The Los Angeles Rams Offseason
2022 Dream Draft Pick: Sam Williams
With the 104th pick in the draft, the Los Angeles truly could care less about need in the draft as they always go for value when on the clock but if there is a player that the Rams might want to be available at the end of Day 2 it would be Sam Williams. Williams showed at the combine that he's an elite athletic specimen at the edge rusher position and with the right coaching he could be a reliable pass rusher in the NFL and with the loss of Von Miller in free agency, shoring up the position with Williams would be a tremendous move.
The To-Do List
Cut and replace Andrew Whitworth
The Los Angeles Rams have one easy decision in the offseason and that is to cut Andrew Whitworth to save over $16,000,000 and this move alone would put this Super Bowl roster under the cap and allow them to even fill Whitworth's position as he rides off into the sunset at the rare age of 40 yrs old in the NFL. Whitworth has enjoyed an illustrious career in the NFL as a 4x pro bowler and 2x All-pro and has been one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL and whether it was Jared Goff or Matt Stafford, Whitworth has protected their blindside with excellent results. The Rams however have gotten their use out of Whitworth and need to replace him either in free agency or the draft but with very little options in free agency and their first pick in the draft being 101st, the Rams have to either willing to trade for an offensive lineman or hope that one of their late picks turns into a reliable offensive tackle. They also have a bunch of other players to resign as well and like almost all Super Bowl teams their going to lose key players but when you hoist a Lombardi Trophy, it would be considered a good problem to have. The Rams have to resign Cooper Kupp, Von Miller, and Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason and likely are only going to be able to sign only one player and cutting the dead weight from the roster is more key than ever. In all likelihood, Andrew Whitworth calls it career after the Super Bowl and the Rams don't have to worry about cutting loose but the Rams need as much cap space as they can get in order resign at least their quarterback in Matt Stafford and in order solve the issue of finding an offensive lineman to take his place, they do have eight late round draft picks and of all the teams to trade their entire draft to move up for a player, the Rams are that team.
Don't Celebrate too hard
Resign Matt Stafford
This is easily the most obvious move they need to make as resigning their quarterback Matt Stafford who has taken this team to the Super Bowl in his first year with the team and I would shocked if Stafford doesn't take a discount to stay in LA considering just how well of a fit he is in the city. Matt Stafford turned 34 in February and he's getting to the end of his career in the NFL and while he's been a very good quarterback in his career, his time on the Detroit Lions has nearly derailed his career with only a single pro bowl appearance despite setting all of the Detroit Lions passing records and single-handedly put them into the playoffs on occasion and kept them alive in games in pretty much every single matchup. On the flip, the Rams need Matthew Stafford at the helm of the offense as Sean McVay has never had a quarterback with Matt Stafford's talent on his team after years of trying to get Jared Goff to work and Stafford can make throws and plays that the previous quarterback never could and we see now just how bad Goff and the Lions are after the two were paired up as a result of the Stafford trade. If Les Snead can ink Stafford to relatively long-term deal that can fit him comfortably under the salary cap, the Rams will remain a contender in the NFC for years with Staffords talent and McVay's offensive genius.