Ranking 10 best moves during Sean McVay era that helped Rams earn Super Bowl 53 trip

5. Teaming Suh up with Donald

When the Miami Dolphins first released Ndamukong Suh last offseason, Los Angeles seemed like a long shot destination since his asking price seemed like it would be too high along with the fact that Aaron Donald was still searching for a hefty new deal.

Luckily, the Rams were able to convince Suh to come on board for a hefty one-year, $14 million deal before eventually agreeing to a record-setting contract with Donald later on down the road before Week 1, making the defensive line an absolute nightmare for opponents.

Football fans can say whatever they want about the kind of player Suh, but there’s no denying how difficult of a player he is to defend each snap. And when taking into consideration that Donald has already established a reputation for being one of the league’s top defensive players, Los Angeles made it clear they were willing to make any move possible to put them in the best position to win the Super Bowl.

Even though the 4.5 sacks during the regular season don’t stand out like some of the other defensive superstars across the league, keep in mind how much Suh’s presence alone played a major role in Donald having a career year with 20.5 sacks.

Signing Suh seemed like another risk at the time, but there’s no question this seems to have paid off in one of the best ways possible.