Sean McVay had two different injury-related updates this week, and one of them came with a little self-inflicted comedy.
The Rams coach said he still doesn’t have a firm timeline on DE Myles Garrett, who remains on injured reserve after knee surgery. McVay told reporters Monday that he expected more information by Thursday, but admitted he still hadn’t gotten it.
“I really haven’t even had a chance to specifically - I know that the rehab is progressing well, he’s looked good in the meetings,” McVay said of Garrett, via NBC Sports. “Literally as I was walking up I realized I said I would have more of an update, and I thought to myself, Oh, shit, I don’t have more of an update on Myles.
I’m a total idiot. But I haven’t had a chance.
Here’s what I’ll tell you, though: I’ll find out so that I can have more of a specific answer for you guys. I feel like Ron Burgundy up here right now.”
McVay also said he probably won’t open Garrett’s 21-day practice window next week, leaving the defender’s return date unresolved for now.
Elsewhere, the Rams are cleaning up a different kind of mistake. QB coach Dave Ragone was penalized for standing too close to the field and running into an official, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct flag. McVay didn’t hide his frustration with the lapse.
“Focus, concentration and situational awareness, we have to do a better job on that,” McVay said, via Pro Football Talk. “When it rains, it pours.
Shoot, we’re getting penalties on our staff now too. Thank God we won that one.
Rags would have never lived that one down. He felt bad about that one.
So he took great accountability. We’ll get everybody the hell out of the way.
And I need to get the hell out of the way as well.”
Rams LB Nate Landman was also fined $11,111 for unnecessary roughness.
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