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By: Cameron DaSilva | 2 hours ago
Sean McVay came away disappointed with the way the Rams offense performed against the Chargers in their joint practice over the weekend. He called out the group for lacking energy, saying it was “not close to good enough.”
The team hasn’t had a regular practice since then, but McVay hopes to see an improved group against the Raiders on Wednesday. He wants players to clean up the mental aspects of the game, such as breaking the huddle and cadence at the line.
“The things we can control that take no talent – the way we get in and out of the huddle, the way we utilize cadence, the way that we play smart within the framework of the play,” McVay said Tuesday at his press conference. “Physical mistakes are to be expected. These are the best athletes in the world and the enemy has a say, too. Those are the things I don’t get upset about. It’s the things that we can control and to our players’ credit, I love the way they finished the other day and we expect kind of that same continuity, that same urgency and approach every single snap in every period.”
As for whether there’s anything specific McVay wants to see the offense improve against the Raiders, nothing stands out. He just thinks the entire group and process has to be cleaner with fewer mistakes this week.
“I think it’s just the overall operation,” he said. “To the guys’ credit, I can be hard on those guys, but I think that’s the expectations and I think they appreciate that because it’s a reflection of the confidence I have in our players and the operation that they’ve taken ownership on over the last couple years.”
As McVay said, the offense did finish Saturday’s practice on a high note and he hopes the group can carry that over into Wednesday’s practice with Oakland. There’s no reason to panic, but the Rams must be better than they were against the Chargers this past weekend.
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/08/07/rams-sean-mcvay-mental-mistakes-raiders-practice/
