A Looming Coaching Exodus Will Keep the Rams' Timeless

This is a good thing and while there was a scenario for disastor last season if these coaches left, should an exodus occur after 2026, it will be the move that keeps the Rams' evolving as an organization.

Stagnation Steralizes Promise

Rams head coach Sean McVay got the job by being an offensive genius but he kept the role by evolving with the times. After the 2022 season, McVay went about his approach in a new way that has brought him personal happiness and as a result, success to the team.

In 2022, it felt that the Rams were trying to hold on to what they had from winning Super Bowl LVI, leading to a product that was behind the pack. Since then, the Rams got younger with their roster, while continously adding collegiate coaches, bringing their successful schemes and ideas with them to the league.

That constant introduction of new thoughts and players have maintained the standards of the organization, while making them successful in the playoffs. Sean McVay is currently tied with Kyle Shanahan for being the second-longest tenured head coach and the lesson from those before him is to evolve.

Andy Reid, who's the NFL's longest tenured head coach, had success with Alex Smith. He evolved, drafted Patrick Mahomes, installed Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator and won three rings in five years.

John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin, who were ahead of McVay didn't. Tomlin rode out Ben Roethlishburger as long as possible, never made any major moves for his coaching staff, and didn't win a playoff game for the last nine years of his career.

Harbaugh got Lamar Jackson, installed Mike Macdonald as his defensive coordinator but he never evolved his offensive approach, deciding to stick with offensive minds that had clear ceilings, failing to capitalize on championship rosters, leading to his firing.

The Rams have run the same defense for too long and while the unit is about to hit it's peak, it's becoming clear that new ideas will be needed moving forward.

It's also clear that McVay is slowly getting ready to give up playcalling duties, as long as he has a trusted figure making calls.

A coaching exodus will force McVay to hire new minds with new ideas that will keep the franchise at the forefront of football evolution, allowing his career to age gracefully like Reid's instead of the continous shortcommings of Tomlin and Harbaugh, a scenario Kyle Shanahan is working hard to avoid.