It was fourth-and-4 from the 6-yard line when Sean McVay sprinted down the sideline, arms waving frantically, as he tried to call a timeout before the snap.  But the whistle never came. The ball was snapped, and Lumen Field held its collective breath. Matthew Stafford fired toward the end zone.  Incomplete. Turnover on downs.  That’s how close the Rams came to lifting the Lombardi Trophy last season.  And yet, here we are months later, and the strange truth of the NFL offseason is this: The