Myles Garrett didn’t have a single tackle, sack or pressure in his much-hyped debut for the Rams on Thursday night, and afterward he said the 27-7 loss to the 49ers was as bad a game as he’s ever played.
“This was the worst version of myself that I’ve put out there,” Garrett said. “I’ve got to be better. I’ve got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be and I’ve shown that I’ve been before.”
Garrett, who didn’t play in the preseason and barely practiced in training camp because of a knee injury, said his primary focus now is “getting healthy.”
“That’s the main thing,” Garrett said. “When I was out there I was a little more focused on myself and trying to stay healthy than what they were doing, and it showed. I wasn’t what I needed to be for my team.”
Garrett said he didn’t think the long trip to Australia or the Rams’ decision to arrive the day before the game had anything to do with it.
“I wasn’t the player I wanted to be, I didn’t feel like I was the player I’ve been before when I stepped onto that field. I’ve got to do what I can to get back to that,” Garrett said.
Garrett, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year whose trade to the Rams was the NFL’s most talked-about offseason move, was a total non-factor against the 49ers. The Rams have to hope that was the worst version of him they’ll see.