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Rookie Kam Kinchens believes he’s a do-it-all safety, and has the ability to showcase that in Chris Shula’s defense

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Insight from pass game coordinator/assistant HC Aubrey Pleasant on how Kinchens has established himself as a contributor; Kinchens explains why he likes the defense.

Pleasant: “I think he’s grown a little faster than maybe what we would’ve expected, but that’s a good thing.”

Role obviously still TBD, but Kinchens is on the right track in terms of developing into someone the Rams can count on this year

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2024/8/21/24224925/rams-preseason-film-study-defense-omar-speights?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_content=turfshowtimes

LB Jake Hummel

It is certainly worth mentioning linebacker Omar Speights here. Speights had a good game against the Chargers and showed promise. With that said, Hummel played better from what I saw and showed why he is higher on the depth chart than Speights. As it stands, Hummel is a more well-rounded player and much faster, especially in coverage. Whereas Hummel’s strength is in coverage, Speights’ strength is in the run game.

However, that’s not to say that Hummel is poor in the run game. Hummel showed up big in the Chargers’ first red zone appearance. On the first two plays of the sequence, Hummel filled the gap and tackled the running back before the goal line. He then played a role in the fumble recovery by Jason Taylor on the very next play. Again, Speights played very well, but he is a step below Hummel right now.

iOL Beaux Limmer

I don’t believe it’s too far-fetched to say that Beaux Limmer could start at center for some teams around the NFL. The fact that the Rams have him as a depth piece shows the quality of the offensive line. Limmer was one of the more impressive offensive linemen last week and he once again showed out in Week 2. His 79.5 run-blocking grade via PFF led the Rams

Limmer embodies the mindset that the Rams are embracing this season as being more physical at the line of scrimmage. He’s been the third-best pass-blocking center in the preseason and has been as steady as they come. While the Rams may not want to move Steve Avila to left guard in the case that Jonah Jackson has to miss time, Limmer should give them confidence for it to be an option.