[TomSlick]

I dont know what this means lol

That is an odd quote. Sounds like the guy wants to remain relevant.

[TomSlick]

I wouldnt do that. There is a reason that our coaches get poached. I want to keep the system in place especially ends up being a hiatus type deal. The players love Raheem, would love to see continuity in the philosophy.

I don't think there will be much poaching this time.

I don't like the hiatus deal. What if McVay changes his mind and decides not to come back or take another year or two off. If he bails, and I hope he does, next man up.

[actionjack]

I don't think there will be much poaching this time.

I don't like the hiatus deal. What if McVay changes his mind and decides not to come back or take another year or two off. If he bails, and I hope he does, next man up.

I dont love it either, it would have to be a 1 year deal if anything, after that move on.

But what i dont want to do is start over with a whole new coaching staff and building. Baker has mentioned consistently how great and different our building is, so I would like to do whatever it takes to maintain that. Despite this year, we have a winning culture which has been extremely hard to develop prior to our time with McVay.

I hope McVay stays and delegates more and we run it back again, will see.

[snackdaddy]

That is an odd quote. Sounds like the guy wants to remain relevant.

I'm sure he does. One could also take this as he wants to coach but not with the Rams. Like I said earlier, if he bails because he doesn't want to deal with rebuilding I would lose respect for him. I guess this generation is different today. Guys like Belicheck and Reid have been doing it a helluva lot longer. Don't see them getting burned out and needing a year off. Maybe McVay doesn't love football as much as we thought?

[Elvis]

He's been with his wife since he was coaching in Washington so you'd think they'd have the routine down but...

[rams74]

I'm sure he does. One could also take this as he wants to coach but not with the Rams. Like I said earlier, if he bails because he doesn't want to deal with rebuilding I would lose respect for him. I guess this generation is different today. Guys like Belicheck and Reid have been doing it a helluva lot longer. Don't see them getting burned out and needing a year off. Maybe McVay doesn't love football as much as we thought?

Dick Vermeil burned out and stepped away. For 15 years.

Maybe it's less about how much they love football, and more about learning how to manage the job without killing yourself.

[majik]

McVay may be a control freak who cannot scale it back. He needs to find an OC whom he can trust and delegate to so that he can start a family and actually see them during the football season. This question is can he do it?

As an aside, I don’t see why a network broadcasting an NFL game would pay McVay or Tom Brady $30M per year to offer color commentary. Is there someone out there actually on the fence about getting Amazon Prime and having Brady or McVay providing color commentary going to be the clincher to get them to plunk down the $149 for Amazon Prime?

[actionjack]

Dick Vermeil burned out and stepped away. For 15 years.

Maybe it's less about how much they love football, and more about learning how to manage the job without killing yourself.

I think it is this, McVay has talked numerous times about work-life balance. He saw first hand what it did to his uncle (John McVay) and how his father steered clear of coaching due to the demands. It sounds like McVay truly knows. His comment about coaching, is hard to read, but I assume he means in the future after a hiatus or whatever. I dont see McVay leaving for another NFL team, that is for sure.

[PARAM]

I think it is this, McVay has talked numerous times about work-life balance. He saw first hand what it did to his uncle (John McVay) and how his father steered clear of coaching due to the demands. It sounds like McVay truly knows. His comment about coaching, is hard to read, but I assume he means in the future after a hiatus or whatever. I dont see McVay leaving for another NFL team, that is for sure.

He won't because he'll owe the Rams 4 years of service.

[CanuckRightWinger]

Lotsa speculation, projection, and angst amongst Rams Faithful these days....

Dick Vermeil was 46 years old when he stepped away from the Eagles after 7 seasons in 1982 after Head Coaching them since 1976. His hiatus from the NFL was 13 years (1983-96). As we all know, Dick Vermeil came back to the NFL in 1997 and HC'd Los Ramos to SBXXXIV glory in the 1999 season. Vermeil also had HCing success post-Rams with KC 2001-2005.

So not the same deal as 36 year old yute Sean McVay, IMO.

Watching McVay's presser today, I see Jourdan Rodrique labelled it "reflective". I saw it, coming from Mr. "WeNotMe", as very self-centred.
I didn't see much stoic, selfless, self-sacrificing leadership verbage coming out of McVay's mouth.
More of, "hey, I promise to get back to y'all when I determine what is best....
for me."

McVay has definite talent which led us to a Lombardi Trophy, for which all Rams Fans are grateful, myself included....
but the young gifted Head Coach McVay does NOT walk on water. Two missed Playoff seasons in 6 years make his Ram Teams 67% NFL relevant. On a percentage basis, Chuck Knox did better, and so did Mike Martz. Dick Vermeil also won us a Lombardi......and guess what Rams Fans?
We survived the exits of Mssrs. Knox, Martz and Vermeil........and we shall survive the departure of one Sean McVay.....if in fact, it actually comes to that.

This "burnout factor" doesn't seem to fry the high-strung Mike Tomlin (aged 50) nor 64 year old guys like Andy Reid, nor the 70-somethings Pete Carroll,.....and that Bill Belichick guy.... all of whom apparently, also had some Lombardi successes.

But our 36 year old....he evidently senses something!

Gee....could it be a long and messy rebuild maybe....and its inherent NFL irrelevancy??
Just asking.....and admittedly speculating....just like everybody else.

JMO, but If I am Stan Kroenke, I would not appreciate having my generous (and SIGNED!) Contract extension, just inked last summer, welched-on by Mr. McVay.....
neither personally, nor legally.

Cheers, from cool and drizzly Vancouver, BC.