The Los Angeles Rams are nonetheless lacking a number of key contributors on the offensive aspect of the ball. Throughout the first two weeks of the season, head coach Sean McVay had misplaced offensive lineman Joe Noteboom, Steve Avila and Jonah Jackson to injured reserve, together with vast receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.
Kupp is the one one among that bunch that averted IR and is lastly on the mend, probably making a return to the lineup in Week 7 towards the Las Vegas Raiders. However query marks nonetheless stay round the remainder of the injured Rams on offense, with Nacua and Avila — each out with knee accidents — on the forefront.
McVay was requested if the Rams are any nearer to seeing Nacua and Avila make a return to observe, and the reply was lower than enthusiastic from L.A.’s head coach.
“Don’t anticipate to see these guys. They’re nonetheless a bit of bit of how away,” McVay mentioned. “Precisely what that timeline is… Type of like what I’ve instructed you, Reggie and his group are working tirelessly to get these guys again.
“We’ll be actually excited when that window of alternative opens up for these guys to begin to observe after which to determine, what does it appear like for them to be carried out again into probably competing and doing their factor for us? Within the meantime, the one guys that sort of actually match beneath that… I do know Cooper wasn’t positioned on IR, however Cooper’s the man that has a chance after which Joe Noteboom, of the group that’s at present on IR, is the one which involves thoughts.”
McVay states right here that if the Rams are going to get anybody again within the very close to future, it could be Kupp or Noteboom. However Nacua and Avila are nonetheless not close to a return, at the very least in Week 7. There was virtually no information on both participant during the last month, with the final timeframe on Nacua being 5-7 weeks and even much less info on Avila.
Each of those gamers are vastly essential to what the Rams wish to do at their greatest. But when they’ll be out for some extra weeks, L.A. has to determine a approach to salvage their season with what they’ve. If not, it might be a protracted 12 weeks till the top of the marketing campaign.
Rams may look to commerce Matthew Stafford
The Rams shocked nearly everybody after they clinched place in final 12 months’s postseason and practically profitable their Wild Card Weekend sport towards the Detroit Lions. So it was assumed that Matthew Stafford and the Rams could be in rivalry for the postseason as soon as once more in 2024, regardless of dropping Aaron Donald on protection.
However the Rams’ offensive accidents have successfully destroyed any momentum they may have had, as a substitute leaving them at a 1-4 report via 5 video games.
Stafford has needed to carry an distinctive weight lacking nearly each main piece the Rams have on that aspect of the ball. And if the slide continues, it reportedly wouldn’t be stunning for the Rams and Stafford to half methods.
