"A ninth road game in addition to the risk of the age of their offensive weapons, introduces a level of risk that other teams don’t have," Soppe wrote, "but there is a path to a ceiling that is very obtainable that our numbers clearly have more faith in than I do!

L.A. retained Matthew Stafford, added Davante Adams and drafted a bevy of players who can contribute across the roster. They also came away with an extra 2026 first-round pick they could save for next year or use to acquire another veteran before the season starts.

The Los Angeles Rams addressed a few needs in the 2025 NFL Draft, but only in terms of positional depth.