About these 2023 Rams…

I think we’re really talking about 2 different teams here.

There’s the early pre-bye version where everybody was learning to play with each other on the fly:

Stafford hurt.
KW hurt.
Dotson not yet starting.
Whole OL slowly gelling.
Demarcus Robinson still riding the pine.
Higbee sputtering.
Davis Allen still an unknown.
Kupp hurt
And, frankly, McVay making some puzzling decisions along the way.

At least 3 winnable games were lost during that ‘learning/growing’ curve. Namely, Bengals, Packers (but for a Wentz caliber backup Q, and that excruciating Steeler game.

But now this current version has really come together.

Better all around health.
Offense firing on all cylinders.
Some youngsters playing like 1st rounders.
Defense is doing a good job of holding the opponents scoring down, despite weaknesses at several positions.
McVay calling much better games lately.
Took the Ravens into overtime on their field after their bye week.

ST continues to be a minefield but can’t be fixed until next year.


Bottom line?

This current Ram team is a genuine threat if it makes the playoffs. It’s truly a team that nobody wants to play right now.

It’s also a team that all Ram fans can be very proud of and extremely entertaining and easy to root for.