Sean McVay Explains Rams’ Journey Plans for NFL Australia Recreation vs. 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are already in Australia for Thursday’s recreation in Melbourne, however the Los Angeles Rams will not arrive for a couple of extra days.

Rams head coach Sean McVay revealed the group’s journey plans on Sunday, telling reporters they will fly out on Tuesday night time and attempt to make the journey as quick as doable.

“The guys had an idea, but I tell them, ‘Hey, let’s take it a day at a time, but for your guys’ understanding we’ll leave on what would be equivalent — I look at it as Friday evening,'” he mentioned. “It’s Tuesday night for you guys, but it would be the equivalent of Friday evening. Sleep through the night and then we’ll get there and we have kind of a rhythm. But I believe everything that we do, I think our guys, and I would hope — the most important thing to me is they know that, hey, everything we do is what we think is best.”

The Niners are taking a really completely different strategy, getting the group to the opposite facet of the world early within the week in order that they have time to settle in.

“It doesn’t mean that we think we’re right and a different approach is wrong. It’s just what we think is best based on the things that we’ve done and what we’ve learned over our time here,” McVay mentioned. “That’s what will always consistently drive our decision-making processes is with the players first and foremost at the forefront of our minds in every decision that we make and keeping guys in their normal rhythm and routine. Then some of the different things that we’ve done behind the scenes of people that have done this whether it’s different sports or people that have made these types of trips. We’ve tested it out with some guys and we feel like it’s been positive, but that’s what went into the approach.”

Staying in Los Angeles for so long as doable will, in idea, give the Rams a principally regular week as they put together for his or her season opener on Thursday, however they are going to have much less time to recuperate from each the jet lag and the time spent on the airplane.

“The jet lag didn’t hit me that bad,” 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey mentioned concerning the put on and tear of journey. “It’s more about how long you’re on the plane.”

Thursday’s recreation would be the first the NFL has performed in Australia, and it is by far the longest journey any group has taken for a recreation. If something, it will likely be a studying expertise for different groups about easy methods to strategy such a visit.

Whether the 49ers’ or the Rams’ methodology is best stays to be seen.