4 options for LA Rams edge rusher: re-sign, sign, draft, or promote?

The LA Rams have quite a few projected roster needs heading into the 2020 season. So let’s review the team options for . Sign a free agent? Draft a prospect? Or Promote a backup player.

The LA Rams need to make very difficult decisions very soon. With the conclusion of Super Bowl 54, all 32 NFL teams are now focused on the next season, and what it takes to win Super Bowl 55. For the Rams, that will most certainly mean a great deal of deliberation over key positions on both offense or defense.

The team must decide which players to sign, and how to fund the contracts, for those positions.  After all, the team stands to lose as many as 10 players to free agency this off-season. While we believe the Rams have solid options for each potential free agent loss, that much turnover cannot lead to positive outcomes.

Solid options is by no means a guarantee. After all, OLB Dante Fowler Jr. did not deliver immediately for the Rams.  And we’d be missing a huge component if we ignored the obvious: any defender not named Aaron Donald on the LA Rams defense inherits a huge advantage of getting the attention of just one blocker.  That’s because offensive lines double and triple team DT Aaron Donald more than any other NFL player.

For the first position, let’s lay the scenario so we’re all very clear.  The LA Rams will be in need of a solid edge rusher for 2020.  As we know, the Rams OLB Dante Fowler will be seeking the highest bidder in an auction of sorts among 32 NFL Teams.  That’s not surprising, considering the team signed Fowler to just a one-year extension in 2019 for a hefty $14 million. What are the Rams options?