After Todd Gurley posted career lows in rushing yards and rushing attempts per game this past season, the Los Angeles Rams decided to cut bait with the three-time Pro Bowler last week.

It's hard to believe that this Rams' offense could ever get to the point where they could tread water without Gurley. In his two All-Pro seasons, he totaled over 2,500 yards and led the league in rushing touchdowns each season (13 in 2017, 17 in 2018.)

As good as Gurley was in that two-year stretch, he has struggled with injuries and has regressed tremendously from that time. The Rams are in trouble with the salary cap since signing Jared Goff to his monster deal, and it doesn't help Gurley's case that they made a significant portion of their 2019 Super Bowl playoff run with Gurley on the sideline.

Los Angeles could make a few more moves in the draft to acquire new offensive talent, but as of now, their backfield features Malcolm Brown and Darell Henderson, who combined for 402 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns in 2019.

Whether Gurley's workload is replaced by Brown, Henderson, a or a rookie, they will have their work cut out for them as they try to run behind an offensive line who last season was one of the worst in the league, as Isaiah Sirois of FantasyPros wrote about on Friday.

Whoever replaces Gurley will have their work cut out for them next season. The Rams’ offensive line ranked 31st according to ProFootballFocus, as losing John Sullivan and Rodger Saffold proved too much for them to bear. Although Los Angeles hasn’t brought in a new offensive lineman in free agency yet, they’ve re-signed Andrew Whitworth and Austin Blythe for 2020. The Rams will need to draft an offensive lineman or two if they want to compete next season.

Head Coach Sean McVay's run-heavy offense put the league on notice in 2017, as he proved to be a disciple of the old addage ‘run to establish the pass.' But since McVay's rise to stardom in the coaching ranks, NFL defenses have started to figure out McVay's quirks.

Perhaps it's time for this dog some new tricks. After signing Jared Goff to a 4-year, $134 million deal in September of 2019, it may be time to use all that money and open up the passing attack.

The Rams' offense will certainly still be able to be successful in 2020 as long as Goff can avoid stagnating. He has some talented weapons around him like Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods, but the Rams should consider drafting a big possession receiver to give Goff a safety net so he can take more risks.

In order for the Los Angeles to return back to it's Super Bowl status, they will need to improve their shaky offensive line and give Goff more talented receivers to throw to. With as tied up as their cap space is with big contracts for unreliable stars, they will need to hit big in the 2020 NFL draft if they want to avoid falling into NFL purgatory.