Rams given exciting 1-word assessment of roster moves amid all-in plan

The Los Angeles Rams are looking to be Super Bowl contenders in 2026, as Matthew Stafford is coming back for what might be the last season of his NFL career.

With the Rams going all-in this offseason, they've made some big moves, most notably, the blockbuster trade and $124 million extension for Trent McDuffie. But that's not all the Rams have done.

Through the first week of the new league year, Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine gave the Rams a very exciting 1-word assessment for their offseason. Sean McVay and the Rams are in a great spot, as their 1-word description is simple: "Favorites."

Rams given 'favorites' 1-word assessment of offseason

"Los Angeles Rams: Favorite," Ballentine writes. "The Rams had one major weakness on paper coming into the offseason: Cornerback. They went ahead and doubled up on the position with a trade for Trent McDuffie and signing Jaylen Watson. Many people will put them down as the team with the best offseason and have them opening the year as Super Bowl favorites."

The Rams' offseason, despite it really being only two moves, has been exactly what the team needed to do to cement themselves as the favorites for the 2026 NFL season.

Trading a first, third, fifth, and sixth round pick to the Chiefs for McDuffie. They then acquired Jaylen Watson in free agency, and now have a revamped cornerback room that could've been improved with much lesser additions.

Instead, the Rams went big, going all-in, with two of the best possible cornerbacks they could've added this offseason in two major roster moves.

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With Stafford coming back, the offense, and now the defense, in a great spot, the Rams being considered the "Favorites" like Ballentine writes is hardly a surprise.

If it weren't for their poor secondary and brutal special teams play, they might have been the Super Bowl champions in 2025.

Now, with a revamped cornerback room and likely improvements on special teams, there's no reason the Rams aren't the favorites for the Super Bowl.

This offseason has been a nice one for the Rams, despite it not featuring the quantity of moves other teams have made. But the moves they have made are good ones, and the Rams are as well situated to contend for a Super Bowl as any team in the NFL.

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