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Sean McVay Unsure What Kind of Leader He Is Going Into Week Four
By Michael Yappaport, . BSN Network. Satire.
LOS ANGELES, CA, The Los Angeles Rams are currently 1-2, which is a losing record, and their head coach has responded to this development by announcing that he is on a quest to discover himself.
Sean McVay, who is paid an amount of money that would make a cardiologist weep, told reporters this week that the early-season struggles present him with a challenge: what kind of leader does he want to be for this group? He did not announce a timeline. He did not name a consultant. He did not say.
The Rams players, who were presumably hoping for a game plan, received instead an invitation to witness a man entering his feelings.
"It's a challenge for me," McVay said. "What kind of leader do I want to be for this group?" He then paused, presumably for reflection, while everybody in the room sat in the kind of silence that only happens when nobody knows whether they are being coached or life-coached.
I have watched football for a long time. I have watched coaches lose games. I have watched coaches blame the quarterback, the weather, the turf, the officiating, the schedule, the division, their own offensive coordinator who they hired eight months ago, and once, memorably, a team bus departure time. This is the first time I have personally witnessed a head coach respond to a losing record by announcing that he is in the middle of figuring out his brand.
Rex Ryan once wore a suit of armor to a press conference. Bill Belichick once responded to a direct question with the word "no" and then left. Jon Gruden once appeared to be coaching a football team while simultaneously having a vision. None of them, not one, stopped mid-season to publicly wonder who they were as a person.
McVay, 38, has a Super Bowl ring. He is considered one of the smarter football minds in the league. He is the kind of coach other coaches are asked about in interviews. And he is currently in a period of leadership self-examination that most people schedule for a long weekend in a cabin, not week three of an NFL season.
Former Rams defensive back and current television personality Aqib Talib was asked about the situation and responded, according to a source familiar with his general energy, by making a face.
The Rams players issued no formal response, which suggests either that they support their coach's personal development or that they have learned not to ask follow-up questions.
To be clear: the Rams are 1-2. Not 0-16. Not mathematically eliminated. Not in a situation where anyone outside of Los Angeles has yet formed a strong opinion. They lost two football games and their coach went looking for his north star.
McVay is expected to have further clarity on who he is as a leader sometime before kickoff Sunday.
His team is expected to play regardless.
The story we are making fun of: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcvay-i-dont-like-it-that-the-rams-are-1-2-but-we-grow-through-adversity