Oct 19, 2025; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay at a press conference after a NFL International Series game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Rams Dive Into Process That Sets Up Their Improvements

Originally posted on Los Angeles Rams on SI
By Brock Vierra | Last updated Oct 29, 2025 12:46 PM ET

The Los Angeles Rams currently sit at 5-2 on the season and after enjoying their BYE week, the team looks primed to get after it once again as they look to win the NFC West for a second straight year. A big part of the Rams' process is self-scouting and their willingness to ask themselves the tough questions has been a perpetual force for their post-Super Bowl LVI success.

McVay on Self-Scouting

On Monday, Rams head coach Sean McVay spoke about that process.

“I think the first thing is we've got the right kind of guys," stated McVay. "I think our coaches have done a good job of being consistent but also flexible and fluid if necessary. And then our players, they're coachable. The way they approach practice, you can't help but improve if you're intentional with your approaches like that. I think the goal is you want to be able to continuously improve throughout."

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"Sometimes the results reflect that, sometimes they don't. But are we committed to a process? Are we evaluating our process on a weekly and a daily approach to make sure that it's geared towards putting our players in the most successful outcomes and cultivating an atmosphere and environment that inspires guys to want to do better…to continuously grow to be secure enough to be accountable? That's coaches and players alike. I think those are some positive things."

"As far as the self-scout is concerned, you better do that week in and week out. We do that every single week. You have to be in tune. You better know yourself before you know your opponent. That’s been a consistent approach that we've really leaned into the last handful of years. You don't wait until the bye. You might have a little bit more time, but we expect to be in tune with the things that we need to be aware of. What are the opponents looking at? We better know ourselves better than our opponents."

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"That’s something that’s ongoing on a weekly basis. That's before you even start your opponent prep as part of our daily rhythm, if you will. The bye does offer an opportunity to take a step back and look at it through a clearer lens, but that's ongoing and continuous, not exclusive to the bye.”

The Rams play the New Orleans Saints in week nine before taking a trip to Santa Clara in a rematch against the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams lost an overtime heartbreaker at home to the 49ers earlier in the season.

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