Couldn’t agree more! I’m a huge McSnead fan
USA TodayLos 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
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