LIVE: Sean McVay, Matthew Stafford & Cooper Kupp Address The Media Following Lions Matchup

Sean McVay with knee injuries and then Joe no boom left with an ankle I'm I'm not really sure I haven't you know I'm not sure with those guys I'm not sure I don't know that we came here to try to win the game I thought it was uh you know an opportunity where we get a you know one of our best players guy that we have a ton of trust in um with the look that we had wanted and we just didn't make it but uh we came in here with an aggressive mindset and mentality didn't feel like you could settle for field goals that's why we came up short the last time and then ultimately a couple of those situations is inevitably what ended up leading to us probably not finishing it out tonight U the penalty was big one to bring the touchdown back and then having a turnover and then that one that you alluded to but all those are growth opportunities for us but um we came here to to be aggressive and and I wouldn't take that decision back yep oh they were big you know we got the looks that we wanted and we got the look that we wanted on the third down as well um and and you know what this is that's part of it there was a lot of great individual plays there was a lot of guys that stepped up you know I was proud of Warren McLendon without AJ Airi coming in I mean you Flex him up from the practice squad no boom goes down he plays the whole second half he's going against one of the Premier rushers in this league uh for the majority of the game and I thought our guys did a good job of being able to help and lend some presence um but he should be proud of the way that he handled himself tonight I'm not going to make an excuse I mean there was you have to adjust and adapt I mean and certainly there was a lot of things that we were planning on doing that wouldn't be smart or wise based on the circumstances that we were dealt with but um I wouldn't ever make an excuse um we had our chances you know and our guys gave us those guys that were playing tonight led by Matthew gave us a chance you know thought Cooper would made a bunch of plays obviously Demarcus Robinson Tyler Johnson has the big shallow cross that he converts for a big deal we got a lot of hidden yards too with some of the pis that ended up moving the ball down into the tight red area um and ultimately some of these penalties they're learning opportunities for us um but that's part of it you have to adjust and adapt I thought we did a you know fairly decent job of that but you know we uh we came up short and this is an opportunity for us to be able to move forward but um I am proud of this group like I had mentioned you know it's tough when you come out here and go toe-to-toe it's an excellent football team I got a ton of respect for Coach Campbell and the way that they do their deal um and they ultimately closed it out and hats off to them for doing that yeah I thought they did awesome Adam I mean really even John Johnson's interception what a freaking play by him I mean it's a bang bang play right over the middle um and and that that was a huge momentum shift you know had an opportunity Kobe uh Durant ends up up making a play on a you know when we brought him as a corner Blitz and then he gets the break up on third down almost ended up making the pick but um I thought they were great you know they played hard um you could see they they had him uh they had them off balance I thought Chris schula and our defensive coaches did an excellent job and then ultimately the players brought it to life and we just came up short but they definitely kept us in the game I mean to have three points at halftime to have some of the opportunities that we missed offensively even though we were sustaining possession really with the exception of the first drive where we went three and out we were up and down the field but to only Come Away with three points that's where you're going to come up short and um I'm looking forward to looking at this tape figuring out how I can be better for guys and how we can ultimately move forward because we got 16 of these things guaranteed sure yeah I mean I I I thought they you know were they just got some good removal um they got some players in space versus some man coverage looks and and they made the plays you know they were just getting you know and and Montgomery was breaking a bunch of tackles you know you could really see that but I'll go back and I'll look at the tape um I was like I said Jordan I was really proud of this group um and these guys are going to be resilient uh I know they wanted to come away with the the result that we were hunting up but I think there's a lot of things that we can take from this um we're a really young team and we had a lot of things that um you know went our way and didn't go our way tonight and and that's exactly what you uh expect in a football game of this magnitude against a high caliber opponent yeah he's a stud you know he I mean he kept us in the game he he did he did a great job and and you could just see the resilience there was a lot of reasons to think man this is going to be really an uphill climb um to overcome some of the different things you know players that we were missing and and what that uh regulated us if you will in terms of what we could really do they did some things you know give Coach Glenn a ton of credit they decided to come out and match us in a certain Personnel on early Downs that they were basically daring you to to say all right you're going to throw it to beat us and so uh I was proud of Matthew and we had our chances um and there's certainly some things you know I'll always look at myself first all right what are some of the different decisions better spots I could put guys in and our players will do the same when there were some opportunities but there was a lot of positives to take away as well I thought Matthew was great you know I really think you know the one at the end of the half you know we turned it over we were operating against the clock really in a two-minute situation um and then really you know they did a good job matching up and then the one was the penalty I mean we scored we it was a walk-in touchdown and and that was really you know inevitably what led to us not scoring but then we ended up coming back on the next drive that um my man just alluded to and and Matthew ended up you know the ball didn't touch the ground and Cooper walks in from about eight yards out or wherever we were so there was a lot of good things but you give those guys credit they made some of the critical plays when they had to and and uh ultimately we didn't finish the fourth and four in the first half you know that was a big one as well last yeah well I think first of all it's a choice you make in terms of let's let's pour into the guys I thought both lber did a great job coming in I mean and that was really what he shown throughout you know Jonah Jackson going from Center to guard um you know those guys on the interior I thought really did a great job of holding their own I thought Warren mcclinon you know obviously there's a couple things you guys asked about that we can learn from but he did a nice job and AJ comes in as a practice squad flex and um you know he's blocking Aiden Hutchinson for the majority of the game when we were heavy pass and and uh and he gave us a chance and so we'll see what the magnitude of those guys injuries are obviously we'll get Aller back in a couple weeks I think Rob's return is sooner than later and so um you know I think we want to we're developing depth but what we're not going to do is we're not going to allow thing we're going to learn from the things that have occurred in previous years Jordan and and if guys get injured then you know what it's our job to get those next guys ready to roll and uh and that's exactly what we'll do okay thanks guys Matthew Stafford it was good um you know I thought it was a fun place to you know fun place to play crowds into it obviously a great football game that helps that helps make the crowd get into it um back and forth all day so um it was it was a good atmosphere um yeah I mean it is what it is you know we're professional football players but we're um you know it's what we do it's what we practice um I was really proud of the way those guys played to be honest with you um there was some unfortunate things that happened um you know up front with guys getting injured and not being able to come back in the game and uh those guys battled through you know we were already kind of thin at that spot you know with some of the stuff going on um you know at our tackle position there for a little bit so to for those guys to step in and play the way they did I was I was super proud of them um you know we drop back and threw the ball I don't know how many times we threw it but we threw it you know a decent amount of times today and um I thought they did a really nice job of battling man it's never going to be perfect um but uh man they they they battled and then you know I think our guys on the outside they had to come in and step up when you know puka uh couldn't come back in the game either um they really battled as well oh I mean I mean taking Snaps from centers but those guys were lights out today they were great bo bo Li's first snap was a little high and hot but he had some juice which I can imagine um you know first snap in the NFL pistol on the road here we go a little high and hot we handled it but the rest of the day was was smooth operating yeah you know I mean I think it kind of boils down to the last time we came here similar circumstances and the fact that we didn't come away with enough points in the Red Zone you know obviously right before the half had had a really nice drive I turned the ball over um I don't I don't hate the decision just don't like the ball that I threw you know um higher and harder probably gets us a touchdown in a better spot but uh you know that was a tough when we don't come away with points had another chance uh went for it on fourth down didn't come away with points um and then uh you know had to get we were on the one yard line and settle for three points too so that was that was kind of of the game for us um you know had our opportunities but weren't able to capitalize on them and um still at the end of the game you know if I if I can hit that ball to Cooper U we're just a little bit on different pages on where we were heading on that one and and uh totally understand what he was doing it's uh it's part of the game it's a game of football um humbling but uh fun to compete you're good yeah that was a game I had a chance to win it you know and uh uh there's every game there's plays you want back and and that's definitely one of them um you know like to think that I can hit that throw uh you know a bunch of times in a row so just disappointed that we didn't get it done um but uh you know I I was proud of the way we battled man it was it was uh like you said some some guys had to step up and and they did and that was cool to watch and and cool to see so proud of those guys yeah I mean that's what I've been seeing to practice um that's how I know who he is um you know it's the the I'd love to know what his yardage was running today I mean he was we ask him to move all over the place and and handle a whole lot of things both in the pass game and the Run game and he leads that room really well that's why you see those other guys step in and come in and play the way they do so proud of him you know happy for him that he played the way he did today and and um you know like myself we just hard on ourselves and and want to make every play if we possibly can but uh you know it's proud of the way he competed today I'll let you know tomorrow well I won't but well I mean you can't prevent injuries right like you go out there and play and uh you know I think our guys are going to do everything they can to try to get back as fast as they can and we'll see what Who's got what um you know hopefully we can we can get some of our tackles back you know obviously with Aller uh you know in a couple weeks and and maybe Rob you know at some point but we'll see um you know I think the best thing you can do is just go continue to push those guys continue to operate I'm proud of the way they competed today I know those guys were given it everything they had and and um you know it showed up back CH you just I am yeah yep I think both you know um uh they were doing some unique things Personnel wise um early early down stuff that uh you know was um you know promoting us to throw the football you know early and and when you're throwing it on early Downs the majority of the time you're just trying to stay ahead of the sticks right you're just trying to treat that kind of like a run play if you get four you're happy if you get 10 great you know all those kind of things so um you know it's just kind of way we intended on attack you know attacking their defense and then uh you know some of the stuff they were doing Personnel wise uh you know it just led to more of that happening I would assume well I mean I'll just speak to who he is as a player right um you know he's really physical um got better long speed than people think I mean he's a had an unbelievable season last year um guy that uh you know has has built up a lot of trust and Equity with me just in the fact that we played together and he's had some success so um we'll see what it is I have no idea to be honest with you um but uh you know he's obviously a big part of our offense but I do think that TJ and the those guys stepped in and did a really nice job today yeah I'm encouraged with the effort you know encouraged with the effort there's always uh room for improvement and execution and those things but uh I'll tell you we don't we don't need room for improvement and effort you know our guys battled um or you know it's tough environment to play in you know a bunch of lineman going down starting receiver going down and our guys never blinked and uh it was really you know it was great to see those guys in the Huddle just hey next play Let's go and uh wasn't easy but uh found a way to get some points on the board just not uh not enough to close the thing out which is frustrating and disappointing but um you know we got the next week and that'll get our attention here pretty quickly I hope I exude that you know I hope that they feel that from me um that's what I try to do obviously been doing this for a couple years and and uh you know you know I've been through a bunch of different situations and and try to be a steadying force in there and understand man that uh I hope they know that I'm giving it everything I got on every single play no matter what and you know hopefully that inspires those guys to do the same appreciate it Cooper Kupp um yeah I mean it was good to be know feel myself um you obviously you want to come out with a W and that um felt like the guys really fought hard you know obviously we had some guys go down and guys step up and be able to you know come in and play and fight and so um really proud of the guys I think that was that was a really really cool positive to come out of what is a you know obviously a very unfortunate situation and just not being able to get the W but um excited to watch the film and respond to it yeah no I mean yeah he's I know he's gonna feel like he needs to make every throw um it's tough you know we we had a route on and um the DB went to undercut and I adjusted to cut off the undercut and try to guarantee the throw and he saw the undercut and tried to throw it High um just one of those situations where you know we're both making the right decision it just wasn't the same decision and so um you know we got at the end of the day we got to find a way to make those plays there's a few plays out there that I thought were you know on me to make and just wasn't able to make him and in these games it does come down to just a few plays um like he was right there you know we make those plays and you know we might be um might be you know might be a different outcome yeah um I mean he's a competitive football player I think that's the thing as a you know as a young guy being able to come up and compete and challenge guys um and he's just going to continue to get better I know as the year goes on and um but um you you see those guys talking and um the safeties they're communicating with and trusting him and um I think that's uh that's be something that's going to be cool for him and just the growth that he'll have this year but um we fun to watch him from afar but it was certainly fun competing against him yeah you know that's obviously frustrating but like I said we you know we had those opportunities to close that game out in that four minute um you know we do we we went up defense got us a stop and we we need to find a way to you know ideally close the game out there you know you you we make that play on third down and um you know a few more plays um you know maybe potentially one more first down you know might win it and um you know so we need to make those plays the defense gave us an opportunity we need to make sure we make the most of those ones and uh you know we do that and then you know over time is um it doesn't really matter um so yeah that's awesome he's done that over and over again um you've just seen it even just last year is when he was on um P Squad doing stuff like that um and then what he's been doing all Camp he's just been making plays that's why you know he's called playmaker and that's kind of what he's what he does so um not surprised in any capacity um but man he did he did a great job today for us yeah I thought he did a really good job um you know it obviously there's U an emotional piece I think always coming back here just as a human being there's there's an emotional peace he was here for so long and it's where his he raised his family and so I I I understand I thought he did such a good job this you know this week being able to just treat this like a normal week and um came in here and man he just he got us in the right plays he communicated clearly uh in a hostile environment and was able to you know get us in and out of the right stuff and and you know certainly like like he he said you know there's plays that we all want back but I thought he did a really good job yeah yeah yeah it's that's that's vintage Matthew um I I mean he was you know he's battling out there you know I think he rolled his ankle up or something early on but you would he like no one would know he's not making a fuss about or anything like that but just you know you can tell he's hurting um but man just being a to grind things out and being able to just hop back into the Huddle and um snap back out of it just it's really it's uh it almost feels unhuman what he's able to do in terms of just being able to snap out of really a really dark place and be able to communicate and get us to what we need to do and then go out there and just ball out as if you know as if nothing is happening um so you know that that was vintage Matthew and you know like I said we want to make a few of those plays down the stretch but you did you did a great job overall this game I thought yeah no I mean I think that's the the cool thing about football is you've got this we're all human you you step on the field and all you see is on the field but um we all have families we all have stuff that happens in our day-to-day lives we still got to you know get up and make the kids their breakfast and dinners and lunches the next day we're going through all that stuff too and for him he is a human and has all that stuff going but to be able to step on the field and snap into that like be where your feet are you know I think that's we say that all the time and Matthew's got an inhuman ability to be where his feet are and um and lock into that moment and you know be the guy that we need him to be over and over again in those times perfect thanks guys