From San Diego, Dryer played collegiately at San Diego State and was drafted in the First Round by the New York Giants in 1969.  While Dryer's play was strong for the G-Men, he was not happy there and the Giants became frustrated with him so he would be traded to New England, who he refused to play for as there was no new contract and they traded him to the Los Angeles Rams as the Patriots declined to pay him what he asked.

In the 1970s, Lawrence McCutcheon was the top rusher for the Los Angeles Rams, but in many ways, he was also one of the most underrated of the decade.  The third-rounder from Purdue rode the pine as a rookie, but he took over as the team's starting Running Back in his second year (1973) where he would be chosen for his first of five straight Pro Bowls, four of which would see him exceed the 1,000 Yard mark.  In those four 1,000 Yard years, he was in the top five in Rushing Yards, the top six in Yards From Scrimmage and the top nine in All-Purpose Yards meaning that he was definitely near or in the upper echelon of Running Backs in that time period.  A Second Team All-Pro in 1974 he had two 1,500 Yards From Scrimmage seasons ('74 and '76) and overall as a Ram would accumulate 6,186 Rushing Yards with 23 Touchdowns and another 1,683 Yards and 12 Touchdowns from the air.

A late round draft pick in 1970, Rich Saul was a reserve Offensive Lineman for the Rams for the four years of his career before he would become their starting Center in 1975.  The season after, Saul went on a six-season streak (1976-81) where he was chosen for the Pro Bowl and as the steady presence on the O-Line, Saul would assist Los Angeles in making Super Bowl XIV.  He would be named a Second Team All-Pro in 1980.

Drafted 11^th Overall from the University of Miami (FL) Dennis Harrah came off the bench as a rookie but would win the starting Right Guard job for the 1976 season, and he would help the Rams win the NFC West six times.  Six was also the number of times that he was named to the Pro Bowl with a pair of three-year streaks (1978-1980) and (1985-87).  He would notably be named a First Team All-Pro in 1986.