Weeks 6 & 12 | Los Angeles Rams, No. 24
It was one step back after another for the Rams to start last season. By the time they got their legs under them — the league was running away and they missed the playoffs. It was another unproductive offseason that involved moving wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the Texans and running back Todd Gurley walking in free agency. LA moved backward last year and didn’t do a lot to reverse course. They’ll probably be better than the 24th-best team, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if they’re not.
Key quote:
“Jared Goff and Aaron Donald combine for 2020 cap hits of more than $50 million, and while Donald has proven unquestionably that he’s worth whatever you pay him, Goff has not. Add in the lack of high draft picks as an inevitable price of the team’s win-now philosophy a couple years back, and the reckoning begins now.”