The success of NFL teams in any given season is often just as dependent on health and durability as it is on talent and strength of schedule. For the Los Angeles Rams, health is certainly a topic of great interest. After all, injuries to key starters in each of the past two seasons have led to slow starts, leaving no margin for error in the second half to keep playoff hopes alive.
To change those early-season struggles, the team needs to change the injury trend. For a time, a back issue for quarterback Matthew Stafford and a medical condition for starting left tackle Alaric Jackson sapped much of the optimism around a fast start.