Los Angeles Rams’ window can close fast with the wrong moves

The Los Angeles Rams are young, exciting and represented the NFC in Super Bowl LIII; it seems fantastic, but won’t last forever.

The Los Angeles Rams became one of the best teams in the NFL in a blink of the eye. After posting a 4-12 record, the Rams found their new head coach in Sean McVay and the rest has been history.

McVay ignited the Rams offense and made second-year quarterback Jared Goff look solid after looking like a bust in year one. It is not all on McVay, as Goff still has to go out there and do it, but McVay was the spark that this team needed.

Of course, the front office also made some moves to ensure that the team would be competitive but the big moves did not come until the following summer. The Rams posted an 11-5 record and gained valuable playoff experience, albeit it was loss in the Wild Card Round.

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That experience, along with the young core being an entire year better and with the front office’s new additions, led to a 13-3 record in which LA was the most explosive and entertaining team in the NFL.

That took the Rams all the way to the Super Bowl, where they fell short to the New England Patriots. Although they fell short, it is hard to not be optimistic considering how young this team is.

However, despite the youth, the Los Angeles Rams very well could see their title window close as fast as it opened. It won’t happen this season, but if the front office is not smart, the Rams could struggle as early as the 2020 season.

We see this all the time with football teams, who see their window close as fast as it opened. That is why Tom Brady and the Patriots are so remarkable: they have beaten the one dominant trend that the NFL has.

First and foremost, the Rams have to be proactive with improving the offense line, and quickly. The team is fine for now but with an aging line and thinning roster, not being proactive with the offensive line can lead to serious repercussions.

The team also has to evaluate whether or not to give Jared Goff a contract after his rookie contract expires. Los Angeles is already tied up with three big contracts in Brandin Cooks, Aaron Donald and Todd Gurley and is really going to be restricted if Goff gets paid big.

What makes it worse is the confusion around Gurley’s knee and the worry that it could actually be a long-term issue for the best running back in the league.

The defense is also going to need addressing. While the Rams added Eric Weddle and Clay Matthews, those two are only getting older and are going to get less and less productive. I get the win-now mentality and it is definitely worth it if they win a Super Bowl but they are also risking a quick falloff.

That is the double edged sword that every NFL team deals with though. If the Los Angeles Rams want to make the most of this opportunity, which doesn’t come around often, then the front-office better not get too caught up in winning now.