December 16, 2024 • 22 mins
On this episode of the Coach McVay Show, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay joins J.B. Long to reflect on Thursday's divisional win over rival San Francisco 49ers, discuss the impact of tight end Tyler Higbee's return, preview Sunday's Week 16 matchup against the New York Jets, and much more!
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
All right, everyone, welcome back to the Coach McVeigh Show,
presented by Microsoft Surface with the head coach of your
Los Angeles Ram Sean McVay.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I'm JB. Long.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
The Rams have won three in a row, three more
to go in this regular season. In Week sixteen takes
them to the Metlands to take on the New York Jets.
Before we get to that, how was your mini bi week?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
It was goohn, It goes quick, but it was.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's always a little bit more enjoyable when the guys
were able to do what they were able to do.
And you know, now here we are and got to
have a great week of preparation with what is going
to be an excellent challenge for us.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So working in football as we do, when I'm home
on a Sunday, I try to watch football and I
get the gnarliest side eye from my lovely better half.
Granted I'm not the head coach of a football team.
When you try and watch football on Sunday, Veronica have
anything incredibly patient.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
She knows, you know, by the time the Sunday night
game rolls around, she's like, are we still watching football?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
And the answers yes, But you know, I love.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
I love watching the game, and you know, I'm a
fan of the game, and so, you know, you see
so many different things going on the Sunday ticket. Now
you can watch four games at once on the split screen.
It's a lot to follow up sometimes, but that's that's
exactly what we're doing at the McVeigh household when we
don't have a game.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Yeah, when you met with the team this morning, how
did you transition from forty nine ers week to the
Jets and how do you frame the opportunity that's in
front of them here?
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Yeah, so really that you know, what today was about
was getting these guys back from the weekend off, getting
a little bit of a lyft, getting their bodies kind
of turned over, and then.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Being able to review each of the last couple games.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
You know, when you end up playing the Bills and
then it's a short turnaround, you're not really spending as
much time reviewing that film. So it's cleaning up those
two games, and then when they get back tomorrow will
be their their day off, and then when they get
back Wednesday, we'll set the tone for how we want
to approach the week, where the focal points are and
how we need to put together a great week of
preparation for an opportunity to go get number nine.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
All right, coach us up a little bit, will you,
because I know you're the best at this. I spin
my wheels all weekend going through playoff scenarios looking at
the standings. I bet our audience does too. Yeah, you
don't expend emotional energy on that. Help us be more
like you?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah? Well, I try to.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You know, if I followed my own advice all the time, JB,
I'd be a lot better.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
But here's here's what is the truth? You know, and
I think when you go through and.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
You've had different experiences like we've had over the years,
none of the conversations are relevant if we don't do
the only thing we can control, and that's great week
of prep and try to play the best that we
can in that three hour window that we're allotted on
a weekly basis. And so what has been cool is
the guys have focused on that all we can do
is the next right thing, and we can't win three
games this week.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
All we can do is practice.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Really well and then ultimately when we get to when
we go kick off at ten am in our head
on Sunday morning in New York. We've got to play
great against a team that played really well yesterday to
be able to get a win. And so that is
the stuff that you just immerse yourself in that work
because everything else, you know, unless you told me they
ended the season today, none of it matters.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Yeah, you know, I get that you haven't done anything yet,
But in the same breath, you have to get from
one and four to where the rams are now, Like
that's an accomplishment that I don't want to overlook. How
do you balance those two measures?
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Well, I think you're really proud of the group. I
think this group has been resilient. I think there's always
been a consistent ability to respond. I think we're playing
physically tougher on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
That's been a key factor for us over the last
few weeks, and we need to continuously improve. But I
think it's a credit to the you know, to the coaches,
to the players, you know, to the collective group of
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being able to say, all right, here's where we are,
and here are the things that we need to continuously do.
And that's never ending. As it relates to just trying
to improve, not taking for granted some of the things
that you're doing at a high clip, but you do
want to play your best football in the month of
December and then that first week in January leading into
hopefully opportunities to play past the seventeen that you're guaranteed.
And we're giving ourselves a chance to play meaningful football
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in December, and for that, I am grateful.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I hear you.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
On the toughness point, we've seen that. Where does that
come from? It's mostly the same people.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Yeah, I think there's just been an intentionality. I think
you're getting some guys back. I think they're getting some
report to play alongside one another, and they're accumulating experiences
where you can say, this is what it looks like,
all right, and then you know what the standard that
you're capable of playing like. And then I think being
able to play the game a certain way, when you're
able to do some of the things that we've been
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able to do as a team over the last few weeks,
there are some critical factors that I think embody that
toughness and how you want to be able to play
the football game complimentary on all three phases or being
able to pick each other up when the other side
needs that boost, and I think that has been a
huge factor in why we've been able to, you know,
have a three game winning streak right now.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Sean, I've heard you crave continuity at various junctures this season,
and as much as anything, I'm excited for this week
of preparation for you and the Rams because it seems
like you do have the right guys in the right
roles and can stack some blocks here because there's still
room for improvement.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
That's exactly right, and that is a key thing, you know.
I mean, football is the greatest team.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Sport that they're and we've talked about that before, but
when you're really trying to accomplish a role and a responsibility,
usually you're working in concert with somebody, whether that's DB's
communicating tools and how we want to play a certain
coverage and talk about seven as one but really eleven
as one with Russian coverage. How are we hitting blocks
in the run game based on what front structures, what's
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the type of concept, and then is the back pressing
it to be able to set up those things. And
you get better when you work together with people, especially
when you have the right kinds of guys and there's
an intentional process that's implemented on a weekly basis. And
I think there have been some areas of improvement, and
like always, there's going to be things where you say,
all right, we got to get better here, and these
are the things that we've done. Well, let's not lose
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sight of that in the midst of making some corrections
in some other areas that we can improve one.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
At the crux of all that, whether it's it's leadership,
it's toughness, it's knowledge of who the rams are in
this season, Tyler Higbee seems to meet all of those.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yeah, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
What can layering him back into this tight end room
in this offense?
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Mean well, I think you just mentioned it.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
I mean, he means so much to us in terms
of I think he's the ultimate glue guy. He's got
such an ability to connect with his teammates. He's got
just this energy in this charisma that's contagious. And then
you know there's a physical and a mental toughness that
accompanies that, whether he's playing with the ball without the ball,
I think the tight end position. You know, I obviously
have an affinity for it, going back to getting an
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opportunity to, you know, have that as my first position job.
But what is asked of that spot and what coach
Kaylee does a great job with his group as a whole.
It's pass protection, it's run game, it's lining up in
different spots in the past game. And Tyler has done
that at a really high level for us for a
long period of time.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
It's why he's got all the franchise records.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Yeah, no kidding. Also on the health front, I get
that a lung contusion or whatever it was for COVID,
that's not a four day turnaround. Can he be back this.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Week If he's positive, you know, he's got one more
hurdle or obstacle to kind of be able to check off.
But talking with Reggie and his group this morning, he
seems like he's trending in a positive direction, and thank
God for that, and it'll be great to be able.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
To get him back in the meantime. What a job
those defensive backs did, especially at Kello step in into
that role in San Francis.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Did I thought as a whole JB.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
I thought we were as sticky and connected in coverage,
thought we communicated. I thought that was why we were
able to get a lot of hands on the football
with pass breakups. And then obviously Darius' interception was critical,
but Atkella was big. I mean it started off on
the very first play of the game getting a PBu
and he did an excellent job. I thought Aubrey and
coach Beek and Mike Harrison and coach Shula, they did
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a great job. I thought that was really reflected with
how we played on the back end.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Let's dig a little deeper into that win, and I
want to talk one possession victories with you. The Rams
now have seven of them, tying their most enfranchise history,
and it made me think of a couple of things.
Remember Koc's first year in Minnesota when I got all
eleven wins by one score, Ho's most in NFL history,
and many perceived that as like lucky, that they were
going to be a candidate to be one and done
in the postseason. Then, on the other hand, I see
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the Kansas City Chiefs right now, who are just on
this incredible rip of winning when their best is required.
I wonder where you come down on that, where it's
just small sample size, it's luck or it becomes a
muscle that you flex in a trade.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Well, I think there is a resilience that's been developed.
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
One of the things that we challenged our guys with is,
you know, do we have are we able to create
our energy to compete hard, to respond to adversity, and
ultimately to finish an opponent.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Well, since the buye.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
We've been able to do that seven out of nine
opportunities that we've had, and so that I am very proud.
I think we have played complimentary football and that can
be illustrated, like we've talked about, in a variety of ways.
It might be really separating from somebody, or it might
be picking each other up. I've seen us be able
to finish games much better, and where you're able to say,
all right, we get a turnover and then we take
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a drive so that when you give it back to them,
they've got twenty seconds left, and now you've made it
a six point game where they have to play for
a touchdown. You're getting conversions to keep it at a
nine point game in the previous week, and so would
you like to be able to open it up a
little bit more?
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Of course, But last time I checked.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
They all count for the same and I think that
there is a muscle that's being developed, and I think
we're continuously finding, you know, opportunities to play our best
ball in all three phases and sometimes it comes together perfectly.
But sometimes that's why you call it a great team sport.
And I've seen each other, you know, be picked up,
whether that's defense to offense, offense, the defense.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Or the kicking game, make key and critical plays.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
There's a thing called short week, Sean McVeigh, and I
want to know what the secret is. It's been one
of the leading attributes of your tenure as a head coach,
seven in a row on short rests, fourteen and five overall.
I know it's not just you, clearly, What are some
of the ingredients that go into spinning it around going
on the road and beating a rival.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
Well, I think you know our player's ability, you know,
I think it's a key factor is how quickly can
they turn over? You know, Reggie does such a good
job with his group of getting them turned over. You know,
that's a big toll on their bodies. And then I
think our coaches have been able to identify a right
what do we want to do, how do we want
to do it, and how do we get it taught
in a digestible manner that's able to be translated into
that game, And so I think we do. I think
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the guys have done a really good job of learning
how to walk through where you're taking that physical toll
off but really focusing on on the above the neck,
especially with just the limited ops that you do get.
You know, you're doing maybe eighteen plays of full speed
leading into a Thursday night game. But it's always a
group in collaborative effort. I haven't heard that phrase before.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
So I just made up on Thursday night. I hope
you like it. What about when the weather is a factor,
like did you plan for that type of ballgame and
that short amount of time?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
We had an idea that it could potentially be that way,
you know, we talked to him about, you know, the
seven studs and making sure that we weren't slipping around.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
But sometimes it can be that.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Perfect where it's a little bit of rain but it
actually makes the ball tackier. Well, that certainly wasn't the
case in the second quarter, and so you did have
some contingency plans. You always have a bad weather plan,
especially as it relates Sorry, how does that affect some
of the things that you would activate offensively? What do
you need to be mindful of defensively in terms of
are we able to match? Do we want to get stickier?
Do we want to play more vision zone? And so
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those were things that we had talked about. I didn't
expect it to be quite as big of a factor
as it was, and it ended up being kind of
one of those games, and I thought our guys did
a nice job of being to handle the elements Accordingly.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
You mentioned a six point lead in passing there a
couple answers ago. I think this is one of the
most fascinating elements of modern NFL football. The conventional wisdom
is that a six point lead late might be the
worst lead. Yeah, in profo, do you subscribe to that?
Do you understand it sounds better than losing, no doubt,
but you get what I'm saying. And just to tease
that out a little bit further, if you're up six,
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the opponent's not looking for a tying field goal anymore.
You're putting them in four down.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Zart to go beat you right question? All right?
Speaker 1 (11:27):
So last two games there's an amazing parallel against Buffalo.
I think we get it. Yeah, Josh Allen's a buzzsaw.
You want that to be a two possession game, you
get the touchdown. San Francisco is completely different. It's a
no touchdown, low scoring affair. So let's go to that
two minute warning. Yeah, you have time to think about it.
It's third and fourth the San Francisco thirty two. Are
you coming out of that stoppage staying two plays to
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get four yards?
Speaker 3 (11:49):
There's a possibility of it, you know, but my mindset
is I'm trying to be positive that.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
We're going to get this conversion.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
And so I think in a lot of these instances,
you know, you might want to be able to play
it out, But I also think.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Being in the moment, you know, while not being.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Reckless to all right, what are the possible other scenarios
that you want to be able to operate with? And
so you probably are right there in a four down mindset.
But fortunately Matthew recognized a little you know, mess up
in the coverage and he ended up dotting it right
on Colby right there, so I didn't have to worry
about that.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Well, part of the reason I ask is four down
mindset from empty doesn't necessarily go hand in hand, but
that's what you did come in out of it.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Yeah, And I think if you do think that you've
got an opportunity to be able to still you know,
have some high completion percentage plays right there, you're ensuring
that you're getting all five eligibles out.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Certainly have the opportunity to maybe run it right there.
But felt good about.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
That specific play and ultimately, you know, it's always about
the players being able to bring it to life. And
I thought Matthew did an excellent job of recognizing the
way they tried to bump that coverage.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
And then I thought it was great awareness by Colby.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
To get his vision back immediately being aware that there
was nobody over the top of him as well.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Any chance you'll tell us where that play was designed
to go right there? What about the third and five
zero check to Pooka the week before.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
That was well, there was a you know, it was
across the board read but that was an alert that
you know, Matthew ended up doing an excellent job of
being able to get to But.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
We'll keep some of these secrets in I.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
That you will you know, part of that question is
would you have been willing to kick a fifty yard
field goal there in those conditions in San Francisco with
Carty and it seems like he's and his kicking unit.
I hate to just put that on one name. Sure
have earned back some trust, I.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Think so, And really, like you mentioned, you know, the
previous week, it was a totally different flow for the game.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
You know, it's funny sometimes Oh you go for it
on fourth down?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Really, what play you call him? You know, what is
the play? What do you expect in defensively?
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Different things like that, And so there was a factor
in terms of how that game was being played out,
what was going to be required, the momentum that the
defense had right there.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
But also, you know, I'd.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
Be saying, well, that forty eight yard er, he hit
that thing pretty true, you know, and it was right
around the same kind of way their elements where the
rain had kind of perfectly slowed down right there. I
know it was going in an opposite direction, but there
was a confidence, but there was also an ability to say,
do we want to really just preserve a three point
lead or do we want to try to make it
where they've got to have a touchdown to win the game.
And so in that particular instance, and I'll answer your question,
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you know you're probably going four downs right there. And
it had nothing to do with the confidence that we
had and Cardi and the kicking. It was more about,
let's make this where they have to be able to
get a touchdown any game that a touchdown hadn't been
scored yet.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Chrishula did send pressure on Perty's hailmary, and that's something
we've talked about on this show, going back to the
Washington Chicago Gang with memory serves. How do you think
his side of the football managed that specific moment and
then we'll brought it brought it out to the effort
they played with.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
I think it was excellent.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
You know, we've been in a lot of those situations
at the end of the game, end of the half,
there was eleven seconds left on that first play.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
Wasn't sure he ended up using.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
The timeout where they came out and what looked like
possibly in alignment for a hailmary or maybe a get
out of bounds. I thought we were in a good
defense call right there to be able to kind of
leverage from an outside in perspective, But still making sure
you're not susceptible to a hail mary. Then when you
run five seconds off right there, it's six seconds left
in the game, and you know you've seen it. Most
the s hail marys you watch the majority of them.
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The only one that I can really think of is
Aaron Rodgers against Arizona a handful of years ago in
the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
But most of the hail mary's.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
That get completed at vers these two one or three
man rushes, and so we were still able to be connected.
Where you've got a body on a body with two
deep safeties, Cam Curll ends up basically being able to
rush the back and we were able to get home.
It was a great job by Rosmund right there when
they were counting on a three man rush.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
You could tell General manager Lesson need loves to use
the term like anti fragile, And I thought of that
with your defense. Yeah, less than a week to turn
it around from just facing that unstoppable force in Buffalo,
and they don't allow a touchdown against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (15:50):
Yeah, and anti fragile, resilient, we're saying the same exact thing.
And I think they are a mentally tough group they
can always respond. There's an authentic and there's an authentic energy,
there's an authentic ability to be able to move from
one to the next one. And I think you understand
what are the things that are going to be key
and critical. I thought we pursued to the football really well.
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I thought we had good rush integrity. I thought we
were able to knock out the run. And I thought
it was a very complete, you know, performance from our defense.
And it says a lot about him. But if he said,
are you surprised, and I'm not surprised. You know, this
is what you've kind of come to expect from this group.
They've always shown that they can respond. They're continuously growing,
and I thought that was as good a performance, especially
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against the quality of opponent that we were playing, that
they've had this year.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
I thought that'd be a good moment sean to kind
of review some record setting rookies from last year who
have only built on that success in year two. Speaking
of Puka and Kobe, and let's start with Turner, who
you called a finisher after the game. I like that
that might even be a better nickname than the conductor.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Yeah, you know what, he I thought both of a
lot of the plays that he made, he was finishing.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
You know.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
That was one of the things that stood out to
me about him, even in his rookie year, where when
he would get in proximity, he'd be able to have
the juice to be able to finish those plays and
he gets you down quickly, whether that's a quarterback or
running back. I think he's been an outstanding leader for us,
and I think he's continuously figuring out what's the way
that he's gonna lead that's authentic to himself, and I
think it really resonates with his teammates. He earns and
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commands the respect just based on how he handles himself
throughout the course of the week. And he made a
handful of plays that were a major factor in us,
you know, getting that win. But for him to be
able to get you know, a couple of sacks was
cool for him as well.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Yeah, fourth multi sack game of his career. All right,
here's the other one. We could highlight a lot of
Puka moments, but let's go to the helmet catch against
Tarvarius war.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Yeah, that was impressive, and you know, it was a
drive starter right there. He just made some incredible catches
and for him to be able to kind of pin
that it was good coverage by by Ward right there,
and that was a play that we had to have,
you know, when you're starting off a drive right there.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
But I think he's you know, he was.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
He's so secure in himself that he talked about, you know,
some of the plays that he didn't make last year.
He made all types of plays, but I want to
catch the ball more consistently. I think he's done that,
and he's made you know, those two catches, that one
and then the previous week that was the best catch
he's made of the year. And then we're sitting here
a few weeks ago looking at three different catches, one
against Philly, one against the Saints, and one against the Patriots,
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and I think the best one that he had was
the one that he had against the Bills.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
That was as impressive of a catch as I've seen
in person that I can that I can remember. I
still don't know how the hell he made.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
That play, No kidding, the throw too, yeah, the throw.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
And catch that, I mean, that's some high level type
of stuff, right, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
I have to shout out rams tapes on social media
because I hadn't seen the air check the TV copy
yet and they caught this facial expression from you, Sean,
and the question was posed, I wonder what McVeigh was
thinking in this moment. Do you remember what you were
thinking as you.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
That's a hell of a catch.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
I'm thinking, oh, man, you know, that's a hitch kind
of left a little you know, it was a little inside.
But I think Warren and I are thinking the same
thing right there. That's a damn good catch and hopefully
it comes down with it. And I'm getting ready for
a second and three call instead of a second and ten.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
Yeah, here's a.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Look like I'm happy there, huh a smile.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
The concern was transitioning to us a pleasantly surprised smile.
I don't need to ask this question, but just for
the sake of the show, Cooper Cup not the least
bit unnerved by going without a catch in that contest, right,
That's what makes him.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
A unique game. I mean, you look at it.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
We didn't have many pass attempts as is short in
the game. We're able to run the football effectively in
the second half where possessions were limited, and you know,
you talked about the third down conversion to Kobe Parkinson. Well,
the guy that was motioning across that that drew a
whole lot of attention was Cooper cup I thought he
had some key blocks at the point of attack. And sure,
you know, do these guys want to be able to
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get the football, of course, but but he's a pros
pro in every sense of the word. And you know,
that was one of those weird games, you know, where
you talk about other than Puka, then Tutu is the
only receiver that was on the stat sheet where he
had the one catch, you know, for six yards, I believe,
And you know, we just didn't throw it many times,
and the weather was a real factor and some of
the things that we were getting off.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I felt similarly about Matthew speaking afterward, like just the
humility where you come out of there with a victor,
but he knows he got away with a few, Like
he said, as much I would have preferred not to,
like throw one off the fungus chest to begin that game,
but they're unflappable. Nonetheless, when the game materializes in a
way that's not the way you drew it up.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
That's right, And I thought he played the game the
way that it needed to be played, based on, you
know what was important for us to give ourselves the
chance to come away with the result, and those opportunities
were minimal, but he made the plays that he had to,
you know, for us. For him to be able to
lead the offense with three straight scoring drives to really
end that game was a big factor and coming away
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with the win. And there were some, you know, good
examples of complimentary football. You want to be able to
score more points than that, but you know, it's being
your best when your best is required. I thought he
demonstrated competitive greatness in the moments of truth the other night,
and and that was big.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
A brief Week sixteen preview here, and just when it
looked like the Jets that had enough of this season,
of course, their quarterback and their star receiver turned back
the clock a little bit. Davante Adams with one thirty
five receiving in the final four minutes of regulation, the
most in a game this century.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Yeah, it was. It was impressive. And I think he
had all one ninety eight in the second half, right,
I mean, he you know, they got hot. They looked
really good.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Obviously, Garrett Wilson has been a great player this year
with a lot of highlight catches himself. Aaron has been
moving and navigating the pocket. He rushed for you know
the previous week. I want to say he ran for
over forty yards and so we'd better get ready to roll.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
It's gonna be a great challenge.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Yeah, Rogers led the Jets and rushing yards, meaning this
week sixteen showdown is gonna be a battle of dual
threat quarterbacks with a bunch more zone read in the
game plan.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
I got a lot of grief about that, one from
whom from Gary Klein was was questioning that, but hey,
sometimes you got to make sure you keep him honest
down there.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
You're building off the pattern that you had established in
the prior week.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
You can't have red zone gun on and keep the
quarterback on us. I hope you got a nice weekend
or resting recovery to go get him this weekend in
the stretch run.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Always appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
Thanks all right for Sean McVay.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
I'm J. B.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Long.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Thank you for joining us for the Coach McVay Show,
always presented by Microsoft Service to
All right, everyone, welcome back to the Coach McVeigh Show,
presented by Microsoft Surface with the head coach of your
Los Angeles Ram Sean McVay.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I'm JB. Long.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
The Rams have won three in a row, three more
to go in this regular season. In Week sixteen takes
them to the Metlands to take on the New York Jets.
Before we get to that, how was your mini bi week?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
It was goohn, It goes quick, but it was.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's always a little bit more enjoyable when the guys
were able to do what they were able to do.
And you know, now here we are and got to
have a great week of preparation with what is going
to be an excellent challenge for us.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So working in football as we do, when I'm home
on a Sunday, I try to watch football and I
get the gnarliest side eye from my lovely better half.
Granted I'm not the head coach of a football team.
When you try and watch football on Sunday, Veronica have
anything incredibly patient.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
She knows, you know, by the time the Sunday night
game rolls around, she's like, are we still watching football?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
And the answers yes, But you know, I love.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
I love watching the game, and you know, I'm a
fan of the game, and so, you know, you see
so many different things going on the Sunday ticket. Now
you can watch four games at once on the split screen.
It's a lot to follow up sometimes, but that's that's
exactly what we're doing at the McVeigh household when we
don't have a game.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Yeah, when you met with the team this morning, how
did you transition from forty nine ers week to the
Jets and how do you frame the opportunity that's in
front of them here?
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Yeah, so really that you know, what today was about
was getting these guys back from the weekend off, getting
a little bit of a lyft, getting their bodies kind
of turned over, and then.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Being able to review each of the last couple games.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
You know, when you end up playing the Bills and
then it's a short turnaround, you're not really spending as
much time reviewing that film. So it's cleaning up those
two games, and then when they get back tomorrow will
be their their day off, and then when they get
back Wednesday, we'll set the tone for how we want
to approach the week, where the focal points are and
how we need to put together a great week of
preparation for an opportunity to go get number nine.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
All right, coach us up a little bit, will you,
because I know you're the best at this. I spin
my wheels all weekend going through playoff scenarios looking at
the standings. I bet our audience does too. Yeah, you
don't expend emotional energy on that. Help us be more
like you?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah? Well, I try to.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You know, if I followed my own advice all the time, JB,
I'd be a lot better.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
But here's here's what is the truth? You know, and
I think when you go through and.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
You've had different experiences like we've had over the years,
none of the conversations are relevant if we don't do
the only thing we can control, and that's great week
of prep and try to play the best that we
can in that three hour window that we're allotted on
a weekly basis. And so what has been cool is
the guys have focused on that all we can do
is the next right thing, and we can't win three
games this week.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
All we can do is practice.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Really well and then ultimately when we get to when
we go kick off at ten am in our head
on Sunday morning in New York. We've got to play
great against a team that played really well yesterday to
be able to get a win. And so that is
the stuff that you just immerse yourself in that work
because everything else, you know, unless you told me they
ended the season today, none of it matters.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Yeah, you know, I get that you haven't done anything yet,
But in the same breath, you have to get from
one and four to where the rams are now, Like
that's an accomplishment that I don't want to overlook. How
do you balance those two measures?
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Well, I think you're really proud of the group. I
think this group has been resilient. I think there's always
been a consistent ability to respond. I think we're playing
physically tougher on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
That's been a key factor for us over the last
few weeks, and we need to continuously improve. But I
think it's a credit to the you know, to the coaches,
to the players, you know, to the collective group of
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being able to say, all right, here's where we are,
and here are the things that we need to continuously do.
And that's never ending. As it relates to just trying
to improve, not taking for granted some of the things
that you're doing at a high clip, but you do
want to play your best football in the month of
December and then that first week in January leading into
hopefully opportunities to play past the seventeen that you're guaranteed.
And we're giving ourselves a chance to play meaningful football
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in December, and for that, I am grateful.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I hear you.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
On the toughness point, we've seen that. Where does that
come from? It's mostly the same people.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Yeah, I think there's just been an intentionality. I think
you're getting some guys back. I think they're getting some
report to play alongside one another, and they're accumulating experiences
where you can say, this is what it looks like,
all right, and then you know what the standard that
you're capable of playing like. And then I think being
able to play the game a certain way, when you're
able to do some of the things that we've been
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able to do as a team over the last few weeks,
there are some critical factors that I think embody that
toughness and how you want to be able to play
the football game complimentary on all three phases or being
able to pick each other up when the other side
needs that boost, and I think that has been a
huge factor in why we've been able to, you know,
have a three game winning streak right now.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Sean, I've heard you crave continuity at various junctures this season,
and as much as anything, I'm excited for this week
of preparation for you and the Rams because it seems
like you do have the right guys in the right
roles and can stack some blocks here because there's still
room for improvement.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
That's exactly right, and that is a key thing, you know.
I mean, football is the greatest team.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Sport that they're and we've talked about that before, but
when you're really trying to accomplish a role and a responsibility,
usually you're working in concert with somebody, whether that's DB's
communicating tools and how we want to play a certain
coverage and talk about seven as one but really eleven
as one with Russian coverage. How are we hitting blocks
in the run game based on what front structures, what's
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the type of concept, and then is the back pressing
it to be able to set up those things. And
you get better when you work together with people, especially
when you have the right kinds of guys and there's
an intentional process that's implemented on a weekly basis. And
I think there have been some areas of improvement, and
like always, there's going to be things where you say,
all right, we got to get better here, and these
are the things that we've done. Well, let's not lose
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sight of that in the midst of making some corrections
in some other areas that we can improve one.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
At the crux of all that, whether it's it's leadership,
it's toughness, it's knowledge of who the rams are in
this season, Tyler Higbee seems to meet all of those.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yeah, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
What can layering him back into this tight end room
in this offense?
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Mean well, I think you just mentioned it.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
I mean, he means so much to us in terms
of I think he's the ultimate glue guy. He's got
such an ability to connect with his teammates. He's got
just this energy in this charisma that's contagious. And then
you know there's a physical and a mental toughness that
accompanies that, whether he's playing with the ball without the ball,
I think the tight end position. You know, I obviously
have an affinity for it, going back to getting an
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opportunity to, you know, have that as my first position job.
But what is asked of that spot and what coach
Kaylee does a great job with his group as a whole.
It's pass protection, it's run game, it's lining up in
different spots in the past game. And Tyler has done
that at a really high level for us for a
long period of time.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
It's why he's got all the franchise records.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Yeah, no kidding. Also on the health front, I get
that a lung contusion or whatever it was for COVID,
that's not a four day turnaround. Can he be back this.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Week If he's positive, you know, he's got one more
hurdle or obstacle to kind of be able to check off.
But talking with Reggie and his group this morning, he
seems like he's trending in a positive direction, and thank
God for that, and it'll be great to be able.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
To get him back in the meantime. What a job
those defensive backs did, especially at Kello step in into
that role in San Francis.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Did I thought as a whole JB.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
I thought we were as sticky and connected in coverage,
thought we communicated. I thought that was why we were
able to get a lot of hands on the football
with pass breakups. And then obviously Darius' interception was critical,
but Atkella was big. I mean it started off on
the very first play of the game getting a PBu
and he did an excellent job. I thought Aubrey and
coach Beek and Mike Harrison and coach Shula, they did
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a great job. I thought that was really reflected with
how we played on the back end.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Let's dig a little deeper into that win, and I
want to talk one possession victories with you. The Rams
now have seven of them, tying their most enfranchise history,
and it made me think of a couple of things.
Remember Koc's first year in Minnesota when I got all
eleven wins by one score, Ho's most in NFL history,
and many perceived that as like lucky, that they were
going to be a candidate to be one and done
in the postseason. Then, on the other hand, I see
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the Kansas City Chiefs right now, who are just on
this incredible rip of winning when their best is required.
I wonder where you come down on that, where it's
just small sample size, it's luck or it becomes a
muscle that you flex in a trade.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Well, I think there is a resilience that's been developed.
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
One of the things that we challenged our guys with is,
you know, do we have are we able to create
our energy to compete hard, to respond to adversity, and
ultimately to finish an opponent.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Well, since the buye.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
We've been able to do that seven out of nine
opportunities that we've had, and so that I am very proud.
I think we have played complimentary football and that can
be illustrated, like we've talked about, in a variety of ways.
It might be really separating from somebody, or it might
be picking each other up. I've seen us be able
to finish games much better, and where you're able to say,
all right, we get a turnover and then we take
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a drive so that when you give it back to them,
they've got twenty seconds left, and now you've made it
a six point game where they have to play for
a touchdown. You're getting conversions to keep it at a
nine point game in the previous week, and so would
you like to be able to open it up a
little bit more?
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Of course, But last time I checked.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
They all count for the same and I think that
there is a muscle that's being developed, and I think
we're continuously finding, you know, opportunities to play our best
ball in all three phases and sometimes it comes together perfectly.
But sometimes that's why you call it a great team sport.
And I've seen each other, you know, be picked up,
whether that's defense to offense, offense, the defense.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Or the kicking game, make key and critical plays.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
There's a thing called short week, Sean McVeigh, and I
want to know what the secret is. It's been one
of the leading attributes of your tenure as a head coach,
seven in a row on short rests, fourteen and five overall.
I know it's not just you, clearly, What are some
of the ingredients that go into spinning it around going
on the road and beating a rival.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
Well, I think you know our player's ability, you know,
I think it's a key factor is how quickly can
they turn over? You know, Reggie does such a good
job with his group of getting them turned over. You know,
that's a big toll on their bodies. And then I
think our coaches have been able to identify a right
what do we want to do, how do we want
to do it, and how do we get it taught
in a digestible manner that's able to be translated into
that game, And so I think we do. I think
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the guys have done a really good job of learning
how to walk through where you're taking that physical toll
off but really focusing on on the above the neck,
especially with just the limited ops that you do get.
You know, you're doing maybe eighteen plays of full speed
leading into a Thursday night game. But it's always a
group in collaborative effort. I haven't heard that phrase before.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
So I just made up on Thursday night. I hope
you like it. What about when the weather is a factor,
like did you plan for that type of ballgame and
that short amount of time?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
We had an idea that it could potentially be that way,
you know, we talked to him about, you know, the
seven studs and making sure that we weren't slipping around.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
But sometimes it can be that.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Perfect where it's a little bit of rain but it
actually makes the ball tackier. Well, that certainly wasn't the
case in the second quarter, and so you did have
some contingency plans. You always have a bad weather plan,
especially as it relates Sorry, how does that affect some
of the things that you would activate offensively? What do
you need to be mindful of defensively in terms of
are we able to match? Do we want to get stickier?
Do we want to play more vision zone? And so
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those were things that we had talked about. I didn't
expect it to be quite as big of a factor
as it was, and it ended up being kind of
one of those games, and I thought our guys did
a nice job of being to handle the elements Accordingly.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
You mentioned a six point lead in passing there a
couple answers ago. I think this is one of the
most fascinating elements of modern NFL football. The conventional wisdom
is that a six point lead late might be the
worst lead. Yeah, in profo, do you subscribe to that?
Do you understand it sounds better than losing, no doubt,
but you get what I'm saying. And just to tease
that out a little bit further, if you're up six,
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the opponent's not looking for a tying field goal anymore.
You're putting them in four down.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Zart to go beat you right question? All right?
Speaker 1 (11:27):
So last two games there's an amazing parallel against Buffalo.
I think we get it. Yeah, Josh Allen's a buzzsaw.
You want that to be a two possession game, you
get the touchdown. San Francisco is completely different. It's a
no touchdown, low scoring affair. So let's go to that
two minute warning. Yeah, you have time to think about it.
It's third and fourth the San Francisco thirty two. Are
you coming out of that stoppage staying two plays to
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get four yards?
Speaker 3 (11:49):
There's a possibility of it, you know, but my mindset
is I'm trying to be positive that.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
We're going to get this conversion.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
And so I think in a lot of these instances,
you know, you might want to be able to play
it out, But I also think.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Being in the moment, you know, while not being.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Reckless to all right, what are the possible other scenarios
that you want to be able to operate with? And
so you probably are right there in a four down mindset.
But fortunately Matthew recognized a little you know, mess up
in the coverage and he ended up dotting it right
on Colby right there, so I didn't have to worry
about that.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Well, part of the reason I ask is four down
mindset from empty doesn't necessarily go hand in hand, but
that's what you did come in out of it.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Yeah, And I think if you do think that you've
got an opportunity to be able to still you know,
have some high completion percentage plays right there, you're ensuring
that you're getting all five eligibles out.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Certainly have the opportunity to maybe run it right there.
But felt good about.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
That specific play and ultimately, you know, it's always about
the players being able to bring it to life. And
I thought Matthew did an excellent job of recognizing the
way they tried to bump that coverage.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
And then I thought it was great awareness by Colby.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
To get his vision back immediately being aware that there
was nobody over the top of him as well.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Any chance you'll tell us where that play was designed
to go right there? What about the third and five
zero check to Pooka the week before.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
That was well, there was a you know, it was
across the board read but that was an alert that
you know, Matthew ended up doing an excellent job of
being able to get to But.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
We'll keep some of these secrets in I.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
That you will you know, part of that question is
would you have been willing to kick a fifty yard
field goal there in those conditions in San Francisco with
Carty and it seems like he's and his kicking unit.
I hate to just put that on one name. Sure
have earned back some trust, I.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Think so, And really, like you mentioned, you know, the
previous week, it was a totally different flow for the game.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
You know, it's funny sometimes Oh you go for it
on fourth down?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Really, what play you call him? You know, what is
the play? What do you expect in defensively?
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Different things like that, And so there was a factor
in terms of how that game was being played out,
what was going to be required, the momentum that the
defense had right there.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
But also, you know, I'd.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
Be saying, well, that forty eight yard er, he hit
that thing pretty true, you know, and it was right
around the same kind of way their elements where the
rain had kind of perfectly slowed down right there. I
know it was going in an opposite direction, but there
was a confidence, but there was also an ability to say,
do we want to really just preserve a three point
lead or do we want to try to make it
where they've got to have a touchdown to win the game.
And so in that particular instance, and I'll answer your question,
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you know you're probably going four downs right there. And
it had nothing to do with the confidence that we
had and Cardi and the kicking. It was more about,
let's make this where they have to be able to
get a touchdown any game that a touchdown hadn't been
scored yet.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Chrishula did send pressure on Perty's hailmary, and that's something
we've talked about on this show, going back to the
Washington Chicago Gang with memory serves. How do you think
his side of the football managed that specific moment and
then we'll brought it brought it out to the effort
they played with.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
I think it was excellent.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
You know, we've been in a lot of those situations
at the end of the game, end of the half,
there was eleven seconds left on that first play.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
Wasn't sure he ended up using.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
The timeout where they came out and what looked like
possibly in alignment for a hailmary or maybe a get
out of bounds. I thought we were in a good
defense call right there to be able to kind of
leverage from an outside in perspective, But still making sure
you're not susceptible to a hail mary. Then when you
run five seconds off right there, it's six seconds left
in the game, and you know you've seen it. Most
the s hail marys you watch the majority of them.
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The only one that I can really think of is
Aaron Rodgers against Arizona a handful of years ago in
the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
But most of the hail mary's.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
That get completed at vers these two one or three
man rushes, and so we were still able to be connected.
Where you've got a body on a body with two
deep safeties, Cam Curll ends up basically being able to
rush the back and we were able to get home.
It was a great job by Rosmund right there when
they were counting on a three man rush.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
You could tell General manager Lesson need loves to use
the term like anti fragile, And I thought of that
with your defense. Yeah, less than a week to turn
it around from just facing that unstoppable force in Buffalo,
and they don't allow a touchdown against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (15:50):
Yeah, and anti fragile, resilient, we're saying the same exact thing.
And I think they are a mentally tough group they
can always respond. There's an authentic and there's an authentic energy,
there's an authentic ability to be able to move from
one to the next one. And I think you understand
what are the things that are going to be key
and critical. I thought we pursued to the football really well.
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I thought we had good rush integrity. I thought we
were able to knock out the run. And I thought
it was a very complete, you know, performance from our defense.
And it says a lot about him. But if he said,
are you surprised, and I'm not surprised. You know, this
is what you've kind of come to expect from this group.
They've always shown that they can respond. They're continuously growing,
and I thought that was as good a performance, especially
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against the quality of opponent that we were playing, that
they've had this year.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
I thought that'd be a good moment sean to kind
of review some record setting rookies from last year who
have only built on that success in year two. Speaking
of Puka and Kobe, and let's start with Turner, who
you called a finisher after the game. I like that
that might even be a better nickname than the conductor.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Yeah, you know what, he I thought both of a
lot of the plays that he made, he was finishing.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
You know.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
That was one of the things that stood out to
me about him, even in his rookie year, where when
he would get in proximity, he'd be able to have
the juice to be able to finish those plays and
he gets you down quickly, whether that's a quarterback or
running back. I think he's been an outstanding leader for us,
and I think he's continuously figuring out what's the way
that he's gonna lead that's authentic to himself, and I
think it really resonates with his teammates. He earns and
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commands the respect just based on how he handles himself
throughout the course of the week. And he made a
handful of plays that were a major factor in us,
you know, getting that win. But for him to be
able to get you know, a couple of sacks was
cool for him as well.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Yeah, fourth multi sack game of his career. All right,
here's the other one. We could highlight a lot of
Puka moments, but let's go to the helmet catch against
Tarvarius war.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Yeah, that was impressive, and you know, it was a
drive starter right there. He just made some incredible catches
and for him to be able to kind of pin
that it was good coverage by by Ward right there,
and that was a play that we had to have,
you know, when you're starting off a drive right there.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
But I think he's you know, he was.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
He's so secure in himself that he talked about, you know,
some of the plays that he didn't make last year.
He made all types of plays, but I want to
catch the ball more consistently. I think he's done that,
and he's made you know, those two catches, that one
and then the previous week that was the best catch
he's made of the year. And then we're sitting here
a few weeks ago looking at three different catches, one
against Philly, one against the Saints, and one against the Patriots,
(18:16):
and I think the best one that he had was
the one that he had against the Bills.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
That was as impressive of a catch as I've seen
in person that I can that I can remember. I
still don't know how the hell he made.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
That play, No kidding, the throw too, yeah, the throw.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
And catch that, I mean, that's some high level type
of stuff, right, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
I have to shout out rams tapes on social media
because I hadn't seen the air check the TV copy
yet and they caught this facial expression from you, Sean,
and the question was posed, I wonder what McVeigh was
thinking in this moment. Do you remember what you were
thinking as you.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
That's a hell of a catch.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
I'm thinking, oh, man, you know, that's a hitch kind
of left a little you know, it was a little inside.
But I think Warren and I are thinking the same
thing right there. That's a damn good catch and hopefully
it comes down with it. And I'm getting ready for
a second and three call instead of a second and ten.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
Yeah, here's a.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Look like I'm happy there, huh a smile.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
The concern was transitioning to us a pleasantly surprised smile.
I don't need to ask this question, but just for
the sake of the show, Cooper Cup not the least
bit unnerved by going without a catch in that contest, right,
That's what makes him.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
A unique game. I mean, you look at it.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
We didn't have many pass attempts as is short in
the game. We're able to run the football effectively in
the second half where possessions were limited, and you know,
you talked about the third down conversion to Kobe Parkinson. Well,
the guy that was motioning across that that drew a
whole lot of attention was Cooper cup I thought he
had some key blocks at the point of attack. And sure,
you know, do these guys want to be able to
(19:43):
get the football, of course, but but he's a pros
pro in every sense of the word. And you know,
that was one of those weird games, you know, where
you talk about other than Puka, then Tutu is the
only receiver that was on the stat sheet where he
had the one catch, you know, for six yards, I believe,
And you know, we just didn't throw it many times,
and the weather was a real factor and some of
the things that we were getting off.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I felt similarly about Matthew speaking afterward, like just the
humility where you come out of there with a victor,
but he knows he got away with a few, Like
he said, as much I would have preferred not to,
like throw one off the fungus chest to begin that game,
but they're unflappable. Nonetheless, when the game materializes in a
way that's not the way you drew it up.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
That's right, And I thought he played the game the
way that it needed to be played, based on, you
know what was important for us to give ourselves the
chance to come away with the result, and those opportunities
were minimal, but he made the plays that he had to,
you know, for us. For him to be able to
lead the offense with three straight scoring drives to really
end that game was a big factor and coming away
(20:41):
with the win. And there were some, you know, good
examples of complimentary football. You want to be able to
score more points than that, but you know, it's being
your best when your best is required. I thought he
demonstrated competitive greatness in the moments of truth the other night,
and and that was big.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
A brief Week sixteen preview here, and just when it
looked like the Jets that had enough of this season,
of course, their quarterback and their star receiver turned back
the clock a little bit. Davante Adams with one thirty
five receiving in the final four minutes of regulation, the
most in a game this century.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Yeah, it was. It was impressive. And I think he
had all one ninety eight in the second half, right,
I mean, he you know, they got hot. They looked
really good.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Obviously, Garrett Wilson has been a great player this year
with a lot of highlight catches himself. Aaron has been
moving and navigating the pocket. He rushed for you know
the previous week. I want to say he ran for
over forty yards and so we'd better get ready to roll.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
It's gonna be a great challenge.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Yeah, Rogers led the Jets and rushing yards, meaning this
week sixteen showdown is gonna be a battle of dual
threat quarterbacks with a bunch more zone read in the
game plan.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
I got a lot of grief about that, one from
whom from Gary Klein was was questioning that, but hey,
sometimes you got to make sure you keep him honest
down there.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
You're building off the pattern that you had established in
the prior week.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
You can't have red zone gun on and keep the
quarterback on us. I hope you got a nice weekend
or resting recovery to go get him this weekend in
the stretch run.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Always appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
Thanks all right for Sean McVay.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
I'm J. B.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Long.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Thank you for joining us for the Coach McVay Show,
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