One of the biggest reasons the Rams will have a hard time winning the NFC championship is because of their secondary. If they could shut down Thomas they might have a chance but in my opinion they do not have the personnel to do it.
Next reason is the loss of slot receiver Cooper kupp. I'm sorry but Patriot cast off brandin Cooks it's strictly a home run hitter. Robert woods is capable, but either he or Cooks will be covered by shut down specialist Marcus lattimore.
Jared Goff is a serviceable quarterback at best and I think is still a year away. He did not impress much against Dallas.I did not see him throw the ball doem fieldfor even look deep.Just 15-20 yard passes and if they fall behind and he has to throw it long I don't think he's capable of doing so. Again we're talkin about mediocre deep-ball threat brandin Cooks here.
I would say at placekicker Zuerlein is one of the best but Lutz is not far behind.I would give the Rams The edge at punter. As I stated earlier you have to give the edge to New Orleans at wide receiver, at running back with the addition of CJ Anderson .I would say they are even with kamara and Ingram.
At defense I think von Bell ,Williams , Lattimore,Demario Davis and Eli Apple get the edge over Donald,Mark Barron Littleton ,Joyner and the over rated Peters and aqib talib.
If Johnny hekker can do his thing so Brees has to work a little harder inside his own 10-yard line, and the Rams running backs can run the clock and keep Brees off the field they've got a chance. But..
Bottom line is Rams secondary and the loss of Cooper kupp.Stopping Kamara,stopping Thomas and stopping the best quarterback in the league , on the road no less is a very tall order.
I do have a financial interest to gain if the Rams were to pull it off. a wager I made early in the year.Just thought I'd mention that.
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