St. Louis Rams – Performances of Note
Brian Quick, WR: 0.0
Breakdown: Let’s start with encouraging signs, because there were a couple in this game for the Rams. Brian Quick looked dangerous and able to get open and make plays. His grade is hurt by getting flagged for pushing off a little too aggressively, but he was the only Rams receiver really threatening to do damage.
Signature Stat: Caught seven of the nine passes thrown his way, falling just a single yard short of 100 receiving yards on the day.
Aaron Donald, DT: +1.8
Breakdown: One more good before we get into the ugly – rookie Aaron Donald flashed the kind of play that made him such a sought after prospect. On a couple of occasions he was too quick for the Vikings’ blockers, shooting into the backfield and killing plays before they got started. Was occasionally wiped out once a blocker got their hands on him, however.
Signature Play: Q4, 9:07 Here Donald blows past Phil Loadholt before the big right tackle can even get out of his stance, dropping Adrian Peterson 6 yards deep into the backfield.
Scott Wells, C: -4.0
Breakdown: This pick could have gone to several of the linemen and Wells is merely indicative of the point that the Rams lost the battle at the line of scrimmage. Badly. Wells was routinely beaten by the Minnesota interior defenders and it made for tough sledding in the run game.
Signature Stat: Allowed one hurry, one knockdown and was flagged for holding during the game
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/08/refo-vikings-rams-week-1/
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