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  • September 29, 2022 at 8:06 pm #140911
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    Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue

    Rams defense is No. 2 in NFL in limiting explosive pass and run plays through the first 3 weeks, per

    @TruMediaSports–– just 13 explosives allowed. NFL average is 20.8. Their 10 pass explosives allowed are tied for No. 2. Three run explosives T3rd. No. 1 in explosive play rate.
    From McVay’s comments, sounded like a decent chance RB Malcolm Brown is up this week. Currently on practice squad.
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    Van Jefferson’s IR designation will be short-term, McVay confirms. Rams expect he is “ready to roll” after the bye. Initially believed he could be a full go in W6 but other roster circumstances (injuries to other position groups) forced their hands to create the temp roster spot.
    September 29, 2022 at 8:42 pm #140913
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    September 29, 2022 at 8:44 pm #140914
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    September 29, 2022 at 9:11 pm #140916
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    September 29, 2022 at 9:15 pm #140918
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    …

    from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2022/9/29/23379649/rams-analytics-epa-offense-defense-mcvay-dvoa

    By this metric, the Rams are slightly above average in EPA (estimated points added) on third and fourth down, but well below average on first and second downs. This lines up with Stafford’s splits: He has a 78.2 passer rating on first down, 68.2 on second down, and 125.3 on third down. He has thrown all five of his interceptions on early downs.

    September 29, 2022 at 9:17 pm #140919
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    from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2022/9/29/23379649/rams-analytics-epa-offense-defense-mcvay-dvoa

    Rams completed air yards / completion – 30th

    According to Pro-Football-Reference, the Rams are averaging 4.5 air yards per completion, which ranks 30th in the NFL. Only the Cardinals and Packers rank lower. Stafford is averaging 6.9 intended air yards per completion (all passes, not just completed ones) and that is tied with Josh Allen for 21st.

    Stafford has been blitzed 17 times—that’s second-fewest blitzes faced in the NFL. Justin Fields has only been blitzed nine times.

    The Rams are one of two teams, along with the Falcons, to have no broken tackles on runs this season. By comparison, the Bears lead the league with 15. The Rams only have one broken tackle on receptions also—only the Seahawks and Jaguars have zero.</p>

    September 30, 2022 at 9:10 pm #140926
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    Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
    Rams have a pressure rate of 22.7%, which is second-lowest in the NFL through three games, but are blitzing at a 37.1% rate, which is fifth-highest. Their movement toward rushing 4 in second half of 2021 made a clear difference not just toward pressure effect, but also
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    in how they could manipulate their coverages on the back end (including tighter alignments for some players while keeping the shell for others). On this today, DC Raheem Morris said, “You want to be able to affect the QB as much as you can, any way you can, but particularly if

    you can do it with a four-man rush, that makes your day a lot easier. When I say, ‘stats are for losers’, it’s kind of a cliche thing. There are some stats that are definitely a part of winning, (and) you definitely want to use as a measuring point for your guys and what they

    do, and definitely affecting the QB is one of those things. It’s part of our philosophy, part of who we want to be. The guys all want to do that, too. So, like, can we improve our four-man rush? There’s no question about it. But I think it all ties together. Can our coverage

    get stickier and tighter, more aggressive? No question. Those are the things that all tie together.”

    The continued acceleration of Terrell Lewis + potential emergence of Takk McKinley bears monitoring thru October, and ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline IMO. Small sample size so far.

    Aaron Donald also mentioned a great point in that ball is coming out REAL fast so far in the year, so again, small sample size to this point but bears monitoring over this next month
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    Was curious about Donald’s comments so dug in a little, “time to throw” metric is an imperfect quantification but league avg is 2.59 seconds and vs Rams is 2.35 seconds per attempt – so that’s just further context for this thread as needed with most things.
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    Also this is just one part of the conversation – defense has done a nice job locking down explosives and stats are gonna be situationally a bit weird this time of year with limited sample size. But bc they added McKinley and aren’t shy in the personnel dept always worth watching
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    September 30, 2022 at 9:22 pm #140927
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    September 30, 2022 at 11:55 pm #140929
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    Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
    Minus personnel on OL/at WR, OC Liam Coen says offense is in problem-solving mode; figuring out “identity”. Having Ben Skowronek and Brandon Powell able to contribute in a variety of areas is a benefit in that regard. On Powell, Coen says, “Just a football player. He’ll be able

    to move around a little bit, play him in a couple different positions. He’s just functional. He’s functional, and he’s explosive when he gets the ball in his hands. He’s a competitor. Played a lot of football – he plays a lot of ball throughout the course of a game on the return

    game. He’s just a natural guy who – you’re talking about someone who is filling in, but he’s also in the flow of the game already because of special teams. You’re not worried about somebody coming off a little bit cold, trying to get into the rhythm of the game. That’s half of

    it, when you’re that fourth or fifth WR, when you’re really not getting a ton of reps and you’re just thrust into a role, that’s not easy to do. (Powell) is already in the flow of the game, which I think helps his mindset and mentality. And he brings it every day.”

    September 30, 2022 at 11:55 pm #140930
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    October 1, 2022 at 1:03 pm #140935
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    October 1, 2022 at 10:09 pm #140936
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    October 1, 2022 at 10:16 pm #140938
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    October 1, 2022 at 10:17 pm #140939
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    Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
    Jalen Ramsey just went on a 15-minute soliloquy about the juxtaposition between league emphasis on player safety and league emphasis on things like fining players for uniform technicalities (like sock height), taunting esp. when players themselves make effort to play game safely.

    “I think they’ll even fine me for this,” he says, reiterating that the league doles out infractions off players who don’t dress accordingly (he adds he’s asked if any issues each week w/ uni and told no), yet publicizes their celebrations/personalities for content/$

    “Player safety is one of the things that should be talked about more. Shit like getting fined for socks – let’s talk about it. … I get fined every week (but) I play the game with integrity, I play the game the right way, I try to make sure people are safe – obviously I want to

    go out there and hurt my opponent, strike fear, but I don’t want to injure nobody – but like, THAT is what the game is about. It’s not about the other B.S. … That’s what it needs to be about. Player safety, how can we protect the players as much as we can.”

    “If we want to go out there and look good, and it ain’t hurting the integrity of the game, why are y’all fining me $10,000 for my socks? … You want to think about protecting guys, not … damn socks.”

    October 1, 2022 at 10:24 pm #140940
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    October 2, 2022 at 12:26 am #140941
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    October 2, 2022 at 1:09 pm #140945
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    Michael Miller@megatonmyk
    Do I recall some detractor in all these tweets saying that Cooper Kupp doesn’t make contested catches? PFF on that: “He was the only receiver in the league who gained more than 3.0 yards per route run (3.12) and caught over 50% of his contested targets.”
    October 3, 2022 at 2:12 am #140956
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