In the long run, the Super Bowl 53 loss will make Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams even better.
Even though it’s been a few days since their embarrassing 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 53, the Los Angeles Rams can only wonder what could have been, especially when it comes to Sean McVay.
Two years ago, the Rams decided to take a risk by making McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history, and it’s been amazing to see him help the team become serious contenders in such a short period of time.
Back then, McVay seemed like he would need at least a year or two before Los Angeles could even become part of the playoff contender conversation, mainly due to the fact they were coming off a rough 4-12 season in 2016.
As football fans know, that was far from the case after the Rams would eventually go on to win back-to-back NFC West titles along with a trip to the Super Bowl, which would have been more enjoyable had they actually won.
Entering the contest, Los Angeles knew New England was going to be one of their biggest challenges to date during the McVay era since there’s a reason why this would mark Tom Brady’s ninth trip to the Super Bowl, but no one expected the results to be this bad.
One would think that a team like the Rams holding the Patriots to 13 points on the NFL’s biggest stage would have resulted in a win, but this was far from the case.
Instead, New England’s defense shocked Los Angeles with their constant pressure and strategic game plan that prevented the Rams from scoring a single touchdown, as the offense only put up three points in the loss.
Never in a million years did any football fan think an offense like the Rams have would fail to score a single touchdown in a game like this against the Patriots, but at least McVay can use this as a learning experience to help his team improve in the future.
Unlike New England, Los Angeles knew the one disadvantage that had the potential to haunt them in the Super Bowl was their inexperience in playing this time of year, which turned out to be exactly the case.
Now, it’s up to McVay to make sure the Rams bounce back stronger than ever since no matter how hard the team wants to avoid the discussion of what took place in that embarrassing Super Bowl loss, they won’t be able to escape the conversation.
The good news for Los Angeles is as frustrating as the end results were for the Rams, this team has enough talent on both sides of the football where they should be able to compete for years to come.
Plus, now that McVay and his players know the pain that comes with losing a big game like the Super Bowl, they can use this experience as motivation to put them in position to make a run at Super Bowl 54 in Miami.