Sean McVay and the Rams may never shake the disappointment and regret of falling short against the Seahawks in two critical matchups last season. At least, not any time soon.
Seattle’s combined five-point margin of victory in those games, as minuscule as it was,denied the Ramsa chance to play in their third Super Bowl in eight seasons.
Instead, they frustratingly watched their bitter NFC rivals hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
There isn’t a pill more bitter to swallow than watching a team you know you’re better thanwin a championshipyou truly believe should have been yours.
But at the end of the day, the Seahawks, not the Rams, got it done when it counted. So, to quote the younger crowd: cope better.
In the Rams’ case, that means harnessing that lingering sense of loss and regret in a way that is empowering rather than draining.
To that end, they took a brutally honest look at themselves by sizing up their deficiencies, then used the opening days of free agency to turn their only real weakness into a strength.
In the process, they are among the big early winners of the offseason. And turned themselves into one of thefavorites to win Super Bowl LXInext February at SoFi Stadium.
First, they traded for Chiefs Pro Bowl cornerback Trent McDuffie, using one of their two first-round picks in next month’s draft to bring the Southern California native home.
The Rams made it a long-term commitment by locking McDuffie up with a record-breaking four-year, $124 million contract that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
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