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Great article about the character of the Rams staff and in particular, coach McVay.
I think/hope this is a public link - nevertheless, that is all the text...
View: https://www.facebook.com/groups/larams/posts/6808175719234312/
John A Lorenz
Coach McVay has a big heart. A lot of coaches do. The final preseason game is the last time most of those players will ever set foot as a player in an NFL stadium. Their dream will fade and they will try to get jobs in other leagues. Overseas perhaps. Their dreams and chances of making the NFL diminish.
And so coaches give them some time on the field. Something to remember. Something that doesn't involve winning. They just do their best and enjoy their few precious moments.
So when someone says preseason doesn't matter they are talking only about an end result in the regular season that no one can predict.
But to those who will never play under the lights in a packed stadium on Monday Night Football, preseason matters. These young men who have trained and practiced and fought to get to the NFL will now fade into obscurity. We will never know their names. But they will remember. They will remember plenty. And hopefully they find other pursuits.
I wish them well. Thank you for trying out for our Rams.
I think/hope this is a public link - nevertheless, that is all the text...
View: https://www.facebook.com/groups/larams/posts/6808175719234312/
John A Lorenz
Coach McVay has a big heart. A lot of coaches do. The final preseason game is the last time most of those players will ever set foot as a player in an NFL stadium. Their dream will fade and they will try to get jobs in other leagues. Overseas perhaps. Their dreams and chances of making the NFL diminish.
And so coaches give them some time on the field. Something to remember. Something that doesn't involve winning. They just do their best and enjoy their few precious moments.
So when someone says preseason doesn't matter they are talking only about an end result in the regular season that no one can predict.
But to those who will never play under the lights in a packed stadium on Monday Night Football, preseason matters. These young men who have trained and practiced and fought to get to the NFL will now fade into obscurity. We will never know their names. But they will remember. They will remember plenty. And hopefully they find other pursuits.
I wish them well. Thank you for trying out for our Rams.
