When the Los Angeles Rams lost Ahkello Witherspoon to a broken collarbone, putting him out for two months, there were legitimate questions on who would replace him. There were calls for the Rams to trade for a true top cornerback, but instead, the team opted to stand pat and stick with the status quo. The cornerback position was one of the biggest question marks for the Rams defense coming into the season and for that position group to be held down by Witherspoon was another problem entirely.

Last season, the Rams took on a reclamation project in Emmanuel Forbes and to say the immediate results were a mixed bag would be an understatement. Through the first four weeks of the season, Forbes ranked 67th out of 74 qualifying cornerbacks in coverage via PFF. He allowed 16.5 yards per reception

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