I guess my general desire is that the Rams ensure #2 is a player the opponents HAVE to plan for. Impact.
To me, that's Clowney / Watkins. I've watched Clowney at both DE positions and inside. I'm confident in Williams' ability to get Clowney on the field with Long and Quinn.
How many players on average would it take to stop those 3? I don't know. More than 3. Possibly 5-6?
They would suck up offensive players like gravy with a biscuit. The pass rush last season didn't win games because the soft coverage allowed quick passes. I don't see Williams allowing that anymore.
Not only that but Clowney is very good against the run and is able to drop into pass coverage. You take away a couple of key runs last season and the games go from L to W.
There are several ways to skin this cat, but for me, this is the most likely to succeed.
But I too will trust in Snisher to weed this out.