Sean McVay announced last week that he would be returning as the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams in 2023. While McVay is expected to make some changes to his coaching staff this offseason, Les Snead exclaimed that delegating more responsibilities will benefit Sean McVay moving forward.
“I’ve often said to Sean, when he got the job at age 30, the guy’s been basically running a 800-meter sprint every week since he got our job, adding the head coaching title, and probably had been running an 800-meter sprint as an offensive coordinator for the two previous seasons in Washington,” Snead said. “At some point, a hamstring’s gonna get tight, a hamstring’s going to get pulled, and you’re not going to be able to do it, and (there’s) just ways to probably delegate more, but somehow take his weekly rhythm and make it more sustainable.”
Since McVay was hired as the head coach of the Rams in 2017 at 31 years old, he’s handled play-calling duties. McVay excelled at handling both responsibilities of being a head coach and play-caller, leading the Rams to a Super Bowl win last season.
However, it was a tumultuous season in 2022 with the Rams experiencing an endless number of injuries and the offense hitting a wall. Everything noticeably took a toll on McVay with Los Angeles going 5-12 this season.
Despite returning to coach next season, McVay is expected to bring in a new offensive coordinator that can either call plays or lighten the load on the offensive-minded coach. Regardless of who the Rams bring in, Snead is confident that giving McVay someone to handle more offensive duties can prolong his coaching career.
