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The LA Rams passing attack is going to shock the NFL in 2024, but it shouldn't

How quickly they forget. The LA Rams offense is loaded with elite players. But it's as though NFL analysts have forgotten just how good the Rams stars can shine.

By Bret Stuter

Los Angeles Rams Training Camp, Matthew Stafford, Tyler Higbee, Hunter Long
Los Angeles Rams Training Camp, Matthew Stafford, Tyler Higbee, Hunter Long / Kevork Djansezian/GettyImages
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Let's turn to the talented tight ends

The team has invested quite a bit to ensure that the tight end position not only does not suffer the early season absence of TE Tyler Higbee, but that it may actually be upgraded with the development of second-year tight end Davis Allen, the return to health of TE Hunter Long, and the arrival of TE Colby Parkinson.

As it stands now, Davis Allen is incredibly effective, but underutilized. Hunter Long is promising, but seldom healthy. And newcomer Colby Parkinson is new to the offense, and will take time to get acclimated and synched up to the rhythm and timing of his new team.

Still, we know that TE Tyler Higbee will eventually return to the roster. And in the meantime, reports over the achievements of the other options at the position have been glowing. In fact, even Stafford has gotten into the act by proclaiming this tight end group as having as much talent as any he has worked with over his 16 season NFL career:

It's not about boasting a roster that sets records at every position. It's about a complementary group of players who cohesively work to win games for every guy with the football, there must be 10 other players willing to block for that ball carrier.

When it comes to the current selection of tight end, whether it's Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen, or Hunter Long, the team has ensured that they excel at blocking first and foremost. Even as the offensive line seems to struggle with training camp injuries, the team has the resources to deploy two tight end sets as a staple to this offense until the offensive line stabilizes and starters return.

This team has been in tight spots before, and that has led to the emergence of very talented players. I'm okay with the NFL touting the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason. Nobody wins anything in August.

But come September 2024, the Rams aerial assault will be ready. And if you ask me, I don't think that any NFL team is taking this offense seriously enough.

Thanks for reading.

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