3 Rams are PFF's "best at their position" this week & more PFF stuff

wv wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

I wish there was a realistic way to keep both TruJo and Jenks now that they are both emerging as top CBs. Those two along with Gaines, Joyner, Roberson…talk about an embarrassment of riches.

Tru may end up getting more money than JJ.
Strange as that sounds.

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You know with this bunch, I trust them to make up for it if they lose someone.

Basically, they have one of the deepest corner units in the league, and it includes 2 2nd rounders and the rest all low round picks. Jenkins, Johnson, Gaines, Roberson, Joyner.

That means that within 3 years they built a corner unit THAT deep. Roberson was a UDFA so he doesn’t count toward this, but they drafted 5 CBs in 3 years and 4 out of the 5 made it (Gaines of course is injured). Only McGee didn’t. Compare that to 2000-2011, when they could not draft one single decent corner.

If they want to they can just keep doing it.

from 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT NFL WEEK 14

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/12/15/pro-10-things-to-know-about-nfl-week-14/

5. Todd Gurley was the highest-graded RB in Week 14.

Ah, there’s the Todd Gurley we saw in Weeks 4 through 8. On just 31 snaps and 16 rushing attempts against the Lions, the former Georgia standout notched 140 yards and a pair of TDs.

Much of Gurley’s success this season has come on “home run” rushes, as he leads the league in breakaway percentage, which shows which RBs earn the highest (and lowest) percentage of their yardage on runs of 15+ yards. 50.4 percent of Gurley’s yards have come on such rushes—Doug Martin is behind him at 44.7.

DET-STL GRADES: GURLEY‘S MONSTER SECOND HALF PROPELS RAMS
The top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Rams’ 21-14 win over the Lions:

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/12/14/pro-det-stl-grades-gurley-s-monster-second-half-propels-rams/

Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Rams’ 21-14 win over the Lions:

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– Although the St Louis pass rush appeared to create pressure on almost every play against Detroit, it was basically Aaron Donald (+6.9) alone. The Rams racked up four sacks and three quarterback hits yesterday and Donald recorded all but one of those sacks and all three hits. In addition, he also had two quarterback hurries and five defensive stops, leading his team in both categories. The fact that his grade was a bit lower than in other weeks was mainly due to the fact that, surprisingly, he did not have as much success against the Detroit offensive line in the running game than when he was rushing the passer.

– After missing the last two games, Trumaine Johnson (+4.5) came back in style against Detroit as he earned the second-highest grade of his career. While his interception return touchdown was undoubtedly the highlight of his afternoon, Johnson made several other good plays. He could have easily had another interception, but his pass defense against Eric Ebron in the fourth quarter was still impressive. He also flashed quickness and good closing speed when he stopped Theo Riddick coming out of the backfield on a swing pass for a two-yard gain. Johnson surrendered two receptions and 10 yards on five targets and allowed a passer rating of only 8.3.

– While he wasn’t impressive initially, running back Todd Gurley (+2.5) took over the game in the second half. The rookie running back was able to break off the long runs that we have been waiting for from him over the last few weeks. Four of Gurley’s 16 carries went for more than 15 yards and he gained a total of 110 yards on these runs, which represented 78.6% of his total for the day. Once he found the rhythm that he has been missing in the last few weeks, it was almost impossible for the first defender to tackle Gurley, who averaged 5.44 yards after contact. What might be the scariest for opponents is that Gurley was just as productive inside the tackles (7.9 yards per carry) as he was when he cut outside (10.6 yards per carry).

Top performers:

DT Aaron Donald (+6.9)
CB Trumaine Johnson (+5.2)
RB Todd Gurley (+2.5)
LG Garrett Reynolds (+2.0)
DT Nick Fairley (+1.6)