NFL Network projects LA Rams starting lineup

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NFL Network projects LA Rams starting lineup

Braden Mann Jersey With the2024 NFL Draftand most offree agencyin the rearview, NFL Network's Gregg Rosenthal projected starting lineups for all 32 teams acro s the league. He released his preview of the Thursday afternoon.Here's who Rosenthal had projected for the :QBMatthew StaffordEDGEJared VerseRBKyren WilliamsDEBraden FiskeWRPuka NacuaDTKobie TurnerWRCooper KuppDTBobby Brown IIIWRDemarcus RobinsonEDGEByron YoungTETyler HigbeeLBErnest Jones IVLTAlaric JacksonCBDarious WilliamsLGJonah JacksonCBTre'Davious WhiteCSteve AvilaCBCobie DurantRGKevin DotsonSKam CurlRTRob HavensteinSQuentin LakeThere aren't too many surprises when it comes to the Rams' roster, and Rosenthal did a good job projecting it. His comments underneath:Matthew Stafford'scontract situationis worth monitoring. I'd also keep an eye on second-year proStetson Bennett, who could be the backup quarterback early in the season whileJimmy Garoppolois servinga two-game suspension. Bennett was not with the team most of last year, with Rams GM Les Snead recently explaining inan exclusive interviewwith an Alabama news station that the 2023 fourth-round pick was"an exhausted human being"who needed time away from the game.Kyren Williams' lingeringfoot injuryhelps to inform the drafting Jarrod Wilson Jersey of Michigan starBlake Corumin the third round. They will probably share the workload evenly regardle s.It's bizarre to list a fifth-round pick from last year ahead ofCooper Kupp, butPuka Nacuashowed he's the top option until proven otherwise. When Kupp was on the field last year, he was not the same player we'd grown accustomed to.Demarcus RobinsonandTutu Atwellwill share the third receiver role, but Robinson was the guy getting the big snaps and targets late last season.The Rams spent big money to fortify their interior O-line by signingJonah Jacksonand retainingKevin Dotson, who was a smarttrade pickuplast August.Steve Avilawas awesome at guard as a rookie and now will switch to center.Joe Noteboomis still around as the most expensive swing tackle in football. This offensive line is built to mash.Second-year proByron Youngand first-round rookieJared Versecomplement each other well. Young is all speed around the edge, while Verse should be a great run-stopper from Day 1.The defensive line will rotate plenty, butKobie Turneris Dan Feeney Jersey tough to take off the field. He was a revelation as a rookie -- and is now the Rams' best hope to mitigate the enormouslo s of Aaron Donald.Christian Rozeboomis likely to be the second linebacker.Ernest Jones IVhas settled in as a core piece for this defense, which is now under new coordinator Chris Shula.The Rams have a lot of flexibility in the secondary.Tre'Davious Whitecould play the nickel "star" position if the team movesCobie Durantto the starting lineup.Ru s Yeastis another nickel option. Third-round pickKamren Kinchensis a candidate to play deep safety. White was a boom-or-bust signing, but there are other options if he can't stay healthy.The Rams have every reason to believe they will have a top-flight offense. The defense is more talented overall, but it also lost Donald and coordinator Raheem Morris. Add it all up, and this team can compete to win playoff games again.Robinson is a better football player than TuTu Atwell and has been Mekhi Becton Jersey able to stay on the field, so his being the WR3 feels pretty reasonable.Technically, Higbee won't open up as a starter and the tight end job would go to Colby Parkinson, but that is nitpicky.I'm not convinced Fiske can play on the Rams' base front, but they might not have a choice given their depth there. I'd also put Lake over Durant, given that Lake ended last season as the primary nickel, and replace him with , who might be a rookie but is an instinctive playmaker.Out of the current Rams' CB room, I Joe Namath Jersey would project Darious Williams for the STAR role over Tre'Davious White, but I am not certain that new will implement that role this season.Overall, I think Rosenthal did a pretty good job projecting the group. I don't agree with a couple of his comments/positions, but they match up with what I projected right after the draft. This is a roster that can if they can stay healthy.
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