{"id":645322,"date":"2026-01-01T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T10:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/645322\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T10:25:23","slug":"random-ramsdom-how-should-we-feel-about-this-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/645322\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Ramsdom: How should we feel about this team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Are the Los Angeles Rams good this year? Are they bad? Are the average? Are they choke artists, or do they not have enough talent? Is it on coaching, is it the players?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For a team with a 11 wins on the season, there are a lot of questions about the Rams, and those questions really have been around since their 19-point blown lead to the Philadelphia Eagles, but there should be more uncertainty about this team than ever after their back-to-back losses to the Seattle Seahawks (a lost 16-point lead), and the Atalanta Falcons (a game where the Rams didn\u2019t show up for the first half).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This team is going to the playoffs, and that\u2019s a fact. Are they about to get bounced as soon as they arrive? Are they going to catch fire again like they did earlier this season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I don\u2019t think anyone knows. At this point, this team looks like they\u2019ve regressed from earlier this campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thank you all for checking out Turf Show Times, and yes, the Rams ended their 2025 year (not season) with a whimper, but maybe their start to 2026 will be a bang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201c1. Los Angeles Rams (1): Say what? They\u2019re still atop these rankings after successive losses that have relegated them to wild-card status? In a word: Yep. Matthew Stafford remains this season\u2019s best quarterback. Puka Nacua remains this season\u2019s best wideout. The defense is one of the NFC\u2019s best when fully stocked. LA will be getting WR Davante Adams, DB Quentin Lake and some starting offensive linemen back for the playoffs. The Rams\u2019 beleaguered special teams even made a big play <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolumnist%2Fbell%2F2025%2F12%2F29%2Ffalcons-rams-mnf%2F87954425007%2F\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in Monday night\u2019s loss at Atlanta<\/a> \u2212 a game that suddenly didn\u2019t mean all that much after the weekend\u2019s developments. Yep, we\u2019ll continue riding with a talented team that can beat anybody and, more importantly, do it anywhere.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cNot only can they do that, but they can also find immediate-impact players in the class. Snead has been able to do both throughout his years as general manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But lingering questions remain about what the Rams might do in the draft, from who they might take to where their pick might land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What are some of the most important questions facing the Rams as they take a peak ahead to the NFL Draft? Let\u2019s break them down.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIt was too many things to overcome,\u201d McVay said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therams.com\/news\/from-the-podium-sean-mcvay-and-matthew-stafford-discuss-loss-to-falcons-on-monday-night-football-in-week-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">via the team\u2019s official website<\/a>. \u201cWe put ourselves behind the eight ball and that\u2019s why we\u2019re sitting here with the L.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Monday\u2019s slow start came a week after the Rams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/rams-seahawks-on-thursday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-seattle-s-38-37-overtime-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lost a 30-14 fourth-quarter lead to Seattle<\/a>, which dropped the Rams out of contention for the NFC West and the No. 1 seed in the conference. Back-to-back losses now have the Wild Card-bound Rams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/standings\/playoff-picture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looking at the No. 6 seed<\/a>, which would include a trip to either Chicago or Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs. A Rams win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18, coupled with a 49ers loss to Seattle, would give L.A. the five seed, which faces the NFC South winner (Carolina or Tampa Bay).\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are the Los Angeles Rams good this year? Are they bad? Are the average? 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