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  • July 28, 2020 at 11:53 am #118537
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    from PFF–NFL secondary rankings: All 32 units entering the 2020 NFL season
    https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-secondary-rankings-all-32-units-entering-the-2020-nfl-season

    9. LOS ANGELES RAMS

    The Rams return the same starting duo at cornerback from last season, with Jalen Ramsey the clear star of the group and Troy Hill proving to be a capable foil as a No. 2 corner who is mostly tasked with covering the opponent’s No. 2 wideout.

    Hill earned an overall PFF grade of 76.4 last season and allowed just 45.1% of the passes into his coverage to be caught by the intended receiver. Ramsey, on the other hand, hasn’t hit the heights of 2017 since that season, but his time with the Rams saw him hit his stride late in the year, as he surrendered more than 12 yards just once after Week 11.

    Eric Weddle’s retirement opens the door for Taylor Rapp to retain his starting spot in Year 2, with John Johnson III also returning to the lineup. After two really impressive seasons, Johnson was not enjoying a good start to last year before a shoulder injury ended his season. Third-round pick Terrell Burgess lurks behind that pair on the depth chart, waiting to push for playing time, so the team’s only major question mark will be hovering over who covers the slot after Nickell Robey-Coleman left the team this offseason.

    Darious Williams played very well across just 221 snaps last year, snagging a pair of interceptions and two pass breakups on just 16 targets, and he has the kind of size that typically occupies the slot (5-foot-9, 187 pounds). Dont’e Deayon has similar credentials, though, and could also be an option. David Long Jr. was another of the team’s young corners pressed into action last season. But while Long performed well across a small sample size, he is a bigger corner who would seem a less ideal fit inside.

    July 28, 2020 at 11:55 am #118538
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    from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/28/nfl-rams-secondary-2020-ranking-best/

    No position group has undergone more changes for the Rams in the last three years than the secondary. Since the 2017 season, they’ve had 12 different players start for them at cornerback or safety, nine of which made at least 10 starts.

    Among the players the Rams have moved on from include Trumaine Johnson, Lamarcus Joyner, Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters and Kayvon Webster, while Eric Weddle retired this offseason. Now, the Rams are looking to Jalen Ramsey, Troy Hill, John Johnson and Taylor Rapp to lead the secondary in 2020, which is certainly a promising group of defenders.

    But what is its ceiling? Could the Rams have one of the best secondaries in football this season? With Ramsey as the No. 1 cornerback and two quality starters at safety, the sky is the limit for Los Angeles. And that’s without even mentioning Hill, who was great as a No. 2 cornerback in the second half of last season.

    July 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm #118548
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    zn wrote:

    But what is its ceiling? Could the Rams have one of the best secondaries in football this season? With Ramsey as the No. 1 cornerback and two quality starters at safety, the sky is the limit for Los Angeles. And that’s without even mentioning Hill, who was great as a No. 2 cornerback in the second half of last season.

    i don’t really know enough about the other teams to say with certainty. but i think this secondary could potentially be top 5.

    July 28, 2020 at 8:28 pm #118549
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    Safeties could be real good. CBs, not so much, after Jalen Ramsey.

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