Rams are gonna have a bulls eye on their backs this year

Pre or Regular Season, the Rams are going to get the other team's A game (especially the other team's Defense).
I imagine they're all sick of hearing about McVay the wonder kid, Phillips the guru, Gurley, et al.

Last week the Ravens' D not only played the 1st team even against the Rams who played only 2nd and 3rd team guys, but they played stunts, blitzes, and with a lot of energy.

I imagine Gruden will have his team jacked up today as well; as will the other teams the Rams play.

Everybody ramps it up for media darlings who are ranked high, and that's the Rams this year.

I sort of suspect that McVay knows that, and that might be a contributing factor to keeping his 1st team guys on the bench.

Wow. Who'd have thought that THIS would be an issue for the Rams in 2018? What a great problem to have!