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  • September 26, 2018 at 1:21 pm #91475
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    NFL Network’s Shaun O’Hara explains how Los Angeles Rams offensive line has powered their 3-0 start.

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    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nflvideos/how-the-rams-offensive-line-powered-3-0-start/vi-AAAEajH?ocid=spartanntp

    September 26, 2018 at 9:02 pm #91503
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    September 26, 2018 at 9:03 pm #91504
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    So…according to them, the Rams have 2 of the best 4 guards in football.

    I will take that.

    September 26, 2018 at 9:08 pm #91507
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    Man Blythe came out of nowhere.

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    https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-nfl-week-3-sunday-standouts-offense

    G Austin Blythe, Los Angeles Rams, 83.7 Overall Grade

    One of the men keeping Goff clean against the Los Angeles Chargers pass-rush was right guard Austin Blythe. Blythe did not surrender a single pressure in 38 pass-blocking snaps and was one of three Rams offensive linemen to accomplish that feat. He was also very effective in opening lanes for Todd Gurley, recording a run blocking grade of 77.2.

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    September 27, 2018 at 5:29 pm #91536
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    from PFF: Week 3 NFL Offensive Line Rankings

    https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-week-3-nfl-offensive-line-rankings

    1. Los Angeles Rams

    Starting Lineup:

    Left Tackle: Andrew Whitworth, 82.5
    Left Guard: Rodger Saffold, 78.7
    Center: John Sullivan, 62.4
    Right Guard: Austin Blythe, 83.1
    Right Tackle: Rob Havenstein, 79.8

    There’s no debate, here. The Rams’ offensive line has been a tour de force through the first three weeks of the season. They have been the highest-graded run blocking line and the highest graded pass-blocking line through three weeks. This past week against the Chargers, they somehow allowed only three pressures on 38 pass-block snaps.

    October 5, 2018 at 4:17 am #91899
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    ‘Without those guys, we’re nothing’: How the offensive line keeps the Rams on the cutting edge

    Vincent Bonsignore

    https://theathletic.com/567027/2018/10/04/without-those-guys-were-nothing-how-the-offensive-line-keeps-the-rams-on-the-cutting-edge/

    THOUSAND​ OAKS, Calif. —​ John Sullivan has​ been​ hearing the​ same​ thing everyone​ else​ has​ heard​ about the unique​ way the​​ Los Angeles Rams operate.
    The process involves a collaborative effort in game planning and installation to create a deeply connected nature of all 11 players on each side of the ball. Everyone knows what everyone else is doing on any given play — and why — and this broader understanding of individual and collective responsibilities creates a team that functions better with each other and for each other.
    “I think we have smart players all over the field and superstar coaches who are able to really teach the system to us,” Sullivan told The Athletic. “All 11 guys understand why we’re trying to do things and what we’re trying to accomplish.”
    All of which has been revealed in the way the Rams offense has pummeled opponents while functioning at such a phenomenally efficient and powerful level. It’s no longer a matter of whether another big play is coming. Opposing defenses must brace for that inevitability.
    The Rams’ dominance goes all the way down to Sullivan, the Rams’ veteran center, and the rest of the offensive line, which is grading out as well as any in the NFL through the first four weeks of the season. The unit is consistently giving Jared Goff the necessary time to shred teams in the passing game and opening ample holes for Todd Gurley to run through.
    Goff has emerged as a superstar in his third year, and Gurley has solidified his role as the best running back in the NFL. Wide receivers Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp are trolling fantasy football owners each week by alternating the role of breakout performer.
    But none of that happens without Sullivan, Andrew Whitworth, Rob Havenstein, Austin Blythe and Rodger Saffold building impenetrable walls of pass protection and steamrolling defenders in the run game.
    “Without those guys, we’re nothing and we know that,” Goff said. “It all starts up front. … They’re incredible.”
    The Rams offensive line made a miraculous turnaround from 2016 to 2017, going from the worst in the NFL to a top-10 unit. And by all accounts, the group has elevated its game to an even higher level this year.
    According to Pro Football Focus, Whitworth, at left tackle, is grading out as the best tackle in the NFL, and Havenstein, the right tackle, is ranked sixth. Saffold, the left guard, is the second-ranked guard in the league, and Blythe, a first-year starter at right guard, is ranked fourth.
    Sullivan, a studious center responsible for making the blocking calls at the line of scrimmage, is ranked 21st at his position.
    Collectively, they’re as good as any O-line in the league. They surrender the fewest sacks (five) and the sixth-fewest quarterback hurries (13) and anchor an offense that ranks first in the NFL in yards per game (468.5), second in scoring (35.0 points per game) and passing yards (343.2) and seventh in rushing yards (125.2).
    “I think that’s something that we can talk about a little bit more is how well the offensive line is playing right now,” Goff said. “They’re playing the best in the league right now and I don’t think it’s really close.”
    Which brings us back to the Rams’ distinct methods under head coach Sean McVay and his staff. Word is starting to get out about their innovative team building and preparation model — from teaching to implementing to communicating to collaborating — and how it all expresses itself each week, if not each play, on the field.
    It’s especially apparent along the offensive line, where the unit’s understanding of what is happening around them creates such an instinctive and innate manner of play that it affords them a freedom and confidence to aggressively attack opponents.
    The Rams, as everyone seems to be learning, are cutting edge.
    “I’ve seen all the quotes,” said Sullivan, nodding his head.
    So it’s true, right?
    “Maybe,” Sullivan said.
    He was trying to suppress a smile. But he wasn’t doing a very good job of it.
    “You’ll have to watch the tape,” he added.
    His smile grew wider.
    “I’m not giving away anything.”
    A few feet away, Havenstein opened up about the connected culture the Rams have established under McVay and how it manifests itself along the offensive line.
    “I think we do a great job from the top down — coaches to players — in terms of truly understanding what we want to get done as an offense,” Havenstein told The Athletic. “We’re not just running plays to run plays. We have meetings where all 11 (positions) are involved from, let’s say the run game, and it’s like, ‘What do we want to accomplish? How does some other position affect our position which affects another position?’ It’s not just the individual groups. It’s the O-line and receivers. The quarterbacks, the running backs.
    “It’s truly us as an offense trying to understand what we want to get done and that goes to the protection as well.”
    For example, the offensive line understands Gurley’s role and responsibility on any given play and, just as importantly, his interpretation of a certain defensive look. That helps the offensive line determine blocking assignments, which include Sullivan communicating blocking roles to the wide receivers.
    “So you don’t have two guys blocking the same guy and the guy who someone was supposed to (block) is running free to make the play,” Havenstein explained.
    That doesn’t just happen. It has to be nurtured and communicated and discussed and dissected. And when it’s done successfully — and in the Rams’ case specifically — something that is actually complicated and difficult unfolds naturally and seamlessly.
    “Everyone is on the same page,” Havenstein said. “That starts from Coach McVay, obviously, and it works all the way down to the assistant coaches. Everyone talks, everyone communicates and everyone goes to the leaders of our offense. Jared. Todd. Whitworth. John. Rodger. All those guys.”
    The magic that ensues has been breathtaking. Like Gurley feigning to his left upon taking a handoff but, because of the defensive front, immediately veering right through a wide open hole for a key first down. It wasn’t just happenstance that a hole emerged at that exact spot. It was Havenstein and the rest of the offensive line being on the same exact page with their Pro Bowl running back from start to finish.
    “It’s especially important with Todd because, I mean, I need to have a feel for where he is,” Havenstein said. “So feeling how a defense plays, where guys can almost say, ‘As soon as I got this look, I knew (Gurley would run) behind me because that’s our read.’ And I can do this, which will make that happen. And that will (lead) to a good play because I know everyone else is doing their job. And a result, there’s a hole right here.”
    You would think that such a philosophy would be an industry-wide objective. At the very least, it would be something most teams strive for in their teaching and coaching.
    But it isn’t.
    “Because we do it a little differently than most other teams,” Sullivan said.

    And that starts with McVay, who put an emphasis on teaching upon taking the Rams job and surrounded himself with assistants who also make it a top priority.
    No one embodies that more than offensive line coach Aaron Kromer who, like McVay, attended Miami of Ohio University and earned a master’s degree in education. And like McVay, Kromer adheres to the collaborative approach in which players are encouraged to ask questions and provide input. The investment they make in the process also creates ownership of it.
    The dividend they reap is in the result.
    “I think it’s a demonstration of having a great staff that there’s a give and take,” McVay said. “I lean heavily on a lot of our guys. We’re always trying to teach, and there’s a lot of instances where we’re learning as coaches from our players in different situations. The more experience you get, the better you’re able to learn and kind of put those in the memory bank.
    “I think for us, just continuing to educate ourselves on how to handle situations, how to be smart, how to be better situationally, schematically. But being able to listen to the players is a big part of it, and the ownership that our guys have on it, I think, is what we’ve seen show up and hope to continue to see show up as the season progresses.”
    More and more, that’s showing up on a Rams offensive line that is as intellectually in tune as it is physically imposing.
    “We’re all just sort of in synch right now in terms of how plays are supposed to develop,” Havenstein said. “We’re all on the same page.”
    Said Sullivan: “This is the most connected team I’ve ever been a part of. This is the smartest football team I’ve ever been on.”
    That’s especially true in the passing game, where concepts and plays can change at the line of scrimmage based on the coverage. The meticulous care with which the Rams take in communicating across all positions gives Sullivan a peek into, say, Kupp’s world. Not just in what he’s seeing, but how he’ll attack it.
    In doing so, it helps determine Sullivan’s approach.
    “It’s not that I have to know exactly what their role is on every single play,” he said. “When we fit into schemes, I know generally how long the routes are. Not necessarily how to run them, but how long it takes, because then it affects my job when I know this is a longer developing play.
    “It helps when you can understand that the other components of the offense are thinking through a whole lot of stuff. It helps you empathize. And it helps bring that connection.”
    And that’s helped create an offensive line that hasn’t just elevated it’s game from last year.
    It’s playing as well as any offensive line in the NFL.

    October 9, 2018 at 5:51 pm #92123
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    Holding blocks, telling Goff what to do: Inside the Rams OL

    Lindsey Thiry

    http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-rams/post/_/id/39091/holding-blocks-telling-goff-what-to-do-inside-the-rams-ol

    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Rodger Saffold laughed, and Austin Blythe couldn’t help but to turn a bit red.

    The Los Angeles Rams offensive line has performed at an elite level this season, a sometimes-unsung group in the team’s 5-0 start. And that’s why they can find humor in at least one play that went somewhat astray.

    Saffold, a ninth-year pro, started to chuckle when he recalled a particular moment during a Week 3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

    The Rams were in the red zone and the line held their blocks for what felt like an eternity (in reality, it was 6 seconds).

    That’s when Blythe, a first-year starter, turned and screamed at quarterback Jared Goff, “Throw it! Throw it!” And so Goff threw the ball out the back of the end zone.

    Blythe blushed when he recalled the play. He was blocking two defensive linemen, but as they continued to push, he couldn’t hold the block any longer.

    His yells were “in the heat of the moment,” Blythe said. “If I was rationally thinking, I wouldn’t have said anything.”

    Yelling at the quarterback, some linemen said, is not typically encouraged. Goff, however, was lucky Blythe did, because as the third-year quarterback searched the end zone for an open receiver, he was inches away from being sacked.

    “It was hilarious,” Saffold said, as he thought about Blythe’s scream. “We laugh about it now, but I think Jared has a lot of trust in us.”

    That’s because they have kept Goff upright and allowed him to post eye-popping numbers.

    Goff, along with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been sacked a league-low six times, among quarterbacks who have started five games.

    And Goff leads the NFL in several categories.

    Through five weeks, he has the best passer rating, 119.7, and he even posted a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a Week 4 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Goff leads the league in passing yards with 1,727 and is averaging 345 passing yards per game.

    “The offensive line is playing tremendously,” said Goff, who has passed for 12 touchdowns, with 4 interceptions. “Opening up stuff for Todd and keeping me clean and allowing me to get the ball out.”

    The Rams line was the only group in the NFL last season to start the same five players for 15 games. This season, right guard Jamon Brown was suspended for the first two games and Blythe, a reliable backup in 2017, stepped in. Through two weeks, Blythe graded outstanding and coaches decided to leave the line intact rather than change something that had clearly been working.

    “The O-line is fantastic,” said Todd Gurley II, who leads the NFL with 9 touchdowns. “… whether we run or pass the ball, or whether I’m in there or not, everybody’s in there doing their job.”

    The Rams have had elite pass protection this season, according to ESPN’s Pass Block Win Rate using NFL Next Gen Stats. A pass block win is when a pass blocker sustains his block for the first 2.5 seconds following the snap, about the average NFL time for a quarterback to throw.

    When a blocker is beaten within the first 2.5 seconds, the pass-rusher is given the win. Pass block wins are determined by an objective model based on player tracking data.

    The Rams rank first in the league with a pass block win rate of 73 percent. The next closest team is the Green Bay Packers at 59 percent.

    Even more impressive, veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth has the highest pass block win rate this season at 95 percent, and right tackle Rob Havenstein is second at 92 percent.

    “It just comes down to the whole offense,” said Havenstein, a fourth-year pro who signed a four-year, $32.5 million extension before the season. “We do such a good job of scheming things, making things look similar that are different, that we can have that extra half second, that extra second of kind of figuring out what we’re doing.”

    All three of the Rams’ interior linemen rank in the top 12 among guards and centers. Saffold is at 91 percent, center John Sullivan at 89 percent and Blythe at 87 percent.

    “They’re playing the best in the league right now and I don’t think it’s really close,” Goff said. “I mean even just hits, pressures — not even sacks. Just all that stuff is incredible and they’re doing such a great job.”

    To further demonstrate that the line has excelled, look no further than how often they hold their blocks through 3 seconds — considered an overwhelming amount of time for a quarterback to throw the ball.

    Whitworth, a 13-year pro, holds his block through 3 seconds 89 percent of the time, Saffold 87 percent and Havenstein 86 percent.

    “It just means a lot to us to nail the game plan, to do things efficiently and to really be on the same exact page every week of exactly how we want to make things happen,” Whitworth said. “We take pride in just the offense as a whole and really all of us being able to click.”

    October 10, 2018 at 11:03 pm #92216
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    Daily Dose: The League’s Best Offensive Line

    https://www.therams.com/news/daily-dose-the-league-s-best-offensive-line

    October 19, 2018 at 1:40 am #92560
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    All Rams offensive linemen benefit from practice rest policy, not just the ‘old’ guys

    Rich Hammond

    link: https://www.sgvtribune.com/2018/10/17/all-rams-offensive-linemen-benefit-from-practice-rest-policy-not-just-the-old-guys/

    THOUSAND OAKS – Anyone over 30 can relate. Sometimes the back gets a bit stiff, the knees a little creaky, and that midweek workout doesn’t seem prudent. The Rams’ offensive linemen can relate.

    It’s a rarity when all five starters practice on the same day. At most, it happens once per week. On surface level, it’s preventative, so that minor, nagging injuries don’t turn into long-term problems, but in last Sunday’s victory at Denver, the Rams displayed another benefit: increased experience and versatility for backups.

    “There’s a rhyme and reason to that,” center John Sullivan said. “Part of it is, inevitably, people are going to come out. Injuries are a part of the game, and you want everybody who potentially has to play to get reps. The expectation is that no matter who goes out, who comes in, who is playing what spot, there is going to be no fall-off whatsoever and we’re going to execute like the Rams offense.”

    That mindset continued this week. Coach Sean McVay audibled Wednesday and changed his usual 70-minute full practice to a shorter walk-through session, in a nod to the tough game against the Broncos and the fact that the Rams will play a third consecutive road game Sunday afternoon at San Francisco.

    The Rams likely will be extra-careful with Rodger Saffold, their highly effective left guard, who left the Denver game in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. It’s not yet known in Saffold will practice this week, but McVay said Saffold remains on track to play against the 49ers.
    “He’s making good progress,” McVay said, “and we anticipate him being able to go, but you always want to be smart with guys like that. The priority is making sure that he’s as healthy as possible.”

    That’s the mindset the Rams take every week, when it comes to their linemen and practice. It’s a strategy that can raise eyebrows at times, when players aren’t on the field, but it often pays dividends during games.

    When Saffold left the game at Denver, right guard Austin Blythe moved to left guard, and Jamon Brown, a full-time starter at right guard last season, came off the bench to reclaim that spot. The Rams rushed for 79 yards after the reorganization.

    The Rams even ran a handful of plays without All-Pro left tackle Andrew Whitworth. For a small stretch of a tight game, rookie Joe Noteboom took that spot and played next to the recently moved Blythe.

    Why didn’t the Rams flinch? Because this is nothing new. Saffold (age 30), Sullivan (33) and Whitworth (36) each regularly sit out at least one of the Rams’ three full practices each week. Line coach Aaron Kromer believes in cross-training, in all scenarios, but the Rams’ rest schedule allows more players to practice in bigger roles.

    Noteboom often is the first-team left tackle. Brown gets significant work, even though he lost his starting job to Blythe after an early-season NFL suspension Blythe gets work at both guard spots and at center.

    That’s why, when Saffold went down, the transition was barely noticeable. It seemed obvious that Blythe would slide over to the left side, and Brown would play next to right tackle Rob Havenstein, as they did for all of the 2018 season.

    “I don’t know if it was communicated so much as unspoken,” Blythe said, “that you’re expected to be versatile and if things happen, you’ve got to be ready to switch. For the most part, I think guard is guard.”

    The Rams had pass-protection issues at times against a strong Denver defensive front, but they were stellar in run blocking, as Todd Gurley rushed for a career-high 208 yards. That was just fine with the Rams’ line, which seemed to enjoy the grunt work on a frigid afternoon.

    “You ride the hot hand, right?” Sullivan said. “No matter what, we’re going to execute the plays that are called. We trust Sean and that’s never going to change. I’m not going to say that, at times, we weren’t lobbying to keep running that thing, because that’s an offensive lineman’s game.”

    November 9, 2018 at 8:22 pm #93610
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    PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
    The #LARams rank No. 2 in PFF’s offensive line power ranks and fifth in combined Pass-Blocking efficiency with an 88.3

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    from: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-all-32-teams-units-after-week-9

    Right guard Austin Blythe isn’t only the biggest surprise performer on the Rams; he’s the biggest surprise performer in the NFL. The former seventh-round pick had played all of 285 snaps in his career across two different franchises before this season. In those, he allowed more pressures (13) than he has in 607 snaps so far this season (12). His 80.2 overall grade is the second-best among guards in the NFL.

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    The 5 highest graded offensive tackles in the NFL through nine weeks.

    Rams field 2 of them on their own OL, and played against the other 3 in the last 2 games.

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    November 9, 2018 at 8:22 pm #93611
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    PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
    The #LARams rank No. 2 in PFF’s offensive line power ranks and fifth in combined Pass-Blocking efficiency with an 88.3

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    from: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-all-32-teams-units-after-week-9

    Right guard Austin Blythe isn’t only the biggest surprise performer on the Rams; he’s the biggest surprise performer in the NFL. The former seventh-round pick had played all of 285 snaps in his career across two different franchises before this season. In those, he allowed more pressures (13) than he has in 607 snaps so far this season (12). His 80.2 overall grade is the second-best among guards in the NFL.

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    The 5 highest graded offensive tackles in the NFL through nine weeks.

    Rams field 2 of them on their own OL, and played against the other 3 in the last 2 games.

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    Go heavy or spread them out? NFL’s two best run-blocking teams getting it done differently

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    https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-go-heavy-or-spread-them-out-nfls-two-best-run-blocking-teams-getting-it-done-differently

    Running back talk is provocative nowadays. It gets the people going. Statements like, “Todd Gurley should win MVP” are sure to generate strong opinions on both sides. Our own Eric Eager recently did an excellent job of laying out why Gurley, nor any running back, is the most valuable player in the NFL.

    Part of the reason why is that their success as a runner is tied very closely to the effectiveness of the men blocking for them. Gurley, or any other running back, can only do so much if they are constantly being met by defenders in the backfield, i.e. 2016 Gurley.

    That being said, any team in the NFL that is looking to have success running the ball is best suited to acquire successful run blockers and build from there. Currently, the two best teams in terms of PFF team run-blocking grades are the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers with grades of 78.7 and 73.4, respectively. The interesting thing about those two teams residing on top is that they sit on the extremes as far as how often they run the ball out of personnel groups that contain three or four wide receivers.

    Taking out plays such as end-arounds, reverses, quarterback sneaks, etc., the Rams have run the ball a league-high 211 times out of formations with three or more wide receivers. Gurley has run 100 percent of his attempts out of ‘11’ personnel with three wide receivers, one tight end and one running back (Gurley) on the field.

    To put in perspective just how unique that is, Gurley has recorded all 181 of his rushing attempts, excluding his jet sweep, on plays with three or more wide receivers on the field. The running back closest to him through Week 9 in such attempts is James Conner with 82. Not only is he running more in three or four wide receiver looks, but he has nearly 100 more attempts than anyone else.

    And if you think about it, the logic behind doing so makes sense – spread out the defense and manufacture less stacked boxes and more open space for your talented running back to operate. That appears to hold true in general. The league-average yards per carry jumps from 3.92 yards with two or fewer wide receivers on the field to 4.67 yards per carry with three or more wide receivers on the field.

    Now obviously there are many more short-yardage situations that have fewer wide receivers on the field, but even taking out plays with two or fewer yards to go for a first down, the yards per carry average only rises up to 4.08 yards in those heavier looks.

    Running the ball isn’t a big mover of the needle and is significantly less important than being able to effectively pass the football, but the Rams appear to have found an edge in running the ball. They are doing so efficiently this season behind the top run-blocking unit in the league.

    The 49ers, on the other hand, have run just 37 times out of formations with three or more wide receivers on the field. That is the fewest in the NFL by over 20 plays. And yet, there they sit with the third-most team rushing yards per game and the second-best PFF team run-blocking grade in the NFL. Why do they run so few plays with two wide receivers on the field? Kyle Juszczyk.

    The fullback is a dying breed in the NFL, but Juszczyk is one of the few exceptions who finds himself on the field often on offense. He has seen 364 offensive snaps for the 49ers this season; no other fullback has played over 200.

    He’s shown himself to be an effective run-blocker with only Zach Line of the New Orleans Saints having a better run-blocking grade at the position this season. He joins the budding star George Kittle at tight end, who, along with his success as a receiver, has been a very good run-blocker. Kittle’s run-blocking grade of 72.7 ranks in the top-five of tight ends this season.

    With those two lining up so often on runs, there is hardly ever room for three wide receivers on the field. It’s a different strategy than what the Rams have employed on rushing attempts, but it’s been working. Matt Breida is averaging 5.65 yards per carry on the second-most attempts with two or fewer wide receivers on the field, and Raheem Mostert is averaging 8.41 yards per carry on such runs, which is the most among any runner with at least 25 attempts.

    Despite the spread looks generating more success league-wide overall, there are some other top running backs that have been more successful with an extra tight end or fullback on the field. One such running back is Ezekiel Elliott, who has averaged 3.9 yards per rush with three wide receivers on the field and 5.4 yards per attempt with two or fewer.

    Another similar case among one of the league’s leading rushers is Melvin Gordon III. Gordon sits just below Mostert with 6.0 yards per carry in heavier looks compared to 4.6 yards per carry with three-plus wideouts.

    The Rams are finding an edge by reducing stacked boxes and letting Gurley run into space behind one of the elite offensive lines in the league, but what the 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys have shown is that extra blockers are effective as well when used correctly.

    The top-two teams in the league in terms of run-blocking grade do it out of different formations, but they do it well. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see if more teams follow the Rams’ lead and run the ball at a high rate out of ’11’ personnel.

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