Decision time for Rams with Tavon Austin, Mark Barron, Robert Quinn

LOS ANGELES -- This week, with the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, the Los Angeles Rams' front office reconvened at the team's headquarters to map out the 2018 offseason. And that process begins by focusing inward. The Rams have as many as 14 potential unrestricted free agents, including the center, a primary receiver and possibly four defensive starters.

But some of their most fascinating decisions could come with players they already have under contract, and we're not even talking about potentially making Aaron Donald the game's highest paid defensive player. The Rams prefer to pay most of the guaranteed money on their extensions up front, which maximizes their flexibility on the back…