By the time Rams head coach Sean McVay promoted Shula to coordinator last winter after spending seven seasons coaching all three levels of the defense, he was more comfortable embracing his lineage. And during OTAs in the spring, former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett advised him to stay comfortable in who he is.

Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, grandson of Don, son of Dave, has the Rams defense playing well heading to Philadelphia.

The Rams had lots of youth on a defense helmed by first-year coordinator Chris Shula, but have navigated the growing pains well thanks to his trust and flexibility.

We are at the point where it’s almost as if the media is trying to will the Rams defense to be bad. What it really stems from is how the Rams built their Super Bowl team and how