First Puka Nacua, and now Cooper Kupp. The Rams hype train has officially been derailed by a myriad of injuries to some of their biggest contributors on offense, with Puka already one week into what’s expected to be at least a four week absence and Cooper Kupp raring to meet the same fate with an ankle injury of his own. With Kupp slated to miss time once again in 2024 as a potential candidate for injured reserve, this would be the third straight season where the 2021 offensive player of the year failed to remain healthy for a full year since blowing up box scores in his historic campaign. In his absence, the Rams will turn to a less than star-studded committee of pass catchers to weather the storm, including the likes of Demarcus Robinson, Tyler Johnson, and Jordan Whittington. Colby Parkinson could also be in line to receive an increased workload from the TE spot, but without any of their offensive stars besides Kyren Williams, the overall upside of this unit remains relatively low. That being said, Robinson, Johnson, and Whittington are all likely to find their way onto this week’s waiver wire list as potential volume-based replacements at flex for the absent star receivers in Nacua and Kupp.