Rams tweets etc. … 12/4

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2023/12/4/23987864/rams-aaron-donald-kobie-turner-sack-rookie-records

With 3.5 sacks in the last two games, including 1.5 in the L.A. Rams win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, rookie defensive tackle Kobie Turner was quickly turned around his season from a good one to potentially a great one with five contests left to go. If Turner gets four more sacks in the next five games, he will surpass Aaron Donald’s rookie total of nine sacks in 2014, the modern franchise record for a first-year player.

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2023/12/4/23987594/rams-browns-pff-grades-puka-nacua-matthew-stafford

Top grades on defense:

1 – Aaron Donald, DE: 84.8

Donald finished with a whopping eight pressures, tied for his most in a single game so far this season. He accomplished the same feat earlier this year against the Indianapolis Colts. Donald was consistently in the backfield and was the main disruptor of Joe Flacco while it was a relatively quiet pass rushing day for everyone else.

2 – Ernest Jones, MLB: 79.5

Jones had a very active date on defense and finished with a team-leading 15 total tackles according to the box score. PFF credited the linebacker with eight tackles and three assists. He forced four pressures on Flacco.

3 – John Johnson, DB: 72.6

The Browns targeted Johnson in coverage only a single time, and the veteran safety picked off Flacco and returned the ball deep into Cleveland territory to set up a game-clinching touchdown. It was sweet revenge against his former team that cut him two years into his big free agent contract, and Johnson has been coming on strong of late for LA.

With four pressures, including two sacks (PFF does not credit “half sacks), Turner now has back-to-back games with multiple quarterback takedowns. The defensive tackle is now pushing to break Donald’s rookie sack record, which only signals that good things are in store for this promising individual.