Rams GM: Eagles showed you can't be scared in this league

The Los Angeles Rams have made more noise this offseason than any team in the NFL, and it appears some of that can be attributed to the Philadelphia Eagles' success last season.

The Super Bowl champions were lauded for their ambitious style of play all year, including the gutsy fourth-down scoring pass from tight end Trey Burton to quarterback Nick Foles in the title game. That style apparently helped shape the way Rams general manager Les Snead views player management.

"I got a simple rule: You can't be scared in this league," Snead told Peter King of The MMQB. "Look at (Eagles coach) Doug Pederson this year and, it wasn't reckless but it took courage and guess what? They won a Super Bowl on some of those fourth-down plays. So you try to do that as a general manager."

Los Angeles has brought in stars such as Ndamukong Suh, Marcus Peters, Aqib Talib, and Brandin Cooks through trades or free agency this offseason. While some of those moves could be deemed risky, there's no disputing the NFC West champs significantly upgraded the level of talent on their roster.

Whether the moves result in a deeper playoff run remains to be seen, but it doesn't appear the Rams will be afraid to take chances, both on and off the field, this coming season.