All NFL head coaches are pissed after losses. But few change character quite like Sean McVay. After his Los Angeles Rams lost to the lowly Arizona Cardinals, the 40-year-old adjusted the microphone, threw up one hand and wasted no time getting to his thesis.
“We won’t win a game unless we figure out how not to beat ourselves,” McVay said. “So many unforced errors. So many things that are not in alignment with what we want to do, specifically on the offensive side of the ball.”
If this was the sole reason his team lost, honestly, McVay could sleep easier. That’d be easier to digest. That’d make more sense given their offseason coronation. Talent would prove inevitable and overwhelm.
Sadly for McVay, this 18-16 defeat was more than a self-inflicted wound.
These 13.5-point favorites were thoroughly outplayed and outcoached by one of the worst teams in the NFL. No storyline in Week 6 of the NFL is more stunning than what occurred at SoFi Stadium.
A team universally crowned following a slew of splash moves is now fighting for its life at 2-4.