Laram on the blueprint

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Laram
the prevailing thought seems to be that the Rams are built to play great defense and a conservative ground and pound attack on offense.

Maybe that’s not who the Rams want to be at all.

Could it actually be that the Rams want to be a big, fast physical team that can strike quickly on offense, get a lead then unleash their pass rush on defense?

What do you want to do when you have a lead? Run clock

With a big physical o-line you can wear defenses down and control the clock with a lead in the 4th qtr.

The Rams front four is the strength of the team. What do they do best? Rush the passer.

When would that be most effective? With a lead.

I’m starting to rethink Fishers building of this team. I couldn’t figure out what he was doing. Austin, Cook and a run game didn’t seem to fit for me.

But if you look at them from a different perspective as players that can strike quickly and get you leads, IMO it makes sense.

So all things considered, I am now of the opinion that the Rams will not be a “ground and pound” team in the traditional sense at all.

They will be a quick strike team on offense, who’s goal is to get an early lead and dictate how the opposition has to play offensively, which plays to the Rams strength.

Unleash the pass rush, force turnovers and control the time of possession with a powerful run game in the 4th qtr.

I certainly hope that is the goal because its genius.
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The Rams front plays as advertised.

Look how many times Quinn gave the Rams a short field or was directly responsible for defensive scores. They should be even better this season.

The pass rush playing with a lead should generate to’s, defensive scores and field position for the offense. I think the score will dictate the approach.
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