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The LA Rams have risen from the dustpan of the 2020 NFL season projections to the dinner platter of the 2021 NFL season projections in the scope of NFL offseason predictions. Funny how that works, isn’t it? The Rams came off their injury-riddled 2019 season where they finished no worse than a 9-7 record, and the NFL had them so quickly written off that the Rams were nothing better than a punchline throughout the 2020 offseason.
But the Rams were determined to not suffer another downturn. To that end, the team hired defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, and special teams coordinator John Bonamego.