LA Rams lose a key piece of their Super Bowl Roster

Rams Free Agency flame rising out of the ashes

What does this mean for the LA Rams? Well, for starters, they still have a solid roster. Unfortunately, this certainly puts a crack in the plans to ‘Run It Back’ with a defensive front that was phenomenal in applying quarterback pressure on Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. The LA Rams tied a Super Bowl record, with seven quarterback sacks, two of which came from Miller.

Will they look to free agency to try to fill that void?  We’ve already done some of the heavy-lifting on the subject of Plan B, pulling together 6+ alternative options for the LA Rams to mix and match in response to losing Miller to the Bills for an outlandish price.

Right now, the LA Rams are still working through financial issues. We know that the team would love to renegotiate contracts for DL Aaron Donald and QB Matthew Stafford.  They also still haven’t resigned WR Odell Beckham Jr. or handled a number of other roster needs that should be addressed in free agency.

Salary cap conundrum

The poor folks at Spotrac.com and OverTheCap.com do a great job, but the rapidity of signings and contract terms overwhelm even their expertise at this time of year.

Financial issues are simply a speed bump, though, and are seldom a concrete barrier. Likewise, what is oftentimes viewed as a roadblock is often just a necessary detour.  Is this moment such a necessary detour? Would extending Von Miller truly have cured all that could possibly ail the team throughout the 2022 NFL season? Or was it simply a short-cut, an attempt to cling to fragments of a glorious past to arm the team for the uncertainty of the new and very demanding season?

Perhaps, as other teams change, the LA Rams find themselves being forced to change as well. Not by choice, but by necessity. Much like the disappointment of the previous season, the Rams set out as an organization to change the narrative and did exactly that. Perhaps changing the narrative is the key. Is it possible that the LA Rams, by being forced to reinvent themselves once more, are that much closer to success again?