LA Rams: 5 players who must prove durability this year

Each year, the LA Rams set their roster with the hope, if not belief, that all 53 players will remain healthy for the majority of the season. Well, hope is probably the more accurate term, because the team has lost players for the season even before the season starts. Each NFL team must plan for the possibility of injury and must make their roster decisions accordingly.

But some players make those decisions very difficult. You see, they possess the talent to hold down a starter or key rotational role on the team. Yet their durability has left the team scrambling at some point to find a player who can take over the spot. It’s a tightrope to cross each year.

Every team wants to have the best possible 53-player roster. But the reality of availability cannot and should not be ignored in roster making decisions. Is it better to have a very good player for eight of 17 games in a season? Or better to have a good player for all 17 games and ensure continuity and the likelihood of the overall team getting better by synching up over the course of the season?

The LA Rams team, if it stays healthy, can truly be a force to be reckoned with. This is an NFL team where their fullest potential can be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in SoFi Stadium in Super Bowl LVI. But to do so, this team needs to peak for a playoff run. That means that the team will need to be healthy, on the same page, and younger players will need to step up in a big way. Can they do it? Yes. Will they do it? That’s where the excitement kicks in