19 HRS AGO - Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Lance could be a thorn in Rams’ side for years to come The Los Angeles Rams’ window for contention will remain open for the next two to three years, based on the remaining contract duration for star players like Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, and Cooper Kupp. One threat to that contention window, however, could be the development and potential emergence of second-year quarterback Trey Lance for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers traded a heap of draft capital, two first rounders and a third round selection - similar to what the Rams gave up for Stafford, in order to take Lance third overall in 2021. But a year later, Lance is still an unknown commodity in the NFL. A strong performance from the young quarterback could propel the 49ers, who made it all the way to the NFC championship game a year ago, into legitimate contending status. While Lance is a supremely talented athlete, he’s still an extremely raw prospect at Collapse

23 HRS AGO - Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 7/5/22 During free agency this off-season, the Los Angeles Rams decided to add more fire power to their offense, opting to sign wide reciever Allen Robinson to a 3-year $46.5 million dollar contract. Robinson, who was a 2nd round selection for the Jacksonville Jaguars back in 2014, will have a chance to play with the best quartetback he has ever had. He will go from the likes of Blake Bortles, Nick Foles. and Justin Fields, to Matthew Stafford. Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Despite having below averae quarterbacks throughout his career, Robinson has put up respectable numbers, with a total of 495 receptions, 6,409 yards, along with 40 receiving touchdowns over the span of his 8 year career. Those numbers are extremely impressive, all things considered, and Robinson will most definitely benefit from having an elite receiver in Cooper Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images A change of pace: Les Snead is investing in inside linebackers During his first season at the helm, Sean McVay hired Wade Phillips and that meant a 3-4 defense with multiple inside linebackers, which in turn led to a one-year pact for veteran Connor Barwin. After parting with Alec Ogletree in 2018, the team turned to undrafted free agent Cory Littleton, a Pro Bowl invitee during his first (and second-to-last) season as a starter for the Los Angeles Rams. Rams general manager Les Snead next replaced Mark Barron with Clay “Kind of like Connor Barwin” Matthews in 2019, and then the team felt little in the way of desperation to retain Littleton or Matthews when free agency hit in 2020. L.A. gave way to a rotation that included Troy Reeder and Kenny Young two seasons ago, but then finally relented somewhat after selecting Ernest Jones with the 103rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft; that makes Jones the highest-drafted inside linebacker of the Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 7/3/22 Following becoming Super Bowl champions back in February, the Los Angeles Rams have undergone some changes in terms of their roster. The team lost important players, such as Darious Williams, Austin Corbett, Von Miller, Johnny Hekker, Sebastian Joseph-Day, and fan-favorite Robert Woods. Nonetheless, if the team wants to win another championship, those losses would need to be addressed in order to fill the gap those players may leave. The biggest moves of the off-season were the acquisitions of former Seahawks linebacker, and L.A native, Bobby Wagner, and wide receiver Allen Robinson II. The latter will finally have the opportunity to play with a competent quarterback, something he has not experienced dating all the way back to his days at Penn State. The former is a man that the Rams are extremely familiar with, as the Seahawks legend was someone they had to deal with at least twice per season, wreaking Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Can Logan Bruss win the starting job at RG? How will the OL change in 2023? Aside from signing Andrew Whitworth during free agency in 2017, the Los Angeles Rams have refrained from investing significant capital in the offensive line. While Whitworth was a stalwart at left tackle for five seasons, realistically the team could have only expected him to contribute for two to three years at the time of the signing. Los Angeles has been able to draft offensive lineman, both at tackle on on the interior, in the mid or later rounds and develop them into starting caliber players. The Rams re-signed two individuals from the 2019 draft class this offseason after they both hit the free agent market initially - Joseph Noteboom (LT, 3rd round) and Brian Allen (C, 4th round). David Edwards, the starting left guard and 2020 5th rounder, is cut from the same cloth as Noteboom and Allen, but he is slated for free agency after this upcoming season. He will be joined Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Jacob Toups and Luis Vasquez, co-founders of the non-profit Rainbow Labs, have been recognized by the Rams as their latest pLAymaker for their work providing a safe and supportive environment to empower LGBTQ+ youth. Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The signing of Bobby Wagner projects to have a multi-layered effect In my previous piece, I wrote about how the Rams “Team Offensive” Rankings might fluctuate in 2022. The focus now shifts to the defensive side of the ball and whether Raheem Morris’s unit will make strides or regress downward in 2022. Let’s look at a number of impactful categories. Points/Game: 21.9 (T-16th) Throughout the 2021 season, many criticized Raheem Morris as the defensive coordinator and that his defense wasn’t as “effective” as Brandon Staley’s 2020 unit. What is often overlooked is that Staley’s 2020 unit went up against weaker opponents in 2020 (the Rams finished 3rd in the division in 2019). Another key element is that Raheem Morris was learning the “Fangio/Staley” scheme. Though the pts/game went up this past year, I am buying the LA defense going into 2022. With Bobby Wagner solidifying the LB corps and a now established A’Shawn Robinson and Greg Gaines next to Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 6/29/22 Throughout Matthew Stafford’s time in the NFL, he has shown countless times that he is one of the toughest players in the entire league. However, Stafford has missed a majority of two separate seasons over his 13 year career (2010, 2019), meaning it is definitely not unfathomable for him to potentially miss time at some point during his Rams tenure. C. Morgan Engel-USA TODAY Sports If injury were to happen to Stafford, the Rams would have to turn to backup quarterback John Wolford, a man entering his 3rd season and has only started in two real NFL games in his career. On the bright side of things, both of his starts came in extremely crucial moments in 2020 following a thumb injury to then starter Jared Goff. Wolford’s first start came against the Arizona Cardinals in the season finale in a win-and-in scenario, and his second came in the Wild Card round of the postseason against the Collapse