Sean McVay’s message was thinly veiled.
The Los Angeles Rams head coach was “proud of the way” his team “competed” against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. He was “appreciative and grateful for what the guys did.” They would even “try,” McVay said after the 26-10 loss, to “build on this one.”
The goals were well-stated. Because trying and building is all the Rams can hope for the remainder of this season.
The defending Super Bowl champions, whose record now dips to 3-8, know it’s over.