The Rams came into the 2019 season with Super Bowl aspirations, looking like legitimate contenders to reach the big game for the second straight year. They came up well short of their goal, missing the playoffs with a 9-7 record.
It was a rollercoaster season filled with ups and downs, but the Rams closed things out by going 1-2 in their last three games to miss the postseason. It wasn’t all bad for Los Angeles, but given the way the team went all-in for 2019, it was a disappointing campaign.
In the final power rankings of the season, Touchdown Wire moved the Rams up a few spots from their Week 16 position. They finished the year as the best non-playoff team, ranking 13th in the NFL.
The Rams wrapped up their season with a 31-24 win against Arizona to finish with a winning record. Like it mattered? This is a team that was in the Super Bowl last year and didn’t even qualify for the postseason this year. The Rams might have been the league’s most disappointing team, especially after going all-in each of the past two years. General manager Les Snead’s track record suggests he’ll go all-in again this offseason. The Rams are moving into a new stadium next year, and they need to win to draw big crowds. It’s not hard to figure out what Snead needs to work on. It’s the running game. When the Rams were good, Todd Gurley was the focal point of the offense. But Gurley, who has issues with his knee, wasn’t the focal point this season. Quarterback Jared Goff isn’t good enough to take this team deep into the playoffs by himself. The Rams need to find a new running back.
The core of the roster will be back in 2020, for better or worse. Jared Goff, Aaron Donald, Todd Gurley and Brandin Cooks are all signed for the foreseeable future, as is Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein.
Jalen Ramsey needs a new contract, Eric Weddle will most likely be cut and Cooper Kupp is set to be a free agent in 2021, so the Rams have some housekeeping to take care off in the next year. But with Donald, Goff, Ramsey and Gurley all expected to be back, the Rams have plenty of talent to make another postseason run in 2020.