Yeah I like Carroll for the Hawks. And technically they are still in the mix but just being this competitive should be considered a great plus, all things considered. Man they've gotta figure out how to get a healthy oline for an entire season though, wow. They've got good skill position players though (outside of QB which is still a work in progress but not horrible) and the D has played pretty well this year. I like their direction.
The Rams situation is unfortunate too. They aren't as close (imo) but they keep getting crushed with injury also. If they keep Lloyd (and all the other banged up WRs) they really do have solid pieces on offense. It's hard to tell how bad the oline is with all the injuries bc they do have some solid guys there too. I think the questions are really on defense. Their secondary has been hammered with injury as well but they still should be a better unit, imo... especially with a defensive head coach.