Sean McVay is trying to put out a small fire before it turns into something bigger.
With the Rams sitting at 2-4 after their Week 6 loss to Arizona, the mood around the team already feels fragile. That’s the backdrop for McVay addressing Kyren Williams’ postgame comments, which landed with more bite than the running back likely intended in the moment.
McVay said Monday that he talked with Williams about what he said after the loss. He made clear that Williams came to him first, and that the comment came from frustration after the game.
“I have,” McVay told reporters on Monday, per Mike Florio of PFT. “He brought it up to me.
I wasn’t aware of it. He’s such an energy for us.
He was emotional after the game. I know this guy’s heart.
He wants to make sure that he’s influencing and effecting positive change. I think what he said it was more of, ‘I just always want to try to be that spark.’”
The remark that set this off came when Williams was asked why the Rams couldn’t keep momentum going from one drive to the next. His response was pointed: “Can't tell you, bro.
Probably because I'm not out there.” It read like a direct jab at the coaching staff, even if McVay doesn’t see it that way.
According to McVay, the issue was less about intent and more about emotion spilling over right after the game.
“He was frustrated after the game, but his teammates know what he’s about. When he explained it to me, I totally understood where he was coming from,” McVay added.
“He’s a great leader for us. I think the way that it was interpreted was not what his intentions were.
I know his teammates and I felt that way. He actually brought that up to me on his own.
I was not aware of it until he brought it up to me.”
The Rams still have bigger problems than one tense quote. They need more production on offense if they’re going to steady this season, and that task just got tougher with Davante Adams out for several weeks.
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