The newest branch on McVay’s coaching tree? Liam Coen, who was a positional coach for three years and the offensive coordinator for one in Los Angeles. Coen is set to become the Jaguars’ next head coach after a bizarre turn of events where he agreed to an extension with the Bucs, only to change his mind and bolt for Jacksonville.

The Rams had contract issues to solve with Matthew Stafford all the way up to training camp last year. Coach Sean McVay aims to avoid a repeat this year.

The strength of a franchise can not be judged by the amount of wins one achieves but by how those wins came to be and what it took to achieve such victories.