{"id":10462,"date":"2017-01-12T19:23:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=10462"},"modified":"2017-01-12T19:23:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:23:26","slug":"los-angeles-rams-hire-sean-mcvay-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/01\/12\/los-angeles-rams-hire-sean-mcvay-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rams Hire Sean McVay as Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Los Angeles Rams fired head coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FishJe20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Fisher<\/a><\/strong> before the 2016 season ended. \u00a0They have hired former Washington Redskins offensive coordinator <strong>Sean McVay<\/strong> to take his place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams Hire Sean McVay as Head Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sean McVay will be named the next coach of the LA Rams, according to a source familiar with the search <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nflnetwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSilver\/status\/819651345632268288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Rams have named former Redskins offensive coordinator as their new head coach, kicking off a new era in Los Angelas. \u00a0In four seasons and part of a fifth season, Jeff Fisher led the team to a 31-45-1 record and never had more than seven wins in a season. \u00a0After going 4-9 in the team\u2019s first 13 games the Rams decided that it was time to cut ties with Fisher.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rams have hired the\u00a0<\/span>former Redskins offensive coordinator to replace Fisher. \u00a0McVay was an important factor in the development in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CousKi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirk Cousins<\/a><\/strong> and his offensive mind may help the Rams who ranked dead last in every offensive category in the league except rushing, which they ranked 31st.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles should have the player personnel to have a successful offense, but they never seemed to put together a successful season. \u00a0After they drafted quarterback <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GoffJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Goff<\/a><\/strong> first overall this year and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GurlTo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todd Gurley<\/a><\/strong> 10th overall the year before, the Rams were looking to have a potent offense this year, but it didn\u2019t work out that way. \u00a0The shelf life of a running back in the league is short, and they have a special back in Gurley. \u00a0If they didn\u2019t improve on the offense they would be wasting the talent of Gurley, who is truly a once in a lifetime talent. \u00a0Sean McVay should be getting started right away on improving that offense, which has separated the Rams from the rest of the league and prevented them from being contenders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Rams had a stout defense under Fisher, but they lacked the offense to be competitors and they are hoping the hiring of an offensive minded head coach fixes that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; 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