Prior to the hiring of Sean McVay in 2017, the Rams were one of the laughing stocks of the entire league. Following the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory in the 1999 season, the team only posted three winning records from 2000-2016, with all three coming in the years of 2000-2004. From 2005-2016, the Rams went through six different head coaches, posting an overall record of 54-121. Then, in 2017. the entire trajectory of the franchise was changed with just one hire.
Sean McVay was hired as the head coach in January of 2017. The impact was felt immediately, as the team posted an 11-5 record, along with the first playoff berth in 12 seasons in his first campaign with the franchise.