WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – After a 23-15 loss against Miami on Monday Night Football during which quarterback Matthew Stafford was sacked four times, head coach Sean McVay said the team would "evaluate everything." The offense failed to score a touchdown and the line play left much to be desired despite two starters, Steve Avila and Jonah Jackson, coming back from Injured Reserve (IR).

On Wednesday, McVay and Stafford spoke with the media about the approach they are taking with the offensive line and the upcoming matchup with the Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Defensive coordinator Chris Shula, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur and wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua spoke with the media on Thursday.

Here are the most significant quotes and talking points from the press conferences, which can be viewed below:

"I think it's about finding the best group that collectively plays together (on the offensive line) and not just individual pieces. You know, and what does that look like? What's that evaluation? And then how quickly can you get some guys that are back up to speed so they can play the way they're capable of?... Our goal is to be able to figure out what is the best way to put that unit together based on the guys that we do have." - McVay

McVay started off his press conference by saying that offensive linemen Rob Havenstein and Joe Noteboom won't practice on Wednesday and added that Havenstein playing on Sunday is "less likely than likely." McVay said "your guess is as good as mine" with respect to whether the five offensive linemen that were projected to be starters in training camp would be on the field together this season.

After watching the offensive line film against Miami, McVay said "there were some tough things" that he saw, but acknowledged that some of those players hadn't played at full speed in months, and the unit as a whole had never played together consistently. Still, he said "we expect better," and he looks to himself to help put his players in positions to succeed, and that means discussing which players will make up the unit they put out there.

In terms of the team's red zone offense, which scored zero touchdown on three trips, McVay said "it's a small sample size" with their current personnel, but "it hasn't been good enough, collectively," and that was "the defining factor" against Miami.

"I feel like (the Patriots' front is) long, aggressive, I've practiced against this style of defense for a number of years when I was in Detroit. It's not the exact same, but it's that same type of style where they're stopping the run, transition to pass rush, two-gap and do a really nice job of stopping the run." - Stafford

The Rams' shaky offensive line play against Miami was a surprise after two-straight weeks with zero sacks allowed. Stafford's familiarity with New England's pass rush scheme could help the Rams get back on track in Week 11, but the personnel is still up in the air.

Stafford said spending more time with the offensive line, both on and off the field, helps their chemistry on game day. He said that, whoever is at center, "we all have our jobs to do" and he trusts the guy in front of him to do theirs to the best of their ability.

The Rams have not gotten off to fast starts very often this season, and Stafford said that is a product of execution, not game planning. Stafford added that "we feel the sense of urgency" to come out firing on offense and they hope to do just that in New England on Sunday.

"You can see it, you see the development of Kobie Turner... (Braden) Fiske and Tyler Davis. (Defensive line coach Giff Smith) has a prove track record in the year-and-a-half, two years he's been here and I know he did the same thing when he was in Denver." - Shula

The Rams' young defensive line has been a bright spot for the team this season, and Smith has been at the center of that. Los Angeles' first two draft picks, Fiske and Jared Verse, have burst onto the scene. Shula said "you can feel (Verse's presence) from the sidelines, and he impacts the game in a variety of ways while utilizing an elite motor.

One person who Shula thinks doesn't get enough credit for his contributions is nose tackle Bobby Brown. Shula called him "the centerpiece of that defense" and he didn't know how smart of a player Brown was until he became defensive coordinator this season.

One of the Rams' better-known commodities, Kobie Turner, has continued to grow after a fantastic rookie season. Shula said "the whole emphasis was, 'you don't need to be Aaron Donald,'" he just needed to be the best version of himself, and Turner has taken that to heart. Shula said he played "one of his best games" against Miami on Monday. The second-year star is also a captain, and Shula said Turner is the type of person who "almost makes you feel inferior as a person" because he's so positive and talented.

"I thought (the offensive line) got better as the game went on, I think they got more comfortable just with the speed of the game. You know, you try to replicate it as much as you can out there on the practice field, but when it's like bullets it's different, and you gotta get adjusted and you gotta do that fast." - LaFleur

On Monday, the Rams' offensive line featured three players who hadn't played a live game in two months. Jackson, Avila and Noteboom all had some rust to knock off, but LaFleur thought they improved steadily as the game progressed. Still, it wasn't enough to ward off a physically imposing Miami front that got hands on the ball and the quarterback on Monday night.

They will face a New England front that is "balling, they are strong and sturdy," LaFleur said. Their length and physicality present similar challenges that Los Angeles had to deal with last week, and LaFleur said the Rams' offensive line has to secure their hand placement early to avoid being impacted by that issue against the Patriots.

"On Tuesday, we (had) to digest that game and get ready to move forward. Everybody to be critical of themselves, and for our coaches to coach us up in the right direction." - Nacua

With one less day of preparation, Nacua talked about how the team attacks a compressed week of practice before heading to Foxborough, Mass. They had to be ready to go on Tuesday, which is usually a player off day, and prepare for a road game in what will be a tough environment.

Nacua talked a lot about his passion for contributing to the run game, saying that "it feels like Rams offense" when the ground game is on point. Nacau said that, as the little brother of his family, everybody takes turns beating up on him, but now he has 53 brothers on the field that he sacrifices his body for so the team can get in the end zone.

"I mean, at the end of the day, everyone can just be better. And you can just look across the board, there's details that we can all do a better job of bringing... these plays... to life." - Kupp

Kupp cited the batted balls, inefficiency on early downs and a lack of rhythm at the beginning of games as contributors to the Rams' offensive struggles of late. He said that "communication is paramount" and there's been productive dialogue on how they can do that to the best of their ability moving forward.

As a captain, Kupp said he's continuing "to trust the process" that has been in place here for so long. He said the games that Los Angeles has lost have been close and there are usually a few plays that they can point to that could have swung things in another direction. He added that "these are razor thin margins you play on," and the key for them is trusting each other and their coaches.