I think with Bradford healthy last year, the Rams beat Seattle at home, and beat Tennessee the following week. Giving them 9 wins. They would have won two more games with a healthy Bradford, imo.
So projecting 10 wins doesn’t seem like a huge leap. I am not even calculating a drop-off on the part of the 9ers or Hawks. Either of which may happen, but is not necessary for the Rams to improve.
I often roll my eyes at guys who say, “The team will be better this season because they have a year more experience and maturity.” Some version of that. Trouble with that reasoning is that you will find fans of all 32 teams making the exact same claim about their favorite team.
Only this time, in the Rams’ case, I think it’s true due to their young core players. The team overall really is maturing together since it’s such a young team. I really worry only about Jake Long and Wells having age drop-offs in production. I think it is reasonable to expect the same or better production out of everybody else.
I expect the defense to be tough, and the Rams’ running game to be good to very good. They will probably look like JF’s best Titans teams.
