McVay can take the training wheels off a little bit.
Cooks looks like a significant upgrade over Watkins and a perfect fit in McVay’s system.
The TE corps is expected to step up this year.
The entire starting O returns (with the sole exception of the Cooks upgrade) and is healthy. That should allow them to pick up where they left off.
I think that the D is vastly improved. That should mean more possessions, yards, and scores for this Goff led O.
As for Garoppolo? He has to get a grip on his ints and produce for the whole season to convince me that he’s a top QB, much less elite QB.
But back to the Rams chances? Barring a key injury, this team is a legit SB favorite whose only area of doubt is at LB. I’ll take that.