19 of 32 NFL teams score touchdowns on offensive red zone possessions this season. The Los Angeles Rams rank 23rd at 46%, putting them in the bottom third among their peers in the league.

Let’s call a spade a spade. The Rams suck in the red zone this year, and it’s a continuation of a multi-season problem that Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford cannot seem to shake. In this same metric, LA ranked 25th in 2024.

In order to solve the problem, you must first identify the root causes. These are the five issues I would boil the dilemma down to.

1 – Lack of quarterback mobility

For as much as Stafford brings to the Rams offense, it’s worth admitting that there are legitimate drawbacks to starting an age 37 quarterback with a bad back. Stafford could be the least mobile signal caller in all the

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