tweets … 10/12

Rams Wire@TheRamsWire
Rams open as slight favorites over struggling 49ers in Week 6

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Nothing from McVay on any injuries last night. Hoping Fuller is OK, and same with Obo.

The Rams are averaging 27.2 points per game and they’re 12th in the NFL lol.

That would’ve been 6th a year ago. Offenses are going c-r-a-z-y this season.

Week 5 show a big demotion for Ebukam, Henderson leading the RBs, Reynolds remaining WR3 and Lewis playing 14 snaps in his debut

Sean McVay liked what he saw from Cam Akers on Sunday, so “you can expect his workload to increase next week”

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
In his Rams debut, Terrell Lewis played 14/54 (26%) defensive snaps, tied with Obo Okoronkwo for second-most among L.A. OLBs against Washington. Leonard Floyd had most with 53/54 (98 percent). Lewis also played one snap on special teams.

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Rams DL Aaron Donald (4.0 sacks) and LB Troy Reeder (3.0) became the first duo of players to each record 3.0 sacks in a game since Texans duo of Whitney Mercilus (3.5) and J.J. Watt (3.0) did it on Jan. 3, 2016 against Jaguars (Week 17 of 2015 season).

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from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/lists/rams-washington-crazy-stats-week-5/

After knocking off Washington, the Rams have now beaten all four teams in the NFC East. It’s a rare early sweep of a division, but the Rams completed it in the first five weeks of the season. Surprisingly, it’s the first time they’ve ever swept the NFC East in franchise history, beating all four teams in the division.

It’s the fourth time, however, that Sean McVay has swept a division as head coach of the Rams. The previous three were the AFC South in 2017, the NFC West in 2018 and the AFC West in 2018.

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from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/lists/rams-washington-crazy-stats-week-5/

Goff has been near-perfect on opening drives this year
If it seems like Goff hardly ever throws incompletions on the Rams’ first drive of games, it’s because he almost never does. After going 7-for-7 on the Rams’ opening drive of Sunday’s win, Goff is now a near-perfect 20-for-21 on his opening-drive passes this season.

LMU93

Rams RB numbers

All three averaging 4.0 YPC or better. Henderson leads the way at 4.5 and would be even better had he not been just running out the clock into the teeth of the Washington defense late. They may not have a 1,000-yard rusher, but they might have all three get 600-900 yards each.

Also worth noting- their collective receiving numbers (17 receptions for 140 yards and a TD). At that pace they would combine for 54 catches for 448 yards and 3 TDs. Not huge numbers but keep in mind how much the Rams’ RBs production in the passing game fell off a cliff last year- 37 catches, 260 yards, 1 TD.

D’Marco Farr@DMarcoFarr1
Double edged compliment..30 pass attempts on Sunday and not a single interior DL from Wash FB team had a hit or sack on Jared Goff. Excellent job from guard to guard but unsurprising when you consider the look they get from AD everyday in practice!

J.B. Long@JB_Long
The @RamsNFL didn’t just sweep the NFC East. They trailed for 11:26 and 24 snaps in those four games, combined.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Terrell Lewis says he’s been leaning on OL Andrew Whitworth for help in his development.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Lewis says Whitworth is always checking on him in the weight room and coaching him up at practice from an offensive line perspective.

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Rams RB Cam Akers on the 3-man rotation and whether it’s frustrating to share reps/not get the reps he got pre-injury:

“You really can’t get frustrated with the process. I’ll take my role as what it is. Whatever this team needs me to be or do, that’s what I’ll do.”

Akers: “Obviously I want more if more is available, but whatever they need me to do at this point in time, or at that point in time in a game, that’s what I’ll do.” (2/2)

D’Marco Farr@DMarcoFarr1
AD. Won. Every. Rep! A defensive tackle should not be able to get 4 sacks in a game against a professional offense! (Even a struggling offense). Correct me if I’m wrong but Sapp, Randle, Glover or B.Young (best pass rushing DTs I’ve seen in person) never had a 4 sack game.

Sosa K@QBsMVP
Aaron Donald is on pace for 106 total pressures this season (@PFF). That’d be the second-most in his career behind only his 2018 season (113). I can’t believe how good he is. It’s actually just become normal at this point, but it’s WILD.

John Keim@john_keim
You can receive a master’s in offensive football by watching Sean McVay’s group. So good at moving the D w/boots & threat of it; good at creating mismatches, etc. damn good with it, but also helps that Goff knows that O so well. Good combo. Tough team; best Wash has faced so far

Sosa K@QBsMVP
John Franklin Myers (@PFF) has 13 pressures this season. That would rank second on the Rams’ roster behind only Aaron Donald, and tied with Leonard Floyd and Michael Brockers. Only difference is JFM has done it on 50% less pass-rushing snaps.

The Rams fumbled this one, badly.

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

Deacon and Merlin share the 1 spot imo. I’ve seen LT and RW both were great but Deacon was the GOAT and Merlin was too.

Well I don’t know how to rank “the greatest.” I do think that Donald belongs on the list of greats. I will say this–Donald has never had anyone of the same caliber or even close to it on the line with him (or among the LBs). Jones and Olsen, in contrast, played next to each other.

Leaving LBs out of it, who are the top ten DL of all time? Does Donald make that list?

Merlin and Jones do. Page does. Reggie White. Lily. Greene. Bruce Smith. I never saw him play but by reputation, Marchetti. That’s a start…