Good article on Fred Dryer

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February 22, 2022 at 7:41 pm #136854
nittany ram
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Not well-written but full of great info about Dwyer and the 70’s Rams…

https://twitter.com/nfl_journal/status/1496140619126878219?s=21
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February 22, 2022 at 10:10 pm #136865
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The 1978 Rams were first in fewest yards allowed and their coverage was top-flight, the best in the NFL with a 50.4 defensive passer rating and allowing 15 touchdown passes and picking off 28 and returning five of them for touchdowns.

Defensive stats 1973-1980

Man, I sure did love the 70s Rams. Watching that team play defense was something else. And they had an OL and running game. If they had had a better QB, they would have been the team of the decade, and the Steelers would have been the 90s Bills. (Maybe).
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February 22, 2022 at 10:33 pm #136870

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nittany ram wrote:

Not well-written but full of great info about Dwyer and the 70’s Rams… https://twitter.com/nfl_journal/status/1496140619126878219?s=21

I can’t access the article because the tweeter who posted the link limits views. Could someone provide a link to the article?

February 23, 2022 at 7:00 am #136875

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https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2022/02/fred-dryerthe-frank-sinatra-of-nfl.html

February 23, 2022 at 5:28 pm #136885

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“”””””””””With the Carson philosophy changed somewhat due to injuries in the secondary certainly, there were exceptions. One of them being the Seahawk game in week ten with the Rams set a still-standing NFL record for fewest yards allowed in a game with -7.

In that game, the Rams did use a lot of pressure and blitzes (even cover-0 blitzes), more like 1978, and it worked to perfection. Steve Largent was held to two catches and Jim Zorn was kept in the pocket all day. That was a task that was given to the ends—Dryer and Youngblood. Carson thought that anytime you kept Zorn inside the pocket and not let him scramble around, buying time for the coverage to break down was to the Rams advantage. He was right. The Rams just buried the Seahawks 24-0.””””

I remember reading this box score on a Monday Morning before going to class…… i couldn’t believe it…. total domination.

I re-watched this game on youtube awhile back… Pat Haden set a consecutive pass completion record, then broke his throwing hand… Ferragamo was hurt too…. thus, Jeff Rutledge came in to close the game.

Rams defense was awesome.
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