Sean McVay fought age concerns long before Mike Martz's commentsAlden Gonzalez
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Sean McVay has been young for every role he has ever filled. He was young when he was hired by Jon Gruden to serve as a coaching assistant immediately after college, young when he was promoted to tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins late in the 2010 season, young when he became an offensive coordinator by 2014, and especially young when the Los Angeles Rams made him their head coach on Jan. 12, just 12 days before his 31st birthday.
The age concerns have always followed him.
"I've always been around the players' age," McVay said Tuesday afternoon while responding to harsh pessimism by former Rams head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Martz.
And he has always been able to alleviate those concerns with his players.
"There is a mutual respect that exists between coaches and players," McVay said, "and ultimately it's about us trying to help them reach their highest potential. But it starts with developing and building those relationships, like you hear us talk about all the time. I think when you do that, when you care about these guys and then you have some things that can help them have success on the field, that's where that respect ends up coming into play."
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