{"id":18007,"date":"2021-07-13T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=18007"},"modified":"2021-07-13T13:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:55:53","slug":"los-angeles-rams-2021-win-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams-2021-win-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES RAMS 2021 WIN PREDICTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No team had a more transformative offseason than the Los Angeles Rams. They had their front office and coaching staff raided by other franchises and made the biggest blockbuster trade of 2021 (so far) when they shipped former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff, two first rounders and a third to the Detroit Lions in exchange for former No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years removed from an embarrassing Super Bowl loss, the Rams and head coach Sean McVay felt they\u2019d topped out with what Goff could do in the offense. Some absolutely humiliating offensive performances last season from their quarterback all but sealed his fate once Stafford came available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Stafford comes with his own question marks. His physical gifts are not questioned, but was his lack of success due to horrid coaching and team mismanagement in Detroit, or is he lacking something? That question will likely be answered definitively this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOS ANGELES RAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season:<\/strong> 10-6, 2nd<\/sup> place NFC West, NFC Wild Card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 odds:<\/strong> over 10 wins -130, under 10 wins +100<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 NFL Draft:<\/strong> Tutu Atwell, WR, Louisville \u2013 Round 2, Ernest Jones, LB, South Carolina \u2013 Round 3, Bobby Brown III, DT, Texas A&M, Robert Rochell, CB, Central Arkansas \u2013 Round 4, Jacob Harris, TE, UCF \u2013 Round 4, Earnest Brown, DE, Northwestern \u2013 Round 5, Jake Funk, RB, Maryland \u2013 Round 7, Ben Skowronek, WR, Notre Dame \u2013 Round 7, Chris Garrett, LB, Concordia University St. Paul \u2013 Round 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UDFAs:<\/strong> Landen Akers, WR \u2013 Iowa State, Paris Ford, Safety \u2013 Pittsburgh, Jovan Grant, Safety \u2013 Merrimack College, Brontae Harrism DB \u2013 UAB, Jeremiah Haydel, WR \u2013 Texas State, Alaric Jackson, OT \u2013 Iowa, Jordan Meredith, OL \u2013 Western Kentucky, Max Roberts, OLB \u2013 Boston College, George Silvanic, DT \u2013 Air Force, Troy Warner, Safety \u2013 BYU, Otis Anderson Jr., RB – UCF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisitions:<\/strong> Matthew Stafford, QB \u2013 Trade, DeSean Jackson, WR \u2013 Free Agent, Kareem Orr, CB \u2013 Free Agent, Corey Bokorquez, P \u2013 Free Agent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Losses:<\/strong> Jared Goff \u2013 QB, Michael Brockers \u2013 DL, Austin Blythe \u2013 C, Troy Hill \u2013 CB, Malcolm Brown \u2013 RB, Gerald Everett \u2013 TE, Jake McQuaide \u2013 LS, Blake Bortles \u2013 QB, Derek Rivers \u2013 Edge, Morgan Fox \u2013 DL, John Johnson III \u2013 Safety, Josh Reynolds \u2013 WR, Samson Ebukam \u2013 Edge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESUMED STARTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QB:<\/strong> Matthew Stafford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RB:<\/strong> Cam Akers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Robert Woods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Cooper Kupp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> DeSean Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TE:<\/strong> Tyler Higbee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT:<\/strong> Andrew Whitworth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG:<\/strong> David Edwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:<\/strong> Brian Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG:<\/strong> Austin Corbett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT:<\/strong> Rob Havenstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDE:<\/strong> Sebastian Joseph-Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NT:<\/strong> A\u2019Shawn Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RDE:<\/strong> Aaron Donald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Justin Holmes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LILB:<\/strong> Ernest Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RILB:<\/strong> Micah Kiser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Leonard Floyd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Jalen Ramsey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Darious Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SS: <\/strong>Taylor Rapp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FS:<\/strong> Jordan Fuller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K:<\/strong> Matt Gay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Johnny Hekker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORECAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LA\u2019s 10-6 record last season was an aberration. That was a 13-3 team that dropped shockingly shameful games to the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets and were swept by the San Francisco 49ers fielding a team full of ex Fudrucker\u2019s Grillmasters. The finger was rightly pointed at Goff as it should have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stafford is, without question, an upgrade over Goff, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean this team will automatically go to the Super Bowl. They have a new defensive coordinator, Raheem Morris, replacing wunderkind Brandon Staley who took over as head coach of the other team in LA. They also lost their No. 3 corner in Troy Hill, a starting defensive lineman and former first round pick Michael Brockers and one of the bets safeties in the league, John Johnson III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an NFC West team, there\u2019s no chance of an easy schedule, but the Rams should know what they have in Morris and Stafford early with their four of their first five games coming against playoff teams (including the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers). Still, I think this is, at worst, the fourth best team in the league and second best in the NFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Record Prediction:<\/strong> 13-4, NFC West Champion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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