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LOS ANGELES (AP) — That 13-3 loss in the Super Bowl looms large over the Los Angeles Rams. Their high-scoring ascent to the NFL’s elite over two thrilling seasons somehow culminated in one of the most lifeless offensive performances in big game history.It’s the last thing anybody expected from a team coached by Sean McVay Los Angeles Rams Jerseys 2019 , who masterminded the Rams’ rise with innovative thinking at every turn — until Bill Belichick’s sturdy old defense had an answer for everything.The youngest NFL coach ever to win a playoff game thinks a whole lot more about the last one he lost. Redemption for McVay and quarterback Jared Goff starts next month when the Rams resume their championship chase.“We can build on a lot of things going into this season, and what we’ve been able to do over the last couple of years in developing a foundation,” McVay said. “But our players know you earn it every day in this league. All we can do is learn from last year, but we’ve got to produce right now.”The Rams have won 24 regular-season games, two division titles and an NFC championship in the brief time since McVay took over a franchise with 13 consecutive non-winning seasons. Los Angeles returns with many reasons to think it can stay on top, but enough potential concerns to keep players and coaches sharp.“I think it just makes us that much more hungry,” cornerback Marcus Peters said. “We see exactly where we can be at if we just put our focus into getting better every day. Put the hard work in, and it will pay off for us.”Clay Matthews didn’t join his hometown team until a few months ago, so he’ll carry nothing from that disappointment in Atlanta into this season. And from what he’s seen of the Rams so far, the six-time Pro Bowl linebacker won’t be surprised if he gets to play for his second championship ring this season.“There’s so much talent around here,” Matthews said. “There’s just a level of talent that we should be able to put something together and do something special. I can’t speak on behalf of any hangover or curse, or whatever you like to call it. But this team looks primed and ready to make another run at it.”The Rams didn’t add a wealth of proven veterans to their roster, but they also didn’t lose a tremendous amount of talent. McVay and general manager Les Snead are counting on Aaron Donald, Todd Gurley, Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods and Andrew Whitworth to remain among the NFL’s best at their respective jobs, and they plan to fill any gaps with coaching Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , effort and their veteran leadership.“We’re just excited to get going back to where we ended last year,” Gurley said.Here are more things to know about the Rams:TIME TO GET PAIDGoff and Peters are likely playing to determine the largesse of their next contracts. Goff is in the fourth season of his five-year rookie deal. The Rams have repeatedly said they will sign him to a long-term contract, and his 19-for-38 performance in the Super Bowl didn’t alter that plan. Peters is in the final year of his rookie deal, but said he never considered holding out.NOT TURNOVER PRONEMatthews and safety Eric Weddle joined the defense, but they’re the only veteran newcomers likely to make an impact; another addition isbackup quarterback Blake Bortles. The Rams also didn’t make a first-round pick for the third straight year, but rookies including defensive back Taylor Rapp and nose tackle Greg Gaines could play early.NEW LINEThe Rams are taking their biggest risk on the offensive line, where untested second-year pros Joseph Noteboom and Brian Allen got the jobs of departed stalwarts Rodger Saffold and John Sullivan. LA had remarkable line consistency for two years, but McVay seems supremely confident in the newcomers.99 ADDonald participated in his first training camp since 2016, no longer holding out to get the huge contract he finally received. The Rams will need the back-to-back AP Defensive Player of the Year in elite form from the start because he has lost the help of nose tackle Ndamukong Suh, who left as a free agent and essentially wasn’t replaced. Donald’s life of constant double-teams is unlikely to improve, but he’s used to it.KNEEDING HELPThe Rams haven’t gone into detail about the condition of Gurley’s knee, which limited him down the stretch and allowed the since-departed C.J. Anderson to revive his career. Gurley and the Rams actually might be better off if he isn’t among the NFL’s top five in touches this season, as he has been in each of the previous three years. Longtime backup Malcolm Brown should get more action, and Los Angeles used a third-round pick on Memphis’ speedy Darrell Henderson to provide options for McVay. The Rams are determined to optimize Gurley’s effectiveness in the final season before his four-year, $60 million contract extension begins. Well, Super Bowl LIII went just about as poorly as possible for the Los Angeles Rams offense.After finished the regular season with the NFL’s second highest-scoring offense at 32.9 points per game, the Rams could only muster three points against the New England Patriots in the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever.For once on the biggest stage Dakota Allen Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , Tom Brady left the door open — 13 points is the fewest points the Pats have scored in Brady’s nine trips — by only tallying a QBR of 25.8 and no touchdowns to go with an interception, but LA still could not capitalize.So who deserves the blame?Following the game, head coach Sean McVay shouldered the responsibility by admitting he was ‘out coached’ by Bill Belichick.The 33-year-old offensive guru described the postgame feeling as ‘numbing’ and admitted his play calling didn’t allow the Rams to get into any type of rhythm.LA’s first nine drives were all five plays or less and they mustered only 46 yards in the first half. Additionally, one of the largest areas reflected on a head coach is his team’s discipline. The Rams were flagged for nine penalties, giving up 65 yards compared to the Patriots three for 20 yards.“He could not help the kid [Jared Goff] in this game,” Cris Carter said on <em>First Things First</em>. “He couldn’t give him any plays, any formations, where Goff could get into a rhythm.”“He took accountability and said he’s going to wear it pretty hard,” punter Johnny Hekker told USA Today about McVay. “A lot of the guys were quick to let him know – it’s not on you; it’s on every single one of us. If we had all made little differences here or there, then things would’ve come out differently for us.”While Hekker shifted the focus onto each player in the Rams locker room, one other guy publicly came out to take the blame: Jared Goff.“It was me. It was our offense. And we — well, I — couldn’t do my part,” Goff said. “It wasn’t a game we needed 30 points to win. We needed two touchdowns, and I couldn’t get it done. That’s on me. I’m the guy who has to drive this offense.”Goff finished the night 19 of 38 for 229 yards and a pivotal 4th quarter interception near the goal line as the Rams were putting together their most complete drive of the game.This was Goff’s fifth-straight game throwing for fewer than 300 yards and his completion percentage of 50 — his second lowest of the season — makes him a vulnerable target to take the responsibility.“Is there a grade lower than an ‘F’ I can give him?” Shannon Sharpe questioned on <em>Undisputed</em>. “Maybe an incomplete?”Aside from the two men that confronted the loss straight on, could someone else be to blame?Running back Todd Gurley, who led the League in touchdowns during the year, was virtually nonexistent for the second-straight game. Coming off a career-low in touches during the NFC Championship Game Dakota Allen Jersey Baby , Gurley only had the ball in his hands 11 times (10 rush, 1 rec) Sunday and accounted for 34 yards. His shortage of opportunity can once again reflect back on McVay’s play calling, but Gurley’s inefficiency when he did have the ball also puts him in the spotlight.Although Gurley is listed as healthy and the team confirmed there is no injury, his lack of usage and production causes Carter to think differently.Or maybe, even though the Rams defense completely shutdown the Patriots at a historic rate, they didn’t do enough when it mattered most?Despite picking off Brady, forcing a fumble and allowing just 44 rushing yards in the first half, the Rams gave up 111 rush yards, 10 points and two free first downs via penalties in the second.“We didn’t do enough,” Ndamukong Suh said afterward. “No question – it’s a cliché saying but I think it’s ultimately true: Defense wins championships.”“They made more plays,” Aaron Donald added. “They shouldn’t have scored at all, but they did.”Where was the back-to-back AP Defensive Player of the Year?Donald was double, sometimes triple, teamed throughout the entire night– essentially being held in check from his usual domination on the inside. Despite setting an NFL record with 20.5 sacks as an interior lineman in the regular season, he finished the playoffs without a single sack. He had just one solo tackle and one QB hit Sunday.So while blame can be shifted back-and-forth between individuals or one side of the ball against the other, perhaps it’s more fitting to just chalk it up and give credit where credit is due: to the Super Bowl LIII champion New England Patriots for a brilliant overall performance.The path to SB LIV starts now.