Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay on Jared Goff: “The unfair narrative has been that some of our decrease in production is exclusively on the quarterback. Thatās not true at all.”
āFootball is the ultimate team sport. That quarterback position is vital to your success, but itās not exclusively the reason for or the reason not,ā he said. āThere is an element that absolutely, itās about the 10 around him. itās about what kind of things are we doing to put our players in the most favorable spots? And when you go back and you watch and thereās a lot of layers to every snap and every single play and itās not exclusive to the quarterback. Thereās a lot of times when Iām looking back and saying, āMan, Iāve got to do a better job.ā And then thereās some where weāve got to execute, whether up front, tight ends, receivers, running backs or the quarterback. Thatās what makes football such a unique game.ā
Greg Beacham@gregbeacham
Sean McVay says he wishes he had been a better communicator with Jared Goff “in those real-time situations,” particularly in the middle of games.
Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
“I don’t know that a lot changed,” Sean McVay says when asked what’s changed since the Rams gave Jared Goff an extension.
Sean McVay, when asked about Jared Goff, says he provided a lot of good things and leadership since he arrived in LA as coach in 2017. McVay says he wants to focus on the things that Goff did well and expresses appreciation for that.
“There are a lot of things that when I self reflect that I wish was better for him,” Sean McVay says about Jared Goff and their time together. “We have had good conversations that are healthy.”
Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Sean McVay called Cam Akers an āevery down backā so my one (1) āhot takeā of the offseason, that Akers will be in a lead back role who gets the bulk of the carries with some complement from a couple other guys in 2021, is holding up for now.
The Rams entered the offseason viewing Austin Blythe – and this is important – AND the center position in general to be a priority re. allocation of resources, and particularly in free agency. McVay had some high praise for Blythe just now as well, FWIW.
McVay just confirmed this – says OāConnell will also get more responsibility this year and it was imperative to McVay that the Rams keep him in-house.
Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Sean McVay confirms reports that Kevin O’Connell was blocked from interviewing for OC position w/ another team:
“Kevin’s a great coach. He is our offensive coordinator. He has a huge say and a huge influence on how we want to operate, and I think even more so moving forward.”
Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay once again emphasized the Ramsā need to create explosive plays next season because 12-to-15-play drives arenāt sustainable
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