Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams will face an old friend on Sunday, as they will battle Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
The Rams traded Goff for Matthew Stafford back in March 2021, and Goff said earlier this week that he still has a chip in his shoulder from the trade.
McVay responded to Goff’s comments, saying that he understands how Goff feels. He added that he should have handled things with Goff better.
“Could it have been handled better on my end? Absolutely,” McVay said, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “I’ll never run away from that. But the further you get away from it the more you try to grow as a person, as a man, as a leader. He deserved better than the way that it all went down. I’ll acknowledge that. And I think he knows that too. And I’m not afraid to admit to those things, but I think we’re all better being able to look back on those things. And I do have more appreciation for him as time goes on.”
The trade was certainly a good one for Los Angeles, as it went on to win the Super Bowl in Stafford’s debut campaign under center.
While Goff has not led the Lions to any championships just yet, he has certainly played well in Detroit and just guided the franchise to its first division title in three decades.
“He’s done a great job for them. They’re one of the top offenses the last couple years,” McVay said of Goff.
This season, Goff threw for 4,575 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while completing 67.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 97.9.
We’ll see what Sean McVay’s defense has in store for Jared Goff this weekend.
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