NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs, Ravens remain hot as facilities begin to reopen

It wasn’t too long ago when the Los Angeles Rams were the talk of the league. Sean McVay was hired ahead of the 2017 season and he found instant success. The youngest head coach in the league, McVay was an offensive innovator that turned Jared Goff from a potential bust to a quarterback starting in the Super Bowl following the 2018 season.

That led to teams everywhere looking for the next McVay and some of his former assistants — such as Matt LaFleur and Zac Taylor — found themselves landing head coaching jobs. Unfortunately for the Rams, they took a major step backward in 2019. They were still 9-7 but the offense wasn’t the same and their defense, while full of star power, never seemed to be able to make the stops when needed.

Now, they find themselves in danger of falling back even more as they were unable to bring in very much talent this offseason. Already paying a lot of money for some of their big stars, the Rams lost Nickell Robey-Coleman, Dante Fowler, and Clay Matthews on defense. On offense, they released Todd Gurley and traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks. And with most of their premier draft picks already traded away, they won’t have a lot of youth infusion to replace their losses.

Should they still be able to find success in 2020, McVay might again become the hottest name in coaching. If not, it will be interesting to see how patient the ownership stays with McVay and general manager Les Snead who mortgaged their future to win now.