After the LA Rams head coach Sean Mcvay was all but anointed as the next Bill Belichick by the national media after their Super Bowl LIII encounter, the Rams express train of ever-improving seasons derailed in 2019. That’s fine, because McVay hadn’t earned that honor of comparison yet, and still hasn’t. To win that sort of honor, McVay will not only need to coach the LA Rams to a Super Bowl victory, but to repeated victories over the course of his career.
Of course, some in the national media spotlight try to speed up the rise of any successful NFL player or coach.