The biggest difference between the surprisingly bad Rams of 2022 and the surprisingly good Rams of 2023 was the health and quality of Sean McVay’s offensive line. It is with thanks to the acquisitions of huge mauling guards Kevin Dotson and Steve Avila that L.A. was able to take a monumental step forward, allowing Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams to have breakout seasons and for Matthew Stafford to mostly survive his 15th season in the NFL.
A year ago, the Rams got over 1,000 snaps from Rob Havenstein, but with injuries and necessary changes along the offensive line no other team had more combinations of that unit than L.