• The Rams can still point to enough good tape to make the season feel salvageable.
  • They are 2-4, they have one of the league’s better passing attacks, and their defense is among the top units in yards allowed.
  • Against the Raiders, the Rams are not just trying to win a game.
  • They are trying to decide whether the answer is cleaner execution around their veterans — or something more drastic, including a quarterback reset.
  • On one hand, he has been productive enough to lead the NFL in passing yards after six games, a number that would normally suggest a team with a much better record.
  • The Rams could be nearing a decision point regarding their quarterback situation, and the idea of sitting Stafford and giving Ty Simpson a shot has entered the discussion.
  • The Rams have to clean up the penalties that have made them the league’s most undisciplined team in one specific category.
  • If that sounds like a lot for one game, it is.
  • But Week 7 is where the Rams’ season starts to sort itself out one way or another.
  • They can use Las Vegas as the beginning of a turnaround, or they can leave the door open for the more uncomfortable question: whether this roster needs better execution, or a different voice at quarterback.