Overall I believe many of us feel there is reason for optimism in 2020 because the year itself has been the most challenging and in the words of Sonny & Cher "The Beat Goes on."
Anyway back to the Los Angeles Rams and I do believe the offense should improve because the Offensive Line barring injury, should improve and IMO, the TE's should make more of an impact as they did towards the end of last season and the changes to the coaching staff appear to be all for the good across the board, so I'm anxious to see how it plays out.
Concerns???? Many.
Pass Rush....I loved Dante Fower and will miss him, he will make Atlanta's defense better, so where does the pass rush come from? Players like Ogbonnia "Obo" Okoronkwo, Samson Ebukam, Michael Floyd & even rookie Terrell Lewis need to provide that spark in order to take off pressure of Aaron Donald and put fear into opposing Quarterbacks.
Vertical Congestion.....A WR that can go over the top is something that when the Rams acquired Brandon Cooks, Sean McVay stated "It was a necessity in his offense." Currently the Rams have route runners & no actual speed WR, will it hamper the offense? Seem to do that when they initially lost Cooks, but McVay adapted and it appears the fastest WR might be on the bench in Nsimba Webster, who ran a 4.4 40.
Inside Linebacker....They did not pay Cory Littleton, let's hope this is not London Fletcher Part Deux....Rams will look to Micah Kiser again and most likely Travin Howard to fill Littleton's role, however, I for one hope that Troy Reeder stays on special teams as IMO, seemed very slow in his reactions, but he was a rookie.
Offensive Line....All of us have posted about, but now we have to hope the regime was right and we were wrong. Staying healthy is the key, but the thought of not bringing back Whitworth, trading for Trent Williams & drafting a Center might make most of us feel confident, however, @Mackeyser is very confident with Whit, Corbett, Blythe, Edwards & Evans over Havenstein, so hopefully this won't be an issue and they will come together as a unit in 2020.
Special Teams...Not as concerned as I was because as much as I loved John Fassel, John Bonamego has had success and the triumphant of kickers he's brought in, I feel very good about one of them being extraordinary and I feel that there is plenty of fine athletes available on the roster to ensure this unit is better in 2020.
