In the week leading up to the NFC Championship game between the Rams and 49ers, head coach Sean McVay was asked if 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was in his head. Before Los Angeles’ 20-17 victory on Sunday, the Rams had lost their previous six games to the 49ers. Plus, McVay and Shanahan were a [more] … [Read more...] about Sean McVay: Our guys knew the previous six games had nothing to do with Sunday
Archives for January 2022
Jimmy Garoppolo: We’ll see what happens, but I love this team
Jimmy Garoppolo knew his time as the 49ers starting quarterback was limited the moment that the team traded up to take Trey Lance with the third overall pick in last year’s draft and it likely came to an end on Sunday night. That’s when Garoppolo’s backhanded fling under pressure late in the fourth quarter was [more] … [Read more...] about Jimmy Garoppolo: We’ll see what happens, but I love this team
Eric Weddle: We were down and out, Aaron Donald rallied us
Tight end George Kittle‘s touchdown in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game put the 49ers up 17-7 and inspired a sideline meeting for the Rams defense. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald held the floor during that meeting and delivered a message to his teammates. That message was that it was time for them to [more] … [Read more...] about Eric Weddle: We were down and out, Aaron Donald rallied us
Kyle Shanahan says he never considered going for it on fourth-and-2 in fourth quarter
The 49ers set up the Rams’ game-tying field goal drive in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game with a punt in Rams territory on fourth-and-2. Kyle Shanahan never even considered going for it. Shanahan admitted after the game that he was never thinking of going for it, even when he sent the offense [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan says he never considered going for it on fourth-and-2 in fourth quarter
Sean McVay: Matthew Stafford elevated everybody around him
The Rams agreed to trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford on January 30, 2021 because they thought he could take them further than Jared Goff did and Stafford came through a year later. Stafford went 31-of-45 for 337 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the Rams came back from 17-7 in the third quarter for [more] … [Read more...] about Sean McVay: Matthew Stafford elevated everybody around him