Sean McVay Articles - Page 7

When Sean McVay and Les Snead made the decision to pull the trigger on a trade for Matthew Stafford before the 2021 NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams were in a very different place. They’d more or less reached their ceiling with Jared Goff, which was fairly high but wasn’t the Super Bowl, and wanted […]

When news broke that Sean McVay was going to rest Matthew Stafford and many of his starters in Week 18 ahead of the playoffs, it ruffled a few feathers around the City of Angles. Now sure, technically, the Rams are more likely than not going to have the three seed come Wildcard weekend, but if […]

When Jimmy Garoppolo decided to sign with the Los Angeles Rams to backup Matthew Stafford instead of pursuing another season as a spot-up starter for a team needing a bridge quarterback like the Minnesota Vikings, the Las Vegas Raiders, or the team that drafted him, the New England Patriots, it turned heads around the NFL. […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been one of the most resilient teams in the NFL in 2024. LA got off to a rough start this season, losing in Week 1 and suffering an injury to Puka Nacua. Despite that and other challenges, the Rams are now 10-6 heading into Week 18 and have clinched the […]

After defeating the Arizona Cardinals, 13-9, it was a great performance from the Los Angeles Rams defense that picked off quarterback Kyler Murray two times, but the second was the most important. Though the Rams made way for tight end Trey McBride to have an outstanding game, defensive back Ahkello Witherspoon would record the game-sealing […]

With their 13-9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17, the Los Angeles Rams won their fifth-straight game and moved to 10-6 on the season. But as the NFC West title comes into view, playoff glory wasn’t always in the Rams’ destiny. Los Angeles started their season with a 1-4 record. They dealt with […]

The Los Angeles Rams have watched other NFL teams pluck from the Sean McVay coaching tree lately. Former McVay assistants have become head coaches. Matt LaFleur, Zac Taylor, Kevin O’Connell, and Raheem Morris come to mind. But even other members of McVay’s staff emerge as hot commodities for coordinator jobs. One such name surfaced Saturday […]

As a general rule, Matthew Stafford is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Now, sure, he doesn’t have the generational stats, the incredible accolades, or even the perception around the NFL as an all-time signal caller. But when push comes to shove, and the Los Angeles Rams need someone to step up in […]

The Los Angeles Rams have caught fire during this push for the NFC West title. The Rams’ stellar offensive line play is a major reason behind the surge to 9-6. But a new dilemma surfaced Thursday. Key pass protector and captain Rob Havenstein suffered a shoulder ailment, head coach Sean McVay revealed. Havenstein sustained the […]

The Los Angeles Rams solidified their hold on the NFC West after Week 16 with a win over the New York Jets, maintaining the top spot in a division that has been in constant flux all season. With the regular season winding down, the Rams appear to have taken control at just the right time. […]

When news broke that Aaron Donald was going to retire from the NFL after a decade of borderline unparalleled dominance, it created a massive problem for Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams. Sure, they had multiple quality players on the roster already in Byron Young, Bobby Brown III, and Kobie Turner, and added a […]

For the first time since 2020, Matthew Stafford will go head-to-head against Aaron Rodgers when the Los Angeles Rams take on the New York Jets in Week 16. That’s right, soon, NFC North lifers will get to see two of their stalwarts of a decade past duke it out at MetLife Stadium, recalling a simpler […]

With three games left to play in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Los Angeles Rams possess something they haven’t since Week 1: control of their destiny. That’s right, currently sitting pretty with the best record in their division, a feat they, again, haven’t accomplished this season since every team was perfect at 0-0; if […]

When news broke that ascending cornerback Cobie Durant wasn’t going to play in Week 15 after suffering a lung contusion against the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 in the Los Angeles Rams 44-42 win, fans were eager to see if Emmanuel Forbes, the former Washington Commanders first-round pick Les Snead claimed off of waiver earlier […]

After having to sit through a weekend’s worth of football to see where they ultimately fell in the division following a gritty win over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams are in first place in the NFC West with just three games left to play. That’s right, after starting […]

Over the past few weeks, one of the more interesting developments to the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive identity has been the emergence of a strong screen game set up by pulling interior offensive linemen. Now granted, the Rams have called screens in the past, as have pretty much every team in the NFL, but after […]

In Week 15, the Los Angeles Rams secured one of the least likely wins of the 2024 NFL season. Neither team scored a touchdown through the air or on the ground, both quarterbacks threw for under 200 yards, and despite his efforts, talents, and pedigree, Erewhon smoothie magnet Cooper Kupp was held catchless, failing to […]

Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams entered Friday with an all-too-familiar situation. The Rams are surging, and Odell Beckham Jr. is available following a release.  This time, the Miami Dolphins “mutually parted ways” with the veteran Super Bowl winner. Beckham played in just 10 total games for the Dolphins. This draws parallels to OBJ’s […]

After carrying the ball 29 times in Week 14 against the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Rams had to call on Kyren Williams again on Thursday Night Football to help close things out down the stretch. Now granted, Williams has been the Rams’ lead back all season long, lapping every other rusher on the team […]

The Los Angeles Rams have morphed into a far different team compared to the one routed by the Philadelphia Eagles. Turns out a powerful Sean McVay speech involving a calendar reference was all it took, per Matthew Stafford. The quarterback reflected on the very talk McVay had that night when addressing reporters after the 12-6 […]

With the Los Angeles Rams’ 12-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 15, the former is now just a half-game behind the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West and in a position to secure a playoff spot. After the game, head coach Sean McVay noted how proud he was of his team’s victory, […]

In the National Football League, there are all different sorts of statement wins. Just ask the Los Angeles Rams, because within the last five days, they’ve had two of them. On Sunday, the Rams welcomed the Buffalo Bills to SoFi Stadium and won in what is thus far the highest scoring game of the season. […]

It’s easy to get caught up in the Los Angeles Rams hype. And there’s hope for reinforcements for their big game against the 49ers. But the Rams win over the Bills does not prove they are a legitimate Super Bowl contender. Matthew Stafford hit high gear, throwing for 320 yards and the clinching score with […]

After securing the win of the weekend with a 44-42 stunner over the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Rams don’t have long to sit back and celebrate, as they’ll be mixing it up in a very consequential division game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football. Win, and they take one step forward […]

Allow me to set the stage: it’s 3rd-and-5, with 1:54 left in the fourth quarter at the 19-yard line down up three. Matthew Stafford dropped back for the Los Angeles Rams versus a zero blitz, and a few seconds later, the game was extensively over: Stafford connected with Puka Nacua on a screen pass, and […]

The Los Angeles Rams are still alive in the NFC playoff picture. Los Angeles got a huge win on Sunday, defeating the Bills 44-42 in an epic interconference victory. The Rams won this game on the back of a historic performance from second-year wide receiver Puka Nacua. Rams head coach Sean McVay spoke glowingly about […]

Heading into the 2024 NFL season, it looked like the Los Angeles Rams were going to be able to field a balanced offense split perfectly between the run and the pass. Sure, McVay is still a pass-loving play-caller, and his three best offensive players are Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, and Cooper Kupp, but Kyren Williams […]

When the Los Angeles Rams successfully secured the rights to former first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes off of waivers from the Washington Commanders, it felt like a risk worth taking. Sure, Forbes hasn’t done much of anything in 2024, being effectively benched under new head coach Dan Quinn, but he was just drafted 16th overall last […]

When the Los Angeles Rams signed Jimmy Garoppolo to a $3.18 million contract during the offseason, it led to more than a few confused reactions around Southern California. Why, fans wondered, did the Rams sign a 33-year-old quarterback to back up their 36-year-old quarterback when there were more interesting under-30 players who could theoretically learn […]

When news broke that the Los Angeles Rams had successfully claimed Emmanuel Forbes off of waivers from the Washington Commanders, it raised eyebrows around Southern California. Sure, the Rams’ secondary has been alright in 2024, with free agent Darious Williams working out well and Tre’Davious White already traded to the Baltimore Ravens – where he […]

Usually when a headset breaks it leads to frustration, cursing and a mind-numbing afternoon stuck in the returns line at Best Buy. But in the case of Jared Goff, it led to a complete career resurgence with the Lions. Dianna Russini and Michael Silver both had illuminating recent pieces in The Athletic about Jared Goff’s […]

The Los Angeles Rams were able to take down the New Orleans Saints in Week 13, and Cooper Kupp made history, setting the NFL record for most receptions in his first 100 games, surpassing Keenan Allen. Kupp wasn’t recognized for the record after the game, and head coach Sean McVay noted that he was disappointed […]

In Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams had everything to gain but quite a bit to lose in their Sunday Night Football showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sitting in puncher’s range of the top spot in the NFC West, just one game behind the Arizona Cardinals with six games left […]

When the Chicago Bears broke the news that Thomas Brown was going to replace Matt Eberflus as the team’s new head coach, no one was happier about the decision than Sean McVay. Signing the Atlanta Flacons/Cleveland Browns running back to his first NFL coaching job all the way back in 2020, when he was brought […]

As the Los Angeles Rams have ridden the ups, downs, and everything in between of this weird, weird 2024 NFL season, one player who has been absent from the journey, at least on the field, has been Tyler Higbee, the star tight end who tore his ACL and MCL against the Lions in the playoffs […]

When news broke that Demarcus Robinson was arrested by California Highway Police for hitting speeds over 100 miles per hour while allegedly intoxicated, it justifiably made fans question his future with the Los Angeles Rams. Would Robinson, a former Super Bowl Champion who has been LA’s WR3 for much of the season, be suspended by […]

There’s no other way to put it—the Los Angeles Rams were outright embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football in Week 12. Needing a win to get a leg up in the tightly contested NFC West, the Rams failed, losing to the Eagles 37-20 in primetime. It was yet another example of a […]

If the Los Angeles Rams secured the win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football, it would have been the ultimate coming out party to the NFL world. Facing off against the NFL’s top rushing offense, top overall defense, and a passing game ripping up 40-plus yard bombs seemingly on the weekly, beating Nick […]

While Sean McVay pondered about his team’s failures against Saquon Barkley, Los Angeles Rams receiver Demarcus Robinson had problems of his own. And McVay broke his silence on the arrest of Robinson after Sunday night’s 37-20 loss to the Eagles. McVay said he wanted to make sure he had all the facts before digging too […]