Colin Cowherd says the Rams 'crushed,' but where are they in his power rankings?
The Los Angeles Rams have earned a lot of praise throughout the offseason for their moves and likely head into the 2025 season as one of the best teams in the league.
Where they rank among the rest of the clubs is subjective, but FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd went so far as to say the Rams are the second-best team in the NFL behind only the Philadelphia Eagles.
Cowherd's reasons were simple: They kept their best player in Matthew Stafford, added to their receiver corps with Davante Adams and shored up their defensive line with Poona Ford. The kicker, though, is Cowherd said the Rams' defense has been "arguably the best in the league" since Thanksgiving.
"I thought the Rams crushed," Cowherd said. "... I put the Rams at two. Go back to that game in the snow in Philly. They’re down at the 15-yard line with the chance to go — with two turnovers — in for the win. This is a real team headed in the right direction.”
The Rams have all the pieces to defend their NFC West crown and make another run at the playoffs and maybe even the Super Bowl so long as injuries don't catch up to them.
L.A. still has some needs to fill, though, like cornerback and linebacker. The Rams can solve those issues ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft or wait and draft prospects they can see as Week 1 contributors. That strategy has worked well for them recently with Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and the quartet of young defenders in Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Kobie Turner and Byron Young.
Cowherd is high on the Rams, now it's up to the team to live up to these lofty expectations in 2025.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL power rankings: Colin Cowherd puts Rams highly
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