'You won too fast too soon': NFL coaches on Sean McVay, burnout, pressure of winning
LOS ANGELES — The season is over for the Rams, but the hand-wringing is heading into overtime.
What will Sean McVay do? Will he continue to coach the team? Will he take a TV job? How about a leave of absence on a beach in St. Somewhere?
Whatever McVay decides — and that could come any day — there's a community of former NFL coaches, some of them in the Hall of Fame, who are all too familiar with the pressures of the job. They understand the notion of burnout, even among those with incredibly high-paying and coveted positions.
"There's only a few Bill Belichicks or Andy Reids out there," said Dick Vermeil, citing two of the league's longest-tenured coaches. "There's only a few Don Shulas or Bud Grants around. I think coach McVay has proven he's in that talent level. He's a potential Hall of Fame coach. But if he doesn't have that personality make-up, no fault of his own, then
