Rams’ Sean McVay points out obvious flaw in NFL’s return plan: ‘I don’t get it!’

HBO’s Hard Knocks is set to officially return in August with a first for the series — focusing on two teams in the same city, the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers.

But there are other challenges ahead for the series and for those teams: how will training camps and those filming them adjust to the restrictions put on them due to the coronavirus pandemic?

On the same day that Dr. Anthony Fauci recommended the league go “essentially in a bubble” this season and NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills responded, Rams head coach Sean McVay had a moment on a Hard Knocks call with the media where he wondered how football in 2020 is going to work:

Rams coach Sean McVay is anticipating a long season of following safety protocols: "It is a bit mind-numbing. We're sitting here talking about handless doors? We're going to social distance, but we're playing football? I don't get it!"

— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) June 18, 2020

Sean McVay on what will undoubtedly be a unique training camp for all NFL teams, to Anthony Lynn via Zoom: "I mean, isn't this crazy, Coach Lynn? … We're going to social distance, but we're going to play football? It's really hard for me to understand."

— Nick Shook (@TheNickShook) June 18, 2020

His general manager, Les Snead, had a good spread offense joke in response:

Solid line from Les Snead on the Hard Knocks call after Sean McVay wondered how they're going to social distance and play football.

"Watch Big 12 film and see their splits. They're already socially distanced."

— Conor Orr 🐟 (@ConorOrr) June 18, 2020

McVay’s question is one that we’ll find out the answer to this summer and fall. As for Hard Knocks? It’s scheduled to debut Aug. 11.