Rams tweets … 10/7 & 10/8

Leonard Floyd is the KING of the edge. The man lives for contain. pic.twitter.com/W8FizhaR4A

— Sosa K (@QBsMVP) October 6, 2020

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Washington benches Dwayne Haskins, names Kyle Allen starting QB vs. Rams

Posted here: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/press-others-set-up-the-washington-game-articles-vids-etc/#post-122584

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Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
Sources: The Washington Football Team is making a QB change. Kyle Allen will get the start vs. the #Rams, while former starter Dwayne Haskins goes to the bench.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Rams fans – covered him in CAR – likes to go vertical, they gave him a lot of simple outlets and had big time turnover issues especially under pressure.

Bucky Brooks@BuckyBrooks
I tried to tell folks early in the off-season that Kyle Allen would be in play as a starter for
@WashingtonNFL. The OC LOVES him and believes that he is an A-level QB. It was only a matter of time before they pulled the plug on No.7 regardless of the circumstances

You will hear scuttlebutt about Haskins’ IQ, work ethic and poor play but make no mistake about it.. Allen is a teacher’s pet and he was going to get an opportunity to start for WFT at some point this year. It took 5 weeks but here we are..

LMU93

Goff so far

Football Outsiders: 7th out of 33 QBs
PFF: 4th out of 35 QBs
ESPN QBR: 11th out of 33 QBs

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
The Rams switched things up on Sunday, putting Jalen Ramsey in the slot for 44 of his 66 total snaps. He also blitzed 5 times after not doing so once in Weeks 1-3.

1 catch for 10 yards on 4 targets.

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Rams HC Sean McVay says OL Bobby Evans (shoulder), LB Kenny Young (knee) and Micah Kiser (groin/pec) will not practice today. Andrew Whitworth and Aaron Donald will have veteran rest days.

McVay also said they’ll see how the next two days go before possibly activating OLB Terrell Lewis to the 53-man roster.

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Taking a look at the defensive gauntlet Goff and the @RamsNFL are about to run:

WAS #4 (DVOA)
SF #6
CHI #7

(FWIW: DAL 24, PHI 14, BUF 22, NYG 11)

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Brandon Staley said in this piece that in his defense, the strong safety is moreso a linebacker. In the case of John Johnson, that means – as Staley confirmed today – never leaves the field and is the mic’d signal-caller who is in the headset with Staley.

aeneas1

why did mcvay choose to attack a team with a bad pass defense, a team that can’t score, by running the ball and throwing short all day? a strategy that was bound to result in a close game?

seems apparent that mcvay simply does not trust his pass pro at this point, and has schemed accordingly, has done everything possible through the first 4 games to put his oline in a position to succeed on passing plays, by running a bunch to set up play-action, by throwing short a bunch, by rolling out, moving the pocket, bootlegging, and throwing screens.

but at some point, i would think, the rams are going to have to show that they can move the ball vertically, consistently, which will require the oline to hold their blocks longer – they flashed this capability in the second half against the bills, it would be nice to see them build on it.

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TexasRam

after rewatching the game:

Floyd’s overall game really is excellent. Several pressures and a sack called back due to Hill’s penalty. Floyds ability to chip the back or TE coming into his zone and then rush the passer is text book perfect. He has grown on me and I would say his overall game is very positive to our defense. He plays smart and in this game made several positive plays.

PFF’s highest-graded offenses this season:

1. Seahawks – 87.0
2. Packers – 86.4
3. Browns – 86.2
4. Rams – 86.1 pic.twitter.com/AcLFlZtEJ1

— PFF (@PFF) October 8, 2020

Most passes gaining 20+ yards:

1. Dak Prescott – 22
2. Josh Allen – 21
T-3. Aaron Rodgers/Jared Goff – 18 pic.twitter.com/kHb3oO6DoV

— PFF (@PFF) October 7, 2020

PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
NFL Week 4 QB Review: Top Performances of the Week and PFF QB Rankings

So far this season, Jared Goff has the 3rd-lowest percentage of negatively graded plays and turnover-worthy play percentage

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from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/08/rams-goff-mcvay-brady-belichick-comparison/

Ron Rivera has been impressed by the Rams’ duo, likening Goff and McVay to the great tandem of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

“As soon as those two guys get together, I mean, who knows? You could have a relationship there, like they have in New Orleans between Sean Payton and Drew Bree,” Rivera said Wednesday, before continuing on. “That’s the kind of relationship you could see. I mean, a young guy developing with another young coach and those two could be there together for 10, 15 years and you can have a dynamic duo. That’s what they have in New Orleans. I mean, it’s as good a duo as a quarterback and head coach that I’ve seen since Belichick and Brady.”