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As Rams wrap OTA’s, hope is outweighed by questions

By Steve Rivera

May 22, 2017; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; A Los Angeles Rams helmet is seen during organized team activities at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2017; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; A Los Angeles Rams helmet is seen during organized team activities at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Los Angeles Rams wrapped OTA’s with as many questions as potential answers.

Los Angeles Rams fans  tied the bow on OTA’s with few questions really answered. Given the nature of “Organized Team Activities” being anything but problem solvers, fans and NFL watchers note that the hope in LA is just that: hope.

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The jolt of reality that Rams fans will take away from June is that this team, fraught at the quarterback position and offensive side of the ball as it is, still only has two quarterbacks on the roster.

Jun 5, 2017; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks Sean Mannion (14) and Jared Goff (16) during organized team activities at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 5, 2017; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks Sean Mannion (14) and Jared Goff (16) during organized team activities at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

TWO!

They have 0-7 Jared Goff, and 0- for-a-career Sean Mannion.

Nary a win between these two PAC-12 alums.

Kenny Britt is gone, replaced by a “would be”, “could be” Robert Woods.

The Rams are hoping on Cooper Kupp as a breakout star, following in the footsteps of another would be “breakout” star Pharoh Cooper, and hopeful franchise QB Jared Goff.

The Rams Cup O’ Hope runneth over.

Snark being what it is, (what we know about this team including  photo snaps of all the good feelz in LA aside), is that Goff appears to be growing into the starter’s role, Todd Gurley might be back to being Todd Gurley, and Robert Woods wants to be a No. 1 receiver, and so on, and so on, and so on.

Note the lack of conviction.

If the status quo in Los Angeles is this, then the 2017 season will be 16 games equivalent to extended spring training in baseball. I mean, are we looking at a season long audition for who stays and who goes for 2018?

Do you realize, one publication would advocate the Rams are a game away from the playoffs!

Playoffs?

You’d think someone anywhere would have a depth chart lying around.

Very suddenly, a sort of weird feeling has me wondering what this season is going to look like in Los Angeles. It’s one thing for the Rams to be interesting, and another predictable.

For the record, interesting is always preferable.

The Rams completed OTA’s resemble puzzle pieces dumped on a table, and no one has the box top to know exactly what we are looking at.

Such is the state of Rams football in 2017.

Think Three Card Monty in the parking lot of the Coliseum where it’ll cost you a paycheck to park the car.

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It should be interesting,right?

So long as you’re not paying for parking.

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