The Los Angeles Rams are the NFL's only unbeaten team at 8-0. They're off to the franchise's best start since 1969 Ethan Westbrooks Jersey , and they have a 3-game lead in the NFC West with stellar play on both sides of the ball.Now imagine them with another pass rusher.That's what Sean McVay and the Rams' front office are doing while they attempt to bolster their spectacular start with even more talent before the trade deadline Tuesday.In particular, the Rams acknowledge they are seeking an edge rusher to join Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh on a solid defense that could be formidable with even more pressure on the quarterback."That could be something that we definitely would look into, based on the availability of some of the players that we've looked into," McVay said of the market for edge rushers. "That would be, yes, a possibility."The Rams are tied for eighth in the NFL with 22 sacks, but 10 of those came from Donald, who has been perhaps even more disruptive in his first season since winning the AP's Defensive Player of the Year award in 2017. Donald sacked Aaron Rodgers twice and delivered four quarterback hits during Los Angeles' 29-27 win over Green Bay on Sunday.Suh and do-everything linebacker Cory Littleton also have three sacks apiece this season, but general manager Les Snead would love to add an edge rusher to take pressure off a secondary that's missing injured cornerback Aqib Talib until at least late November."I've had a couple different discussions with Les with regards to some things that we feel like might be able to upgrade our team," McVay said. "If anything ends up going through or not, not really sure. But there are some discussions."COACHING CAROUSELMcVay's personnel concerns aren't limited to his roster, either.He realizes the Rams' remarkable success grabs the attention of teams looking to poach his assistant coaches. After all, he has only been in charge for 24 regular-season games, and he already lost offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and quarterbacks coach Greg Olson last winter.So McVay wasn't surprised when two of his top offensive assistants were immediately linked to the Cleveland Browns. Quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor and passing game coordinator/tight ends coach Shane Waldron both featured in immediate speculation about candidates to replace Hue Jackson in the future."Yeah, I'm aware," McVay said with a laugh. "I'm sitting there watching when they made the change, and the first two guys' names they mentioned, I'm thinking, 'Man, I love these guys. I don't want to lose them, though.'"McVay was the Washington Redskins' tight ends coach just five years ago John Sullivan Jersey , so he is eager to help any assistant in his career pursuits — after the season."What those guys will do is they'll continue to work exactly like they have, doing an excellent job coaching and being the best Rams coaches they can be," McVay said. "Down the line ... if that's something that they have goals to be able to try to achieve, then we've got to continue to have success as a team. There's nothing more exciting than to see people get a chance to grow, if that's something that they feel like is best for them."But McVay was more than a bit bemused when his own name immediately showed up in online speculation from one oddsmaker."I couldn't be happier to be here with our players, with this organization, working for a great owner in Mr. (Stan) Kroenke," said McVay, who is 19-5 halfway through his second season. "Unless they decide they want to make a change, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else."COMEBACK KUPPJared Goff completed just 11 passes to wide receivers during the Rams' victory over Green Bay, but one of his favorite targets could be back Sunday when Los Angeles visits the New Orleans Saints.Cooper Kupp is "looking good" after missing the past two games with a left knee injury, McVay said."I think there's a very good chance that he's going to be ready to go this week," McVay said. "I think if we really wanted to press it, he probably could have played (against the Packers)."Kupp has 30 receptions for 438 yards and a team-leading five touchdowns despite playing extensively in only five games. He left the field early in the Rams' win at Denver on Oct. 14 after a horse-collar tackle by Broncos safety Darian Stewart.Kupp had 62 catches for a team-leading 869 yards as a rookie last season. The Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints game is over, and while the Rams are moving forward and preparing for a Superbowl showdown against the New England Patriots, it’s good to revisit what made the Rams successful in the NFC Championship and what allowed them to extend their season.Let’s revisit the tape.Pregame PlanGoing into the game, the Rams keyed in on WR Michael Thomas as the main option they wanted to to try and silence, and they did that by doubling Thomas with bracket coverage on multiple occasions (typically on third downs). Thomas burned the Rams to the tune of 211 yards and one touchdown in week nine, though their plan was far more successful this time around as Thomas was limited to only 36 receiving yards.Take a look at this play below, you can see Thomas on the top of the screen bracketed by CB Aqib Talib who maintains outside leverage and FS Lamarcus Joyner who rotates down with inside leverage.(Google AMP and Apple News readers can click here to view the clip)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.On this occasion below, you can see the different wrinkles the Rams had installed pre-game. The player highlighted in yellow is FS Lamarcus Joyner who kicked down and has RB Alvin Kamara as an assignment in man coverage Cory Littleton Jersey , and the player circled in red is backup FS Blake Countess who has a single-high assignment.On the play, you can see the responsibilities of Joyner and Countess, but not only that, on the bottom of the screen you see Michael Thomas motioning into a stack, and then subsequently being bracketed by CB Marcus Peters and SS John Johnson III again (on third down as well).(Google AMP and Apple News readers can click here to view the clip)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.Suh’s DominanceNdamukong Suh was simply a man possessed on Sunday. I have no idea where he channeled this inner power from, but he looked like Suh back in his prime. He altered run plays on multiple occasions, registered 1.5 sacks in the matchup, and proved to be a mismatch regardless of who had the assignment of blocking him. Here’s his highlight film from the game:(Google AMP and Apple News readers can click here to view the clip)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.At one point, he became such an issue that the Saints actually triple teamed him:In-game AdjustmentsIn the third quarter (mainly) alone, Alvin Kamara proved to be quite an issue for the Rams defense. He wasn’t creating massive chunk plays, but he routinely converted the chains on short-to-intermediate receptions with the Rams having no answer. That’s what eventually lead to an in-game adjustment from Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips, and this came at the end of the third quarter. On this rep below, you can see both ILB’s in Cory Littleton and Mark Barron bracket cover Kamara coming out of the backfield (which lead to single coverage on Michael Thomas in the slot resulting in one of his only four receptions on the day).(Google AMP and Apple News readers can click here to view the clip)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.To continue throwing wrenches at the Saints, the Rams knew they couldn’t consistently offer two defenders on Kamara so they allowed DE’s (Suh on this particular snap) to chip Kamara before he had a chance to release into his route.(Google AMP and Apple News readers can click here to view the clip)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.When you look at the Rams’ gameplan going into the game and the adjustments on the fly, you begin to see a difference in the mindset of the team (particularly on defense). The gameplan was a strong one as the Rams ensured Michael Thomas wasn’t going to be the player that beat them, and when another player became an issue (Kamara) they started mixing in looks to help contain him as a weapon also.For what seemed like a defense that was under-performing, they’re now gelling at the perfect time, but not only that, Wade Phillips is ensuring they’re leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of victory in every game.