Rams fans eager to see secondary's new chapter with a brand new makeover

(2) - Safeties are loaded

There may be some concerns about the Rams' rather young and anonymous defense, and even over the secondary, but there is an overwhelming sense of confidence over the number and quality of safeties on this Rams roster. After all, the team boasts six safeties on the roster to open the season, and that is a large number of players that has not exactly been a priority for extensions.

Perhaps that is changing under new Defensive Coordinator Chris Shula?

It says something when you look over the Rams' depth chart and find veteran John Johnson III and rookie Kamren Kinchens as backups. While the team will have plenty of opportunities to rotate both JJIII and Kinchens into coverage packages, the two starters of Quentin Lake and Kamren Curl have earned the right to start in this secondary.

While Quentin Lake is a supercomputer of diagnosing and processing what is going on with each snap of the football, Kamren Curl is delivering bone crushing blows to any receiver or running back that tries to gain yards in his vicinity. In many ways, Curl is a linebacker disguised as a defensive back, with the ability to play in the box, stuff the run, sack the quarterback, while covering passes from sideline to sideline.

Curl was projected as a high-value 2024 free agent. But when the Rams signed him for a two-year deal at a modest $9 million price tag, the glittery projections seemed to evaporate. They needn't have faded away, because every indication so far out of the LA Rams training camp indicates that Curl is better than advertised.