5 unstoppable offensive stars who must carry the LA Rams into the postseason

When it comes to the LA Rams, do you think of special teams, defense, or offense? If you are like most Rams fans, you are likely to think of the offense first. Well, you are not alone, as the team seems to put the offense first as well. In terms of the roster construction, it's the offense that boasts the lion's share of veterans, of All-Pro players, and of Pro Bowlers.

And if you visit overthecap.com's breakdown on positional spending, you will discover that is where the team spends their money. In fact, only the Cleveland Browns are spending more on offense than the LA Rams in 2024. But it hasn't always been that way. When Sean McVay took over as the head coach of the LA Rams in 2017, the team was skewed to spending more on the defensive side of the football. But has spending translated into offensive efficiency?

To test that theory, let's examine a data table for the Rams' offense since 2017, and see if there is any correlation between the amount spent on the offensive side of the football, and the offense's ability to gain yards and or score points:
(Please note that to see all fields in the data table, you may need to slide the bar beneath the table to the right and left)

Year	$ spent offense	$ rank	Total Yds gained	Ranking Yds Gained	Rushing Yds Gained	Ranking Rushing	Passing Yds Gained	Ranking Passing	Total Pts Scored	Ranking Pts Scored
2017	$63.5 M	27th	5,784 yds	10th	1,953 yds	9th	3831 yds	10th	478	1st
2018	$62.5 M	29th	6,738 yds	2nd	2.231 yds	3rd	4,507 yds	5th	527	2nd
2019	$86.3 M	15th	5,998 yds	7th	1,499 yds	26th	4,499 yds	4th	394	11th
2020	$86.5 M	19th	6,032 yds	11th	2,018 yds	10th	4,014 yds	13th	372	T-22nd
2021	$71.9 M	24th	6,325 yds	9th	1,683 yds	25th	4.642 yds	5th	460	8th
2022	$73.7 M	27th	4,769 yds	27th	1,661 yds	27th	3,108 yds	27th	307	27th
2023	$85.2 M	27th	6,108 yds	7th	2,045 yds	11th	4,063 yds	10th	404	8th
2024	$190.7 M	2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

So what conclusions can we draw from the data table (above)? Well, the first thing that jumps out off the page is the fact that the Rams front office has never invested as heavily into the offense as it has in 2024. So we are in brand new territory. But rising above that initial challenge, there does not seem to be any correlation between the amount of money spent on the offense and the performance of that offense.

So is all hope of a dominating offense lost? Quite the contrary.

The same offense that was seventh in yards gained and eighth in points scored has gotten a significant infusion of cash into real time quality upgrades and depth in the offensive line, tight end, and running back positions. You can even make a point that both quarterback and wide receiver rooms have been upgraded with higher quality and number of depth players too.

So which players on the Rams roster on the offensive side of the football need to help carry the team this year? Here are our top five players:

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