Team Vibes: Los Angeles Rams

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Rams, Team Vibes

• Good - 5 votes
• Neutral - 8 votes
• Bad - 0 votes

 Staffers with Good Vibes

• Dave Kluge: Matthew Stafford has seen a late-career resurgence since moving to Los Angeles. Barring injuries, he should maintain his command of a potent offense.
• Jeff Haseley: I would rate the Rams as good because they have the necessary pieces and staff to earn a playoff berth, provided Matthew Stafford remains upright. 
• Ryan Weisse: I understand why people are leaning neutral, but this is an offense that gave us a top-5 wide receiver and a top-10 running back last year. I trust Sean McVay.
• Bob Harris: Even with DT Aaron Donald retiring, it's hard to be anything but optimistic about a Sean McVay team returning all its key skill players, including Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams, and Matthew Stafford.
• Ben Cummins: Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford are one of the NFL's best coach and quarterback combinations.

Staffers with Neutral Vibes

• Hutchinson Brown: Matthew Stafford and the Rams are ready to take one more shot to get a ring! But with Aaron Donald gone, this team has some work to do to get to that point again like they were just a couple of years ago.
• Chad Parsons: All notable incumbents return this season, with the notable addition being Blake Corum. A healthy Cooper Kupp would be a plus.
• Kyle Bellefeuil: The Rams have Mathew Stafford back to help make another run but will miss the presence of Aaron Donald on defense.
• Jason Wood: The Rams gutted their roster last year, and it looks to have worked, particularly on defense, where the youth movement yielded multiple contributors. But Matthew Stafford isn't getting any younger, and it's unclear if the Rams can make another major leap.
• Phil Alexander: The Rams will field a top-10 scoring offense for as long as Matthew Stafford can remain upright.
• Andy Hicks: The Super Bowl defense is all but gone. Chasing points may make the offense a fantasy force or be easy pickings for opposing teams. Sean McVay needs to work miracles here.
• Justin Howe: Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp are a year older, but this is a well-stocked and well-scripted attack that has bounced back repeatedly.
• Julia Papworth: The Sean McVay-led offense always has a twinkle of excitement, but they are teetering on a rebuild as they still attempt to run it back. 

Staffers with Bad Vibes

• No one.

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