Sean McVay Takes Blame for Questionable

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Sean McVay Takes Blame for Questionable

The Rams pulled off a come from behind 20-17 win over the 49ers in Joonas Donskoi Jersey the Conference Championship round, despite trailing by two po se sions halfway through the fourth quarter.Had L.A. not rallied back, Rams coach Sean McVay could perhaps be at the forefront of the conversation, referencing the way in which he burned through the Rams' timeouts.McVay threw two challenge flags and came up empty in each attempt. With 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Rams sat without a timeout while attempting to mount a comeback over their division rival.McVay spoke to reporters Monday via a videoconference call and shouldered the brunt of the responsibility in how he handled the team's timeouts down the final stretch of the contest.The accountability lies with me, McVay said Monday. The first one with the quarterback sneak, it Justin Braun Jersey was not a great decision by me. It was kind of one of those, youre hopeful, you see the side shot of it."McVay's first failed challenge attempt came on a fourth-down quarterback sneak by Matthew Stafford. He was marked down short of the first down marker and the officials' call was upheld following Logan Couture Jersey a further review.Scroll to ContinueThe Rams later used their second timeout to prevent a delay of game penalty. And lastly, McVay's third and final timeout was put on the line when he thought 49ers fullbackKyle Juszczyk fumbled, which ultimately was not overturned."And then the other one, it looked like it was kind of a bang-bang play," McVay said of his second challenge. "In the flow of the game, there was a po sibility that we thought there was a fumble there. (I would) do that one a little bit differently, but ultimately those decisions are my responsibility. Ive gotten great information all year. Those guys do a great job. In those instances yesterday, didnt work Patrick Marleau Jersey out, but theres nobody thats responsible other than myself."As the Rams put up 13 points in the fourth quarter, they weren't put in position where they needed any of their lost timeouts to stop the clock from running. But it certainly served as an example to draw from and McVay acknowledged that he'll need to be smarter in the way he handles that aspect of the game."Fortunately, it didnt hurt us," McVay said. "But it is important to be able to have those timeouts in your back pocket if you need those and being a little bit smarter with those challenges was something Chris Tierney Jersey I didnt do a great job for us.More from Ram Digest:
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