If he needs to step away from coaching, it’s worth finding a spot in the organization for him until he is recharged and ready to return to the job.
There is a way to give Sean McVay the break from football that he needs and deserves while ensuring that when he’s ready to return, the Rams will be the beneficiaries.
This would be different, true. Usually, the “interim” tag is applied following a mid-season firing, the assumption being that the replacement is only biding time until the full-time hiring process begins. Only two of the 17 “interim” head coaches promoted over the past decade were been retained, Mike Mularkey by Tennessee in 2015 and Doug Marrone by Jacksonville in 2016.
But the job was available in the spring of ’05 because his replacement, Rudy Tomjanovich, had to step down for health reasons in February, and the team ultimately missed the playoffs. At the June 2005 news conference announcing his return, Jackson said “this is something I never thought could possibly happen.”
McVay is worth keeping, at whatever the cost. The 60-38 record, three division championships, two Super Bowl appearances and one Lombardi Trophy – all before his 37th birthday, on Jan. 24 – should speak a lot louder than this season’s finish, especially since you can’t coach health. Give the Rams a healthy and functioning offensive line and keep Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald upright, and they finish a lot better than 5-12 and might still be playing this week.
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