Are The 2024 Los Angeles Rams Being Overlooked?

Maybe it was the lost talent that led NFL fans to become lower on the Rams.

The team traded Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins in 2023 and Aaron Donald retired this offseason.

It never feels like the right time to part ways with elite talent, but the Rams felt like they needed to get younger if they ever wanted to become a championship contender once again. Well, the Rams might already be back there.

Last year’s Rams were extremely impressive, and they should be even better in 2024. Right now, the Rams are being overlooked as legitimate Super Bowl contenders, and they really shouldn’t be.

Boosting An Already Talented Rams Roster

The Rams had their most impressive offseason since their Super Bowl victory.

Fans and NFL analysts have consistently judged the Rams on their spending in free agency, and trading away first-round picks, as they await the team’s inability to spend, and/or build through the draft.

Well, the Rams had all of their draft picks and cap space to spend, and they’re back to upgrading the roster through both methods.

Los Angeles was once again more active in free agency, and had their first, first-round pick since 2016, one year before Sean McVay was even coaching the team.

While the Rams weren’t the biggest spenders, they were purposeful in the moves they made. It was their priority to upgrade the defensive side of the ball, specifically in the secondary and on the defensive line, and to solidify their interior offensive line.

The Rams were specifically aggressive on day two, as they traded up to take Fiske, along with improving their depth in the third round.

Los Angeles was eighth in points scored in 2023, but the defense finished 19th in points allowed, with their secondary struggling as the 20th-ranked unit in the NFL. What the team did particularly well was take flyers on talented defensive backs that, at the very least, could improve this defense to be middle-of-the-pack.