Sean McVay braced himself.
On Sunday, instantly following the Rams’ 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, crew medical personnel indicated gamers suffered no main accidents. Nonetheless McVay, maybe shell-shocked from the earlier weeks, steeled himself for a potential change.
“If you’re asking if that was something that I was holding my breath about,” McVay stated throughout a videoconference with reporters, “well, hell yeah.”
“A couple little nicks and bruises but nothing that’s going to keep anybody out,” McVay stated.
That may be a stark departure from the primary two weeks, when the Rams misplaced six important gamers due to accidents.
Within the season-opening defeat by the Detroit Lions, receiver Puka Nacua (knee) and offensive linemen Steve Avila (knee) and Joe Noteboom (ankle) went down. All are on injured reserve. The earliest they will return is for an Oct. 20 sport towards the Las Vegas Raiders.
In a rout by the Arizona Cardinals, the Rams misplaced receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle), offensive lineman Jonah Jackson (shoulder) and security John Johnson III (shoulder). Kupp stays out indefinitely — he won’t play towards the Chicago Bears on Sunday, McVay stated — and Jackson and Johnson are on injured reserve. Jackson and Johnson can’t return till an Oct. 24 sport towards the Minnesota Vikings.
No new accidents means the Rams can put together for the Bears with a semblance of continuity. The offensive line and quarterback Matthew Stafford and receivers may gain advantage most.
“We talk about a process: there hasn’t been a process when we can’t work together,” McVay stated, including, “I’m very glad that we came out of this clean and now I want to see us continue to improve.”
