Five questions heading into the Rams offseason

The Rams’ path to Super Bowl 2027 is very clear.If they want the chance to lift the Lombardi Trophy with confetti falling in their home stadium, they must first go through the team up north.

After winning Super Bowl 60 29-13 over the Patriots, the Seahawks will be among the favorites to win it all next year.But expect the Rams to be in that group also.Here are five questions that need to be answered for the Rams this offseason:Prior to winning the NFL MVP on Thursday night, Matthew Stafford was already due a pay raise  — if he was going to return for another year.When Stafford and the Rams re-did his contract last March, the two sides essentially agreed on two one-year deals for $42 million each season.But now Stafford is coming off the best season of his career and a first-time MVP, and therefore that pay raise is a guarantee.All that matters is what the number is.Heading into the 2026 season, Stafford is slated to make $42 million, which would make him the 16th-highest-paid signal caller in the league.

The Cowboys Dak Prescott tops that list at $60 million, with the Bills Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and Jordan Love all making $55 million.According to Vincent Bonsignore of The California Post, a new deal could look like “something along the lines of a three-year deal, with the third season voidable, for a guaranteed $110 million could get it done.”The Rams have the cap space available to make it happen.Simply put, if the Rams want to give Stafford his Hollywood ending by winning the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium next season, they must make upgrading the cornerback room a real priority.Too often in the postseason and in some of the year’s biggest moments did that group let this team down.That can’t be the same case in 2026, not for a team with such lofty goals.The draft will offer plenty of options if the Rams go that route, which is enticing considering GM Les Snead’s recent draft history and his ability to find value in the middle rounds.But expecting...