McVay saying that really impresses me. I just don’t think many other coaches would own up to that kind of thing. And he’s right. He had his “franchise” QB in-house and basically dismissed him after a few bumps in the road. It’s a lot more complicated than that, and we’ll never know the full story . . . but, that’s the gist of it.
Obviously, it worked out pretty well for the Rams. For both teams, actually. But if we can play the counterfactual game for a bit: If McVay had been 100% in Goff”s corner, and the Rams made all the same moves before the 2021 season, I think Goff would have equaled Stafford’s production and won the ring as well. I’d also bet having those extra picks would have kept the Rams in contention the following season.
But it is what it is. Stafford, when healthy, has been great, and he’s arguably the best QB in the playoffs, at least on the NFC side. McVay learned a ton from all of this, and that can only help our favorite team thrive.