Los Angeles Rams: Three biggest concerns heading into 2018
By Jason Reed
A stellar offseason has led to big expectations on the Los Angeles Rams in the 2018 season. The Rams do not enter the season without concerns, though.
The Los Angeles Rams undoubtedly were the winners of the 2018 offseason. While the Rams may not be the most improved team in terms of wins (solely because they finished with 11 wins last season) the team shored up virtually every hole of a roster that was already arguably Super Bowl worthy.
Los Angeles added Pro Bowlers Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters to compete for the best secondary in the NFL — although the Los Angeles Chargers may win that one. The team also brought in Pro Bowl defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to give LA the best interior line in the NFL and arguably one of the best in NFL history.
Offensively, the Rams were able to bring in receiver Brandin Cooks to fill the void left behind by Sammy Watkins as well as re-sign center John Sullivan. The Rams were the best offensive team in football last year — leading the league in points — and still arguably got better.
With a young core that is only going to get better and the new pieces to play with, there are pretty high expectations on the Rams this season. Heck, I even went out on a limb a few months back and declared that it is possible that LA can go 16-0. Improbable, but possible.
However, it will not be all sunshine and rainbows for the Rams. Like it or not, there are some concerns about the immediate and long-term future of this team. Here, we break down the three biggest concerns.