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Rams braintrust, Snead & McVay among NFL’s best!

June 06, 2025 03:10PM
Couldn’t agree more! I’m a huge McSnead fan


USA Today

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay have shepherded some of the best seasons in franchise history since they joined forces in 2017.

The duo has made the playoffs together in all but two seasons over the past eight seasons with an 80-52 record, including making the Super Bowl twice and winning it once.

That success hasn't gone unnoticed. NBC Sports' Patrick Daugherty ranked the Snead-McVay pairing as the third-best unit in the NFL. The list didn't always include coaches, though, but McVay clearly plays a role in the team's decision-making.

Only Philadelphia Eagles' GM Howie Roseman and the Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid and Brett Veach were higher on the list.

Daugherty pointed out that the Rams' under Snead and McVay haven't been defined by the "Jared Goff" or "Matthew Stafford" years since both quarterbacks made the Super Bowl for the team. Additionally, the Rams have weathered the loss of Aaron Donald only to replace him with another Defensive Rookie of the Year in Jared Verse and a collection of defensive stars able to replicate aspects of Donald's game.

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"Quarterback issues, offensive line woes, assistants constantly departing for head-coaching jobs … McVay has weathered it all," Daugherty wrote. "McVay has made plenty of mistakes — see his history of trade and free agent additions at receiver — but he always admits them quickly. McVay doesn’t get bogged down by the sunk cost fallacy or 'the way we’ve always done things.' He adapts. And wins. A lot."

The relationship between Snead and McVay is one of the tightest in the NFL and it's a big reason why the team keeps winning despite roster turnover. Apart from one down season in 2022 in which Stafford and many others missed time with injury, this Rams franchise has been the model of consistency.

They'll try to continue that success in 2025.



BeachBoy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2025 03:11PM by BeachBoy.
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  Rams braintrust, Snead & McVay among NFL’s best!

BeachBoy311June 06, 2025 03:10PM

  Re: Rams braintrust, Snead & McVay among NFL’s best!

Old Goat61June 06, 2025 05:18PM

  Re: Rams braintrust, Snead & McVay among NFL’s best!

BeachBoy55June 06, 2025 06:42PM

  All starts at the top

JYB60June 07, 2025 04:16AM

  That's more on Shaw than Georgia

ScRAM52June 07, 2025 07:03AM

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ScRAM47June 07, 2025 08:08AM

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Old Goat39June 08, 2025 01:28AM

  best 8-year stretch in franchise history

LMU9383June 07, 2025 05:00AM

  Re: best 8-year stretch in franchise history

Shecky44June 08, 2025 02:56AM

  Re: best 8-year stretch in franchise history

LMU9335June 08, 2025 06:10AM

  Funny how time flies in these years! I think back to 1990-98 and 2005-16..

Ramgator36June 08, 2025 03:13AM

  Best years for a Rams fan

NewMexicoRam36June 08, 2025 09:08AM

  Didn't take long for that new owner to raise the bar did it

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