The Los Angeles Rams have less than one week to figure out their final 53-player roster, with the deadline hitting on August 30. This is always a brutal, exciting time in the NFL, where dreams get made or crushed, and teams scramble to finalize their depth charts. For the Rams, there is plenty to sort out, from their backup quarterback situation to the look of their running back room.
Preseason QBs Are Stepping Up
Even with those tough decisions looming, the Rams have actually had a pretty decent preseason run, going 2-0. Ty Simpson looked solid as heck when he was out there against the Kansas City Chiefs, and Stetson Bennett came in looking confident against the New Orleans Saints. You gotta hand it to them, their quarterbacks look serviceable, and the team’s overall depth is shaping up to be a real strength. Now, it’s preseason, so take it with a grain of salt, but they’re doing exactly what they should right now: looking good in August.
The Offensive Line That Shocked Everyone
But here’s the kicker, the real story brewing in LA: their offensive line. Everyone, and I mean *everyone*, was chirping about a lack of depth there. But if you actually watched the preseason games and focused on the trenches, you saw something totally different. This anonymous crew, maybe without the big draft-day pedigrees, came to play. We’re talking about guys like C Dylan McMahon, G Beaux Limmer, LT AJ Arcuri, G Bill Murray, G Wyatt Bowles, G Austin Blaske, and T Blake Hance. (Quick shoutout, T Keagen Trost is injured, hope he gets back soon.) These “overachievers” helped LA put up 726 yards of offense in just two games: a massive 482 passing yards and 244 rushing yards, leading to two passing touchdowns and three rushing scores. That’s a unit stitched together in preseason, delivering big numbers!
The Rams have one final preseason game coming up this Thursday against the Los Angeles Chargers before that cutdown deadline on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. Aaron Donald is still in his “regimented process” figuring out retirement, but this current group is showing some serious fight. They kick off their 2026 NFL regular season on September 10 against the San Francisco 49ers at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Get ready, because these guys are coming in hot.
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Originally reported by Turf Show Times.
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