From superteam to 2-4 disappointment? Barnwell on what has gone wrong for the Rams

After six weeks, the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl expectations are colliding with a 2–4 start that includes a 18–16 home loss to the 1–4 Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The article frames the defeat as more alarming because the problem wasn’t simply turnovers “bouncing” the wrong way or an unexpected injury. Although new kicker Blake Grupe left early with a knee injury, the author says special teams didn’t fully explain the outcome. Despite heavy offseason moves—Myles Garrett, Trent McDuffie, and the return of Aaron Donald—the piece asks whether the Rams’ “superteam” may never materialize, and notes an unprecedented turnaround would be required to win the Super Bowl with a losing record through week six.