt Gay who saved the day on Monday night in the Los Angeles Rams’ visit to NFC South contenders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the game on the line and just over two minutes to play, the 26-year-old came up big and converted on a 40-yard field goal to put the Rams […]

The Los Angeles Rams have shown in recent years that they aren’t afraid to make notable moves ahead of the trade deadline. Despite showing an aggressive nature in previous seasons, Sean McVay doesn’t believe the Rams will make any noteworthy moves before the league’s trade deadline on Tuesday. “I don’t expect anything in the next […]

The Los Angeles Rams will seek to close out the first half of their 2020 season with a second straight win as they face the Miami Dolphins. Lining up against a rookie quarterback making his NFL debut in Tua Tagovailoa, Los Angeles is likely looking to capitalize against a team more concerned with its future, […]

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay isn’t pressing the panic button after their tough loss against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night in Week 6 of the NFL. The 24-16 defeat against their division rival served as a sort of wake-up call for the Rams before the season reaches its halfway point. But the […]

The Los Angeles Rams followed up their appearance in Super Bowl LIII with a disappointing 2019 campaign, finishing 9-7 and third place in the NFC West. This season has been better. Through five weeks, the Rams are 4-1 and rank fourth in overall DVOA, according to Football Outsiders. The turnaround can be partially attributed to […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers looks on track to return to the backfield. Rams head coach Sean McVay provided a positive update on Akers ahead of L.A.’s Week 5 matchup against the Washington Football Team. “Akers is looking good,” Rams coach Sean McVay told reporters on Thursday. “Unless he has a setback, he’ll […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said he spoke with Jalen Ramsey about the star cornerback’s fight with New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate on Sunday. Ramsey reportedly threw the first punch in the midfield brawl moments after the Rams 17-9 victory. McVay said he didn’t feel the need to discipline nor have […]

In the seconds after the game between the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams concluded, Giants wide receiver Golden Tate and Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey could be seen physically fighting around the 50-yard line before leaving the field, surrounded by players from both sides. Punches were thrown before coaches and teammates could intervene and […]

The NFL isn’t messing around when it comes to insisting the league’s head coaches wear face masks at all times during the 2020 season. The league already fined six head coaches — Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams), Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), Vic Fangio (Denver Broncos), Jon Gruden (Las Vegas Raiders), Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints), […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay has provided the first update on rookie running back Cam Akers, who went down with an injury on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles. One of many NFL players that suffered injuries in Week 2, Akers appears to have lucked out to some degree as it remains to […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers will remain out for the rest of the game following a rib injury against the Philadelphia Eagles. Akers was injured on the Rams opening drive of the game, leaving shortly afterwards. Rams RB Cam Akers (ribs) is out for the rest of the game. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) […]

If Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had some issues seeing the field through his foggy face mask in Week 1, it didn’t affect his play-calling. Reid’s COVID-protecting facemask went viral during the Chiefs’ opening night win on Thursday, Sept. 10, but the defending champions’ high-powered offense didn’t seem to miss a beat. Kansas […]

The big contracts of 2020 continue to pile on. Next up? Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods. That’s according to Rams head coach Sean McVay, who mentioned to reporters that he hopes to get a deal with Woods done soon. “Great to be able to get Cooper under contract, so happy for him,” McVay […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay wants QB Jared Goff to attack opposing defenses more aggressively, evidenced by one particularly play in the team’s Sunday night win over the Dallas Cowboys. On first down with 3:34 left in the game, Sean McVay called a play-action bootleg for Goff. The defenders bit on the fake, […]

The face covering of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was one of the biggest talking points of Thursday’s season opener, and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay took notice. Asked about his preferred face covering heading into the season, McVay took the chance to talk about Reid’s unique approach with the use […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is nothing but elated for his star defensive back Jalem Ramsey getting his huge contract. After a ton of offseason negotiation, Ramsey’s camp and the Rams’ front office were able to agree on a five-year, $105 million contract. This makes Ramsey the highest-paid defensive back in league history. […]

Many are wondering who the Los Angeles Rams insert as their No. 1 running back and Sean McVay is refusing to name a sole starter. Ahead of the team’s Week 1 bout against the Dallas Cowboys, McVay spoke about implementing a dynamic running back strategy. “I think as the season unfolds, that might give us […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been linked as a team that could pursue Leonard Fournette following his departure from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite the reports floating around, Sean McVay seemed to nix the rumors that the Rams could add Fournette, per ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry. Sean McVay says the Rams will not look into bringing in […]

After spending several seasons in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Los Angeles Rams are ready to move into their new home for the upcoming season. The newly-built SoFi Stadium will serve as the home turf for both the Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers starting in 2020. The Rams recently conducted their first practice […]

In 2014, quarterback Blake Bortles was a highly-touted prospect fresh from a three-year run with the UCF Knights. He was eventually selected as the third overall pick in that year’s NFL draft. After a one-year stay with the Los Angeles Rams, Bortles suddenly found himself in the middle of the desert without a team to […]

Kevin O’Connell is the new offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams; it’s crucial for him to be on the same page as Jared Goff. While the Rams have a new-look coaching staff, Sean McVay shared what the relationship is like between Goff and O’Connell early in training camp. “I think he’s just continuing to […]

Sean McVay is not a fan of port-a-potties. On the first episode of “Hard Knocks”, Los Angeles Rams head coach hilariously told his team not to poop in the port-a-potties. “Don’t be the guy that takes a s–t in the port-a-potties, alright?” McVay said. “I went in there, I about threw up, alright? Have a […]

ESPN explored all avenues when it came to assembling their new “Monday Night Football” crew before deciding on the trio of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick. It appears they had even done their due diligence on Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. According to Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, ESPN […]

With everything going on in the U.S. (and the world), this year’s training camp has been quite peculiar to say the least. For the Los Angeles Rams, the fact they’re one of two teams being filmed by HBO Sports’ “Hard Knocks” isn’t helping the cause. In fact, head coach Sean McVay isn’t too thrilled with […]

The Los Angeles Rams are looking to take a page out of the San Francisco 49ers playbook for the upcoming season. Rams head coach Sean McVay worked under 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan when they were both on Washington’s coaching staff. McVay realized that an offense that the 49ers are running can benefit his team […]

The NFL world is grappling with how to best handle health and safety protocols given the persistent public-health crisis that is COVID-19. For Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, that could mean postponing some events, via McVay’s appearance on podcast “The Helliepod”: “Something about it tells me that maybe there’s a chance that things […]

The dreaded coronavirus continues to pose a threat to everyone including the NFL players. The recent spike in positive cases in America involved Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth and his family. After having close contact with the veteran, Rams head coach Sean McVay underwent a coronavirus test as a precautionary measure as well. […]

Sean McVay has only been an NFL head coach for three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, but he is already widely renowned as one of the best football minds in the game. But how long can McVay actually keep this up? During an appearance on The MMQB Podcast this week, McVay made it abundantly […]