Sean McVay has been one of the NFL’s top coaches since taking over the Rams in 2017, though there is one coach who McVay can't seem to crack: Kyle Shanahan.
The 49ers coach is 6–0 against McVay in the pair’s last six matchups, with 2018 marking the last time since Shanahan lost to his fellow offensive innovator. So is Shanahan in McVay’s head before the two square off in the NFC Championship? Los Angeles’s coach doesn't exactly buy the theory.
“No,” McVay said Wednesday when asked if Shanahan is in his head. “What I do have is respect for these guys.