NFL free agency grades: How did each team do?
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams look like an organization in trouble, based on a quick reading of the tea leaves. They were 9-7 last season and have the worst quarterback in the division, even though they tied up $100 million in guaranteed money to said quarterback. And if Brandin Cooks is traded, this questionable quarterback will no longer have his best weapon.
Los Angeles let Todd Gurley go, and he quickly landed in Atlanta. They made no real effort to keep Dante Fowler Jr. and have replaced him with the wildly inconsistent Leonard Floyd, who at least has “boom” potential on a one-year, prove-it deal which will, hopefully, motivate him.
The Rams made some decent moves, though. They picked up defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson, saved a few million bucks by releasing Clay Matthews, and re-signed star left tackle Andrew Whitworth. Although a three-year deal worth $30 million for a 38-year-old left tackle seems outrageous, the Rams desperately needed to keep him.
A lot will hinge on what happens with Cooks, but if he’s traded, the Rams are likely going full-steam ahead with something of a rebuild/retool. They are not having a strong offseason, especially in comparison to everyone else in the division. If the shine around Sean McVay hasn’t dulled completely, it will by the end of the 2020 season.
Grade: C-