As Rams overhauled roster, Sean McVay overhauled coaches, practices, scheme and self
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As Rams overhauled roster, Sean McVay overhauled coaches, practices, scheme and self

New York Times  

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — In the middle of a late-afternoon practice in August, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay signaled to cut off the music booming from the sideline speakers, and for his team to surround him in the middle of the field. “ ‘Pick your a– up,’ ” stuff like that,” veteran right tackle Rob Havenstein said of McVay’s message to players in those moments. McVay and the Rams’ executives believed they were prepared for how dramatically their roster would overturn, after they agreed last winter on the partial-rebuild that nobody in the building is calling a “rebuild”. “I know he’s played a little bit of tennis and he looks like Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic out there navigating the pockets,” said McVay, smirking. … On the field, it’s all about taking that next step, that next play, forgetting about the rest and going.” Players and coaches who have been around a while have noticed McVay coaching deeper into the roster than in recent years, rotating frequently between position groups during individual drills and spending some team periods with the defense.

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