The Sean McVay Effect
A few years before the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl appearance, a new and very young head coach stood on the mound at Dodgers Stadium. He wound up and threw out the ceremonial “first pitch” and waived to the crowd, as many applauded/laughed and said: “Sean, who?”
Times have changed, though.
By the start of 2019, Sean McVay was a recognizable face—especially around the NFL, where his young brilliance began to change the coaching landscape. Matt LaFleur, once an assistant to McVay, got the Packers’ vacancy. Kliff Kingsbury, a friend of McVay’s, took the Cardinals job, while Zac Taylor snagged the Bengals gig. And others who knew or worked for McVay interviewed for jobs.