Sean McVay evaluates Ty Simpson's impressive Rams debut

Ty Simpson made his debut for the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, and it couldn’t have gone any better for the first-round pick. Simpson was surgical, going 21-for-25 with 190 yards and two touchdowns. Simpson did not commit a turnover, adding to his solid day in the Rams’ 20-12 win over the Chiefs.

Head coach Sean McVay couldn’t be happier with the performance of his next QB1, diving into Simpson’s performance during his post-game presser.

“He took what the defense gave him,” said McVay. “You know, I thought he read the plays out, read with his feet. I thought he did a really good job overall, and I thought even on some of the keepers where maybe the primary isn’t there, he attacks with the ball up. Even on the first one that he had, where he ends up finding Max Klare on kind of the late-down flat, but hit a couple low crossing routes and I thought he kept the ball in play.”

Avoiding turnovers and getting the ball to his pass-catchers was important in McVay’s mind, so he was pleased with the job Simpson did.

“That’s the biggest thing, is keeping the ball in play,” he said. “There was one situation that we’ll have a great learning opp on a third down where they kind of played a man coverage. We ended up throwing it to the flat to Max Klare. I’ve got to see, I think the pocket might have allowed him to be able to progress, but otherwise it was a really good day for him. He just felt like he was in good command, and it was cool to see a good smile on his face.”

Simpson and Klare had a strong connection, going 7-for-8 on targets Saturday. And Simpson got better as the game went on, leading the Rams to a fourth-quarter comeback with two scores in the final 15 minutes.

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