How I differ from what you read as the consensus.
* The Rams secondary has never been this deep, ever, since I started following them. Since 2012 the Rams have had a knack for finding DBs--using every means of acquisition available to them--and it keeps paying off. We have never heard of a team that could trade away its 2 starting CBs, replace them with a promoted cast off and an in-season trade, THEN lose both of the new CBs in a couple of games and STILL play well. On paper, that's impossible. They did it. Plus having Jalen Ramsey will pay dividends because having a CB of that caliber always does.
* I am not as worried about the LBs as some are. First, there's some solid talent there. Second, Fangio had some good defenses in Chicago before Mack, when basically he had a long list of no-names at LB. That's scheming and coaching.
* Having Donald and Ramsey on the same team is golden. Name any Rams D that had 2 stars of that caliber since the fearsome foursome. And I am a big fan of all the good Rams Ds we have seen over the years. This is not being negative about the past.
* I do have confidence that the OL will cohere. The acquired 7 OL in the last 3 years and they have an OL coach who has a long history of fielding solid to great lines. Heck Chicago's pro bowl LOT, Leno, was a Kromer 7th round pick.
* If 2019 is Goff regressing, I can't wait until we see what him rebounding looks like. That is, if 2019 was off for him, there were still solid aspects to his game and some dogged, tough play. Put him in a better situation and I think he steps up, easily.
* WR, probably everyone agrees on.
* RB, I am optmistic cause I like Akers but there's just less to go on here at this point, so I am kind of wait n see about this though I expect good things.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2020 06:55PM by zn.
