PFF stuff on some Rams (including OL rankings week 3)

INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams – 92.3
This was vintage Donald, with the Rams star defender racking up a hit and three hurries as a pass-rusher. He also made an impact against the run, with all four of his tackles resulting in a defensive stop.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-pffs-week-2-nfl-team-of-the-week

AARON DONALD, DI, LOS ANGELES RAMS
Known for his disruption as a pass-rusher, Donald dominated against the run in Week 2. He spent just 10 snaps in run defense yet registered four run stops, giving him a league-leading 40.0 percent run-stop percentage to lead interior defensive linemen.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-20-pff-stats-to-know-nfl-week-2

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The Rams defense was phenomenal once again in Week 2. pic.twitter.com/roO4RGbw81

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) September 19, 2018

Three Rams Named to PFF ‘Team of the Week’

Clarence Dennis

https://www.therams.com/news/three-rams-named-to-pff-team-of-the-week

Pro Football Focus included three Rams in its team of the week following Week 2. PFF’s defensive squad is led by defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who stopped the run and put pressure on Cardinals QB Sam Bradford on Sunday.

Aaron Donald headlines the defense on our Week 2 Team of the Week.

For the full team…

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(via @PFF_Gordon) pic.twitter.com/5nO6lAx6aS

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) September 18, 2018

Here’s what each player did in Week 2 to earn his spot.

Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams – 92.3
This was vintage Donald, with the Rams star defender racking up a hit and three hurries as a pass-rusher. He also made an impact against the run, with all four of his tackles resulting in a defensive stop.

Aqib Talib, Los Angeles Rams – 87.9
Talib has been everything the Rams expected and more so far, and didn’t allow a single reception against the Cardinals. Of the three passes thrown into his coverage, Talib broke up two on his own, and like Smith allowed a passer rating of 39.6 on his targeted passes.

Brandin Cooks, Los Angeles Rams – 87.3
Cooks might not have found the end zone but he still had a huge day. He led all wide receivers with an average of 4.68 yards per route run on the afternoon, picking up 159 yards from 34 routes run. From the seven catchable passes thrown his way, he caught every single one.

Donald and Talib are the Rams’ first defensive players to appear on PFF’s team of the week in 2018. In Week 1, the team included four of L.A.’s offensive linemen.

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Based on PFF’s analysis, #LARams offensive line has yet to allow a QB hit, much less a sack, through two weeks.

(Some of you might wonder, as I did, “What about the strip sack at OAK?” They charged that one to Goff, not Havenstein. I think the Rams QB would agree with them.)