A couple weeks ago, we talked about the Sean McVay/Kyle Shanahan rivalry and how it’s going to be something to watch in the NFC. Well, thanks to a nice article from Sports Illustrated’s Andy Benoit, we have some depth and history on how all this get started. Not only started, but the contrast between the two.
It all started with Shanahan and McVay being in the right place at the right time. As you may already know, Shanahan was the offensive coordinator at Washington while McVay was brought in as an offensive quality control coach, something McVay refers to as being Shanahan’s “assistant.