witnessed plenty of organizational gaffes during his eight seasons on the Cleveland Browns, and in his first game with the , the dominant pass-rusher may have endured the consequences of another controversial management decision. Sean McVay and LA brass chose to land in Australia a day before the team’s matchup versus the San Francisco 49ers and act as if it was being played in the West Coast. did not yield the intended results.
More accurately, it was a disaster. of his NFL career, failing to record a single sack or tackle, and the Rams suffered a 27-7 loss in Melbourne Cricket Ground. Los Angeles committed costly turnovers, crumbled on third-down situations and generated insufficient pressure against the Niners’ offense. Kyle Shanahan executed his blueprint to perfection, and he and his squad deserve substantial credit. But one has to assume that LA’s traveling gamble played some role in the lopsided affair.
Not Myles Garrett. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year the Rams for the disappointing showing.
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“I don’t doubt the decision-making of my coach and my organization,” he said, per ESPN NFL Nation’s Sarah Barshop. “I think they did what was best for us and we didn’t execute on the field when we needed to.”
The five-time First-Team All-Pro implied that health, not jet lag, was a in The Land Down Under.
Garrett battled a knee injury during training camp and is apparently not back to 100 percent. He is hoping that the week-and-a-half break in between games will allow him to play more like his usually excellent self when the Rams face the New York Giants on Monday, Sept. 21.
No. 95 was grateful to join a Super Bowl contender this past offseason, and he is trusting that the shot-callers know what they are doing.
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