Sean McVay officially announced he is returning for his seventh season with the Rams, after initially opening up and sharing in the aftermath of Week 18 that he would consider stepping away, extinguishing—for now—any of the numerous succession plans that may have been in the works over the coming weeks.
Had he left, we may have been talking about a new regime led by McVay’s defensive coordinator, Raheem Morris. If Morris, who is interviewing for other jobs, had also gone, we may have been talking about a new regime led by McVay’s tight ends coach, and assistant head coach, Thomas Brown (more on Brown here). If Brown, who is also interviewing for other head coaching jobs, had also gotten a job elsewhere, we’d have seen the Rams plunge late into a cycle that might have them no longer looking like the Rams we’ve grown familiar with at all.
It brings us to an interesting question that the Rams must have thought about by now, but should probably seriously consider in the coming weeks and months: What will this franchise look like when McVay ultimately decides to walk away?
