Seahawks revelation makes Myles Garrett consolation prize even better for Rams

The Los Angeles Rams were tortured watching their NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks, hoist the Lombardi Trophy in February. Making matters even worse was the fact that they fell to the Seahawks in the conference title game, so painfully close to their own glory.

If it weren't for a controversial call on a Thursday night in Week 16, perhaps things would have gone down much differently. The butterfly effect and said play and matchup could have been massive, and perhaps we'd be having a different conversation right now.

But the consolation prize of losing, per se, was the Rams feeling as if they needed to take a big swing this offseason. That came most prominently in the form of Myles Garrett, and even though some Seahawks writers may be acting unfazed by this addition, the team feels much differently.

Intel from Seahawks' Super-Bowl locker room proves how close Rams came

While discussing the blockbuster Garrett trade and how it affects Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby on the Just Win Podcast, Ted Nguyen of The Athletic inadvertently spat out a fascinating nugget:

“I was in that Seattle locker room after they won the Super Bowl, and a lot of their players were like, 'The last week was our real -- that was the real Super Bowl. The NFC Championship was the real Super Bowl.' That's how they felt about the Rams.”

Now, Rams fans pretty much knew this to be true. Or at least they hoped that was the sentiment coming from Seattle. After watching the New England Patriots fail to be a worthy adversary on Super Bowl Sunday, both the team and fanbase had to feel like they were the NFL's silver medalists.

Hearing from the locker room that the Seahawks felt this way, though, is both vindicating and, frankly, exciting. Whereas the Rams added Garrett, the best defensive player in the world, Seattle bled much of their talent from their ring-winning team, as well as their star young offensive coordinator, Klint Kubiak.

Yes, LA lost its own OC in Mike LaFleur, but Sean McVay is the play-caller. The offense is his brainchild. Sure, the Rams lost Cobie Durant and a handful of other corners. But they replaced them with Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson.

This roster that McVay and general manager Les Snead have assembled in recent months is undoubtedly better than the one they had, and the Seahawks confirmed that the Rams were effectively the runners-up last year. It's not crazy at all to think that they can overtake Seattle in 2026.

If you don't get to play in the Super Bowl, losing to the eventual champion is something to find solace in. Getting Garrett from the ashes of that fire is a nice consolation prize. That addition means even more now with the Rams unquestionably poised to run the table once again. Maybe this time, they can actually do it.

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