Cinderella Team In The NFL

1111 Words3 Pages

The Los Angeles Rams are this year’s Cinderella team in the NFL

Cinderella: one resembling the fairy-tale Cinderella, such as one suffering undeserved neglect or one suddenly lifted from obscurity to honor or significance (Merriam-Webster). It is a term that we hear often used in sports, most commonly in college basketball to describe a mid-major team, who has made a miraculous run in the NCAA Tournament.

However, the term “Cinderella” can also be applied to the NFL and more specifically to the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams, who are led by first-year head coach Sean McVay and second-year quarterback Jared Goff are riding a four-game winning streak and in first place in the NFC West.

While Los Angeles has shocked many NFL fans and analysts with their hot start this season. We have to look back at how they’ve made it to this point. It …show more content…

However, with Fisher getting axed it signaled that Los Angeles was ready to make a change for the betterment of the franchise. "I think we need to find the best head coach for the Los Angeles Rams,” said Rams COO Kevin Demoff. “Whether that's an offensive coach, a defensive coach, a special-teams coach, the interim coach, a college coach, I think we have to be willing to look under every possible avenue to find the right fit to go lead this football team.”

Demoff stuck to his word and hired 31-year old Sean McVay to be the new guy in charge in the City of Angels. McVay spent several years with the Washington Redskins as an offensive assistant, tight ends coach, and offensive coordinator.

He was one of the main reasons why quarterback Kirk Cousins had success over the last couple of seasons. After he was hired, McVay started to build his coaching staff, making Matt LaFleur his offensive coordinator and Wade Phillips his defensive

More about Cinderella Team In The NFL

Open Document