Rams tweets etc. … 3/6 – 3/10

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Among offensive tackles who played at least 700 snaps this season, Alaric Jackson (@Bigaj77) ranked ninth in hurries allowed (15), tied for 12th in sacks allowed (three), and tied for 14th in pressures allowed (22). Jackson did not allow a sack since Week 11 (including playoffs) and did not allow a quarterback hit since Week 13 (including playoffs).

Wyatt Miller@wymill07
Alaric Jackson was one of the more efficient pass blockers in the NFL last year in his age 26 season.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
I am so very proud of my twin sister Mattie, an ocean scientist and the science program director at OceanX, secondly for the crucial work she does for our planet and expanding STEM opportunities for global communities – and firstly because she got to hang out with Keanu Reeves:

Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
49ers claimed CB Tre Tomlinson off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams.

Got this from Pro Football Journal, The NFL’s Top Post-WWII Guards: https://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-nfls-top-post-wwii-guards.html

It’s a ranking. I pull all their Rams guards from their top 50 list

18. Tom Mack
Thirteen Pro Bowls. Mack was a dominant player versus the run and the pass early in his career. In his last few years, he got by on savvy and experience as his strength and speed seemed to decline. His first eight or so seasons were like Zach Martin is now, but his last several were just not as dominant. Bob Lilly named Jim Parker the toughest lineman he faced but Mack was second on his list. Larry Little said, “Mack could do it all”.

Mack was voted to 11 Pro Bowls in 13 seasons and was a First-team All-Pro five times and a Second-team All-Pro three times. When you add in his All-Conference selections to all that, Mack got post-season honors in 12 of his 13 seasons. PFJ named him to the 1965-1975 All-Mid-Decade Team as well. He played in 184 games, never missing one.

34. Duane Putnam
Like Stan Jones, he was one of the first weightlifters. But he was also able to run very well and was the best pulling guard of the 1950s in our view.

Putnam played eleven seasons, mostly with the Rams. He went to five Pro Bowls, was First-team All-Pro five times (three consensus) and was also a Second-team All-Pro one additional season. He was also a 1955-65 All-Mid Decade selection by PFJ.

38. Tom Newberry
Strong, quicker, great trap blocker would flatten people. Started off his career like a possible Hall of Famer but after a few years seemed to lose some size and strength and was no longer dominant, just adequate. “Newberry is fast and strong and loves to pancake defenders”, wrote Buchsbaum when Newberry was at his peak. He also said a couple of years later, “He’s the NFL’s fastest guard, even after knee troubles, but he’s not playing as well as he can.”

He was “compact, quick and exploded off the ball, getting movement and collapsing on people. With good body control, he’s good at locating defenders on the move. He had long arms that helped compensate lack of height, sometimes a little over-aggressive and could be beaten on stunts.” said one NFL scout, also in the late-1980s.

43. Dennis Harrah
A taller guard with great upper-body strength. In his early years could pull with the best of them. Later became a more efficient pass blocker but did get called for holding a lot. “A very, very strong one-on-one blocker. A good pass blocker who has good pulling speed bus is not overly nimble”, said Buchsbaum.

44. Kent Hill
Hill was 6-5, 260, and would run a 4.8 and had the build of Adonis. Super-long arms helped him in pass protection and was perhaps the best pulling guard/long trapper of his era. The 47 Gap play, Eric Dickerson’s favorite, relied on guards who could move and Harrah and Hill you’d do that making the 48 Gap as successful as the 47 Gap.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
To me, it feels like McVay is going for the 2025 iteration of how the first part of the SB unfolded back before Beckham Jr got hurt – but with a better run game and healthy Higbee.