5 reasons why LA Rams will overcome odds and return to playoffs

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I- Rams will dethrone 49ers in 2020

The LA Rams swept the injured San Francisco 49ers in 2018, on their way to Super Bowl LIII. The San Francisco 49ers swept the injured Los Angeles Rams in 2019, and their way to Super Bowl LIV. Now, it’s the Rams’ turn. No, that isn’t a call for some leap of faith on your part. Hear me out. The LA Rams, with all of the problems we’d discussed earlier, nearly defeated the San Francisco 49ers in their rematch. How?

Head coach Sean McVay is a very driven and passionate coach who sees a challenge as a personal test of his ability. Despite the cards stacked against him in that 2019 rematch, he adopted some remarkable countermeasures to neutralize the advantages of the 49ers.  He went to a two-tight-end set and unleashed tight end, Tyler Higbee upon the 49ers.

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He flexed the Rams passing game from Cooper Kupp to Robert Woods, and he watched as the Rams pass rush wore heavily upon besieged 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo en route to racking up six sacks. In that game, the Rams simply did not have the ability to stop the 49ers offense when they needed to most, and they were unable to run the ball effectively.

In the end, the score was 34-31. 49ers kicker Robbie Gould was two for two. The Rams Greg Zuerlein was one for two. Reverse that kicker’s performance, and the score is suddenly in favor of the Rams, and LA is suddenly into the playoffs with a winning streak giving them momentum.

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That was then, this is now. While the 49ers may have retained the majority of their players, the Rams have healed, refocused, and upped the team’s intensity. Much like the 49ers’ quest to get better in 2019, the Rams have systemically added some key players, while promoting other players ready for a larger role. To improve the running game, the Rams drafted a sleeper at running back in Cam Akers. Akers is a do-it-all runner who can get tough yards when needed. Meanwhile, the Rams have gone big on defense, adding run specialist NT A’Shawn Robinson and OLB Leonard Floyd.

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Yes, they now need to prove in on the field. But the Rams diagnosed the issue and addressed it. The Rams are all-in for 2020 but in a different way. Now it’s not about paying players and hoping they deliver on game day. Now it’s about coaching to win each game, each quarter, each play.