Snead's role as a GM is to find out what kinds of players the coaches need for their systems. He's not an uberlord style GM. He's a "boss of personnel scouting" style GM.

But he's a veteran who knows what the Rams have and don't, is evidently very good at listening to the coaches when they describe what they like, pulls off good deals, etc.

None of this would be as easy with a new GM.

AND the Rams are not in rebuild mode. They altered/improved a couple of positions. LOT, WR. The rest is inherited talent.

In Seattle in 2012, Carroll finally started winning. That was his third year. That year there were only 3 starters on the entire team who were there before he arrived in 2010. And one of those 3 was the punter. The Rams are in nothing like that situation.

I wouldn't trade McVay for any coach in the league right now, not even BB, who I just simply dislike. BUT McVay walked into a pretty good situation. There were some fixes that needed attention (WR, LOT) but he is not starting over from scratch.


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