Rams game vs. Washington will put family on opposite sides

Rams game vs. Washington will put family on opposite sides

By Rich Hammond, rhammond@scng.com, @Rich_Hammond on Twitter

THOUSAND OAKS>> Washington’s tight ends are, almost literally, family to the Rams.

Rams coach Sean McVay adores them, because he coached them in Washington for seven seasons, first as position coach and then as offensive coordinator. Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips takes some pride because his son, Wes, succeeded McVay as Washington’s tight ends coach three years ago.

These connections between the Rams and Washington are almost dizzying, and as the teams prepare to play Sunday at the Coliseum, it’s difficult to tell which team the Phillips familiarity will favor.

“They’ve got a very versatile group,” McVay said after Thursday’s practice at Cal Lutheran. “I think Wes is a really good tight ends coach. Very thorough, very detailed and a great communicator, and you can see that he’s a lot like his dad in that way.”

Not surprisingly, for a coach who has been in the NFL since 1976, Wade Phillips has some connections. First-year Washington defensive coordinator Greg Manusky worked under Phillips in San Diego from 2004-06, and now Phillips faces his son, who also was his coaching colleague in Dallas from 2007-10.

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