It was learned on Monday that Los Angeles Rams huge receiver Puka Nacua was set to go on injured reserve after he suffered a sprained MCL, sprained PCL and a turf toe damage late within the Rams’ 20-13 win on the Washington Commanders.
On a third-and-11 close to midfield with beneath two minutes to play, Rams head coach Sean McVay referred to as for Nacua to take a jet-sweep handoff. Nacua’s accidents occurred when he was tackled on the finish of his brief achieve, and McVay was requested on Monday whether or not he regretted placing Nacua in danger in that scenario.
Sean McVay left questioning “what may have been” after Puka Nacua accidents
Per Josh Alper of Professional Soccer Speak, McVay admitted that he is “kicking myself about these sorts of issues.”
“I’d be mendacity to you if I stated I haven’t questioned the decision-making on that final play again and again in my head of what may have been another choice that you just felt like may have gotten a conversion, and possibly ended the sport that will’ve led to [Nacua] not taking a violent hit to his proper knee,” McVay defined.
McVay was already with out a key pass-catcher, as Davante Adams suffered a ruptured hamstring in Week 6 that reportedly may hold him out of motion for roughly 6-10 weeks. In the meantime, no like-for-like alternative for both Nacua or Adams is on the market to the Rams by way of free company or the NFL commerce deadline, which arrives at 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Sean McVay desires “to determine how you can shield these guys whereas additionally placing them in positions that assist our group and permit them to have the ability to shine”
“It’s stuff that I really feel great accountability for, and we’ve bought to have the ability to determine how you can shield these guys whereas additionally placing them in positions that assist our group and permit them to have the ability to shine,” McVay added. “He’s a man we’ve to be intentional about as a result of it’s a bummer. As a result of he can achieve this a lot, you wish to be sure to don’t take that with no consideration.”
The Rams entered Week 1 because the betting favorites to win Tremendous Bowl LXI. Now, 5-4 Los Angeles will limp into its Week 11 bye following its matchup on the 3-6 Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 15.
As of Tuesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Rams as 9.5-point favorites over the Cardinals.
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