LOS ANGELES -- Sean McVay's words resonated with Lance Dunbar.
The free-agent running back was in Southern California for a visit last week and sat down with McVay, the Los Angeles Rams' rookie head coach, who walked Dunbar through his potential role in the offense. McVay wound up describing the way Dunbar always saw himself while buried in the Dallas Cowboys' depth chart. He illustrated Dunbar's traits the way Dunbar himself would recount them to someone else.
"He had me going," Dunbar said. "He had me ready to play."
Dunbar ultimately signed with the Rams on a one-year contract that could pay him up to $3 million.