A very McVay flattering post by PARAM…

Here’s PARAM…

We all know all this but I wanted to write it down. And what he has done is impressive.

He arrived in 2017 as the youngest head coach in the modern era and immediately made a franchise crawling in the gutter of the NFC West, a playoff team. A franchise that hadn't won 8 games since 2006 and hadn't made the postseason since 2004....with an 8-8 record. He starts by going 24-8 the first two years. Todd Gurley was a 3rd year RB when he arrived and McVay made him a star. Utilizing his unique skill set he was just short of unstoppable. In 2017 and 2018, 2556 rushing yards on 535 carries (4.8 ypc), 1368 receiving yards on 123 receptions (11.1), almost 4,000 yards from scrimmage (135.3 yds/g) and 40 TDs. He took Jared Goff and made him an up and coming star. A trajectory he's continued on because of McVay IMHO. Aaron Donald was already a dominant D lineman, DROY in 2014 and 28 sacks his first 3 years. With Goff, Gurley and the offense putting up big numbers, AD got to showcase his talents as a pass rushing demon. 57 1/2 sacks, 74 TFL, 129 solo tackles from 2017-2020, DPOY 3 of the 4 years and the next year, a Superbowl Champion who iced both the CCG and SB with pressure. (It also made McVay the youngest SB winning coach in history IIRC) Everybody who saw AD play, knew how good he was but once McVay arrived the national audience saw a lot more of him. Matt Stafford comes to town 0 for 3 in the postseason over his first 12 years in Detroit. He throws 51 TD passes, 9 more in 4 games of the postseason, ending with the Lombardi. Cooper Kupp wins the triple crown of receiving, with the second highest total receptions (145) in history to one guy and the second highest receiving yards (1947) to another guy. Puka Nacua comes into the league and set the rookie record for most receptions and most receiving yardage. He's also got Kyren Williams scoring TDs every game. And Kobie Turner leading all rookies in sacks. Does it happen without McVay? There's serious doubt there. The assistant coaches would be among the first McVay credits but let's face it, it's him. And he hired them. Along the way the team wins one of the most impressive all around games I've ever seen a visitor play in Seattle. A phenominal punch-counter punch game vs Minnesota. The highest scoring and possibly the most exciting and entertaining MNF game in history vs KC. An CCG OT win vs the Saints. The total dismantling of Kyler Murray and the Cardinals. The divisional game in Tampa with the love of the game finish. A very tough NFCCG vs SF. And an exciting SB, that required everything of Stafford and Kupp and wouldn't have happened without guys stepping up like the #4 WR, #3 TE and AARON DONALD. AND this year he takes a 5 win team, the pundits were convinced wouldn't win more than 6 and wins 10 making the postseason. These things aren't accidents. One or two, maybe. Not this many. This is magic. And we've had a front row seat. That kind of @#$%& is what makes me a fan.