The Los Angeles Rams have older veterans in Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp main the staff, however the roster is on the youthful aspect in comparison with the remainder of the NFL as they’re set to have quite a few first and second-year participant prepared the ground through the 2024 season.
The 2023 NFL Draft class might have modified the trajectory of the franchise as Steve Avila, Puka Nacua, Byron Younger and Kobie Turner are all foundational items the staff can construct round. Nevertheless, there are additionally excessive hopes for the 2024 group that options Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Blake Corum and Kamren Kinchens, amongst others.
Head coach Sean McVay seemed reinvigorated final season working together with his younger group and he admitted that he’s feeling prefer it’s Yr 1 for him once more, by way of the staff’s official YouTube account:
“ what’s cool? Being round this group, and particularly even final yr, it feels prefer it’s Yr 1 once more. And I actually imply that.”
McVay endured the worst yr of his teaching profession when the Rams missed the playoffs following Tremendous Bowl LVI, however appears to be in a significantly better headspace going into 2024, particularly now that he’s a father:
“I really feel like these final couple of years, there’s actually simply been an actual renewed objective and perspective that reminds you what a blessing that is. You sort of had misplaced that just a little bit within the midst of the journey, particularly issues going effectively after which clearly, the difficult yr in ’22. There’s plenty of cool issues which have gone on with the those that I’m round, the coaches, however having that little man too is an actual straightforward cause to maintain acceptable perspective and to ensure you’re being the person and the mannequin and what it seems like for him every single day.”
Quite a bit has occurred since McVay and Los Angeles gained their championship, however going into the common season the staff has a a lot totally different feel and appear to it. Regardless of that, the Rams are nonetheless poised to be a competitor within the NFL and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see if they’ll make some extra noise within the playoffs.
Rams’ Sean McVay recounts when Aaron Donald instructed him he was retiring from the NFL
Los Angeles wanted to draft Verse and Fiske after Aaron Donald’s retirement left them skinny alongside the line of defense. Sean McVay lately recounted when Donald instructed him he was executed taking part in although the previous appeared to already know that was the case.