Why Rams' Sean McVay Discourse is Already Ludicrous

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Sean McVay isn't perfect. No one is, and he had some questionable decisions throughout this last postseason, including in the Los Angeles Rams' NFC Championship loss to the Seattle Seahawks. But the scrutiny of his coaching quickly became overreaction. At 10-6 in the playoffs, his 62.5 win percentage is third-best among all active head coaches, behind only the San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Shanahan and the Cincinnati Bengals' Zac Taylor, who's been to the postseason twice in seven years.

Shanahan sits ahead of legendary coaches like Bill Cowher, Bill Parcells, and John Madden himself. He's incredibly consistent in the regular season, too. With a 61.7 percent win rate, he's 35th all-time and 10th among active coaches. He's led the Rams to the playoffs seven times in nine tries, with one NFC Championship and a Super Bowl to show for it. He's still just 40 years old.

Despite those undeniable results, there are still pundits calling for McVay's job after his loss to Mike Macdonald's Seahawks. Maybe the Rams spent their timeouts a little early, leading to LA getting the ball back down four with just 30 seconds left in the contest and no way to stop the clock.

Maybe they should have gone for two after their last touchdown to cut the lead to 31-28 instead of kicking the extra point. Maybe he should have committed more time and attention to special teams, which proved to be the team's fatal flaw all season.

But those are all fixable offenses. The insinuation that McVay isn't a good head coach, when he's been one of the most consistent sideline forces in NFL history and has reached the pinnacle, because of this loss, is laughable. McVay could find a new special teams coordinator this offseason and an assistant specializing in clock management or late-game decision-making, and be right back in the mix next year.