The Los Angeles Rams’ season 2023 season is going to hinge greatly on the play of three veterans: Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp. They’re clearly the three most important players on the team, and separating them isn’t necessarily easy to do.
However, given the value of quarterbacks in the NFL, Stafford gets the nod as the Rams’ most important player heading into this season. As we saw last season, the offense looks totally different without him. He’s one of the most talented quarterbacks in the league so going from him to a backup is a major drop-off.
If Stafford goes down again this season, the Rams will finish closer to the No. 1 overall pick in the draft than they will to the playoffs.