Los Angeles Rams: 5 grades as they hit the bye week

Rams head coach Sean McVay gets high marks for what he’s done in his second season in Los Angeles. If you thought duplicating the miracle work done in 2017 was not possible, or at least betting he’d not be able to improve, then you were wrong.

In year two, he has managed to crank it up, especially on the offensive side of the football. The addition of Brandin Cooks, a McVay favorite, has added a weapon that is suddenly more valuable with the loss of Cooper Kupp in Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks.

But beyond the 10-1 record, you can’t find anyone in NFL circles who don’t appreciate the culture change in Los Angeles. It’s been conducive to that turnaround from the 4-12 disaster of 2016 to a bonafide Super Bowl contender in 2018.

Perhaps even more impressive, and something I’ve noted, is how even with a year of tape on the Rams offense, this team is even better this season. McVay has created an offense of deception with every formation a mirror of the previous one. It’s led to an offense that is capable of scoring 50 plus points a game if need be.

McVay may be part of a new NFL. Factually, he may be one of the authors of a new way of doing business.