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from PFF, 2025 offseason grades for all 32 NFL teams: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-offseason-grades-all-32-nfl-teams#LAR

LOS ANGELES RAMS: B+
Retaining Matthew Stafford was a big win. He didn’t enjoy his best season in 2024, posting a 73.3 PFF passing grade, but losing him would’ve meant a full roster rebuild. Los Angeles did well to swap Davante Adams for Cooper Kupp, and the front office made a solid addition of Poona Ford to their young and improving defensive line.

The Rams didn’t address cornerback at all, a worrying development with Darious Williams (59.8), Ahkello Witherspoon (62.6) and Cobie Durant (61.5) posting lower PFF coverage grades last season. Their draft class was small, but Terrance Ferguson, Josaiah Stewart and Chris Paul will be important players for the team. Plus, the Rams received Atlanta’s first-round pick next year by trading out of the first round.

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from Brooks, NFL top-10 rankings: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-top-10-rankings

7. Los Angeles Rams: Sean McVay has quietly crafted a championship-caliber roster with an elite quarterback and a set of co-WR1s (Davante Adams and Puka Nacua) who can take over any game. Throw in an underrated running game with a back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher (Kyren Williams) and an emerging defense with a collection of young, hungry defenders with big play ability; the Rams are well-positioned to swipe the NFC crown this season. If the Rams can avoid the injury bug, the defending NFC West champs could make some noise as a title contender.

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Always love a @tednguyen.bsky.social article. Ted and I are on the same page here thinking Terrance Ferguson could play a big slot in McVay’s vision for his 2025 offense. http://www.nytimes.com/athletic/630…

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T15:47:50.964Z

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from https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6307769/2025/04/30/nfl-draft-best-scheme-fits-membou-loveland/

7. Terrance Ferguson, TE, Los Angeles Rams
Play style: Move tight end who can find the holes in zones

Scheme: Balanced run scheme that utilizes a traditional drop-back game rather than play action

Few teams are as adept at understanding a prospect’s strengths and weaknesses and how they fit into their scheme as the Rams. Their latest was Ferguson, whom they said they were targeting in the first round, before trading down and still landing him in the second round. On paper, the Rams potentially have one of the most explosive offenses in the league with receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. The team has been searched for a tight end since last year when they attempted to trade up for Brock Bowers. Sean McVay compared Ferguson’s play style to Chris Cooley and Travis Kelce, who are closer to big slots than in-line tight ends.

“Those are big, lofty comparisons,” McVay added, “so I’m certainly not saying that he’s those guys yet. But there’s a lot of instincts. He plays with a change of pace when the ball gets in his hands. I think he can play in the C area, he’s moved around the formation. When things go off-schedule, he shows what a feel he has to find soft spots. … I’m really excited to get him in that tight end room.”

Though Adams gives the Rams more juice downfield in the passing game, Kupp did a lot of the dirty work for the Rams in the run game and created yards after the catch. Ferguson will help replace some of what Kupp did as a blocker. McVay won’t ask Ferguson to block defensive ends one-on-one frequently as a rookie — they still have Tyler Higbee for that — but he’ll be able to crack block and insert on linebackers. Also, with Nacua and Adams lifting the coverage, Ferguson can work choice routes against linebackers and run after the catch.

wv wrote:

So do Hawaiians generally root for the Rams? Hawaii is closer to LA than to, say, Minnesota, right?
The Rams need to sign an UDFA from Hawaii every year.

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from https://www.cabletv.com/sports/most-popular-nfl-teams-by-state#:~:text=What%20NFL%20team%20does%20Hawaii,a%20role%20in%20the%20fandom.

What NFL team does Hawaii root for? Most Hawaiians support the Los Angeles Rams, likely because of their proximity and the fact that many games are broadcast on Hawaii’s local channels. The San Fransisco 49ers are also a popular team in Hawaii, but the addition of Puka Nacua to the Rams might play a role in the fandom

Zooey wrote:

You’re counting Adams twice there, so that’s two minutes in the penalty box. You also left out the increased receiving threat posed by Ferguson which isn’t so much a penalty as it is negligence, and for that I’m sending you back to the minors for a bit.

I can defend counting Adams twice. He is more Robinson than Robinson in terms of how he plays, and Kupp was diminished last year but now Nacua can take his role. It really is 1 for 2 in this case.

In this current moment in history, I find it’s important and useful to blame you for the fact that I neglected Ferguson.

The Verse interview is a good one. A lot there. He’s a smart, grounded guy.

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/5/9/24426938/rams-depth-chart-offseason-needs-wide-receiver

ESPN’s Aaron Schatz looked at what he considers the biggest hole on each roster following the draft. As Schatz noted, “At this point in the offseason, a roster hole does not necessarily mean the position group has no clear starters. Most teams have filled the top of their depth charts. But plenty of units have limited depth.” That position group for the Rams according to Schatz is wide receiver. Said Schatz,

“Davante Adams was a huge addition, but the departures of Cooper Kupp and Demarcus Robinson produced a net loss of one starting wide receiver. Tutu Atwell is now the No. 3 option. He had a solid 2024 with 11.7% receiving DVOA to go with 42 catches for 562 yards, but he’s not regarded as a starting option around the league. And the depth behind him is poor. Jordan Whittington had 22 catches for 293 yards as a sixth-round rookie in 2024, but Xavier Smith had only two catches for 6 yards. The Rams didn’t draft a receiver until selecting Konata Mumpfield in Round 7. Los Angeles might not need a No. 3 receiver that often, though, as drafting Terrance Ferguson in Round 2 indicates more two-TE personnel groupings.”

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— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 8, 2025

The winner of the 57th annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest came with its own spotlight. Bryce Todd’s action shot, “Air Puka,” earned him the Dave Boss Award of Excellence.

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Da’Mon Jackson@RamsDEJ
The last running back to play for an NFL team for eight years was Giovani Bernard with Bengals .The last one to play for 10yrs with one team was Frank Gore. NFL RB’s don’t stay with teams long these days.

Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
If Mathew Stafford is on the #Rams roster next at the start of FA, he’ll lock in another $40M. Stafford was on the books for $58M over 2 years, now it’s $84M over 2 years.

Coach Sean McVay recently told @AdamSchein of @MadDogUnleashed Radio, “I think he can play as long as he wants, but fortunately, I’m hoping it’s a couple more years.”