Rams offense is 8th in the league in 3rd down conversions.
Hav reveals something about that. Turns out the OL meets once a week every week with Mike Munchak. As everyone knows Munchak is a hall of fame guard who was a great OL coach and even a head coach.
Munchak’s once a week meeting sessions are always about 3rd down. How the defense they play that week attacks 3rd down and how to play them. In those sessions, Munchak runs the conversation. Ryan Wendell, the Rams OL coach, just sits back and listens. Hav gives Munchak a lot of credit.
A lot of this is Stafford too. In 2021 the Rams were 6th in 3rd down conversions. But compared to the 2021 OL, the 2023 OL has 3 new first time starters. Jackson played some in 2022 but as an injury replacement, so he wasn’t yet an every week starter on what is basically a new OL. (Shelton started 13 games in 2022).