While it is too early to panic about the defense of the LA Rams — surely facing Daniel Jones, Jared Goff, and Davis Mills after this week will help — the hard truth is that they are not as talented on that side of the ball as they were last season. Better put, the Rams are not as ready to be a talented defense as they were when Brandon Staley helped guide them to the number one ranking in yards and points allowed in 2020.
Through the first four games of 2021, the LA Rams rank 18th in points allowed, 27th in yards allowed, and 20th in DVOA.