Preposterously stacked Rams roster makes hyperbole near impossible

The Los Angeles Rams fell twice to the Seattle Seahawks in 2025. So general manager Les Snead made it a point to upgrade an already impressive roster by inserting two of the NFL's top defensive playmakers in Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett. Some would argue that cornerback Jaylen Watson should be included in that category of the elite.

Not all analysts have missed that point. On Good Morning Football, former defensive back Ryan Clark showered praise on Snead's efforts to restock the roster. Even as he serves up preposterous claims, he backs them up with facts:

"We're talking about one of the best rosters in the last 25 years of football. To have a returning MVP (Matthew Stafford). To have the Defensive Player of the Year (Myles Garrett). To have someone in Puka Nacua who almost wins the Triple Crown (catches, yards, and touchdowns)."

The thing is, Clark is spot on. He didn't even mention McDuffie and Watson. If a GM is going to gamble, he might as well shoot for the stars. Snead not only shoots for them, he lands them. This team was one fluke two-point conversion away from competing in Super Bowl LX. And now the roster is considerably better.

Let that sink in.

Rams constructed a worthy defense to match offensive efficiency

There was no questioning LA's top-scoring offense, but the defense seemed to tire out quickly last season. Defensive coordinator Chris Shula reached the limit of what he could squeeze out of his bargain-basement players.

Snead agreed that an upgrade was in order. In a masterclass of an all-in offseason, not only did Snead swipe both of the Kansas City Chiefs' starting cornerbacks, he doubled down by trading for the best pass rusher in the game.

Quarterbacks will no longer have open receivers left and right, and with Garrett bearing down on them, they will have much less time to throw.

That's no accident. LA approached the task of overhauling the defense from a holistic point of view. Combining stiffer coverage with a faster, more effective pass rush should yield results at least as fruitful as the effort to upgrade the run defense ahead of last season.

Of course, it won't be an automatic process. Packing so many premier players into one defense will bring its own challenges. New roles must be learned. Everyone will need to develop chemistry, continuity, and effective communication.

The simple goal of training camp is crystal clear: Be better. Ryan Clark is convinced they will be.

As always, thanks for reading.

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