tweets & other bits … 10/1 & 10/2 (includes VB Q&A)

Hazlet Hacksaw

A and B gap blitzes
Bucs and Browns pounded these gaps
Makes sense with 2 first year starters. Another way to stop Gurley keep him in blocking. Will probably continue.

These teams take it to the HOUSE 💥 pic.twitter.com/p3LqHNjKr2

— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 1, 2019

Brent Lancaster@BrentRamcaster
Jared Goff leads the league in 1st down throws with 66. We’ve become pretty spoiled pretty quickly, haven’t we? Also, Goff and Matt Ryan’s performances are nearly identical so far this season.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay says the Rams tried to get Gurley involved, it just happened more as a receiver than a runner

Chris@BiggameCB
Cooper Kupp leads the NFC in receiving yards after the first quarter of the season. Not even a year after he tore his ACL. Tip your Kupp to that

TurfShowTimes@TurfShowTimes
How weird of a game was Week 4 for #LARams QB Jared Goff?

He tied the third-most attempts in a single game in NFL history.

He tied the most completions in a single game.

He threw for 517 yards, tied for 8th-most.

Not even nominated for weekly QB award.

Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Pete Carroll on Todd Gurley: “We’ve got him carrying the ball 50 times to Brown’s 25 times, so he’s getting two-thirds of the work there. Looks like they’re just mapping out a course for the season and keeping him healthy and fresh. He looks pretty darn good to me.”

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All you need to see is what Robert Woods does for Cooper Kupp here on his TD, and how Kupp responds. @robertwoods @CooperKupp Genuine appreciation for each other in a day and age where WR's are more often than not divas. pic.twitter.com/G6kiOyNKEQ

— Sosa K (@QBsMVP) October 1, 2019

When Cooper Kupp attended the Manning Passing Academy, Peyton and Eli would argue over who got to throw to him. It's also where Les Snead became aware of Kupp

(great story from @LATimesfarmer) https://t.co/QWxa134O7R

— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) October 2, 2019

James Palmer@JamesPalmerTV
Shaquil Barrett leads the NFL in pressures (28), pressure rate (18.8 pct), turnovers caused by pressure (4), sacks (9.0), sack rate (6.0 pct) and disruption rate (20.8 pct).

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
I’ve been doing this a looooong time., and I totally get how @TG3II is frustrated having to talk about this all the time. And sometimes that spills over. I don’t take it personally, and I know he knows we have a job to do.

Pete Prisco@PriscoCBS
The Tampa Bay line did a heck of a job against Aaron Donald last week. Non factor. Doubled him and slid protections his way and backs helped — but he was handled. Marpet is a good one at left guard

Donald actually looked frustrated by the game’s end on the tape.

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Such a smart rush from Clay Matthews (52) on the last meaningful snap of the game against the Browns. Knows Baker Mayfield's been bailing right, so Matthews barely engages with the OL and then waits for Mayfield to panic so he can trap him and force an awkward throw. pic.twitter.com/YQZFLxzwi9

— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) October 2, 2019

Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Depth at ILB was a concern for the Rams before the season. Cory Littleton holding down one spot, but next to him?

Micah Kiser – IR with pec injury
Bryce Hager – OUT tomorrow with shoulder

Rams starting ILB Bryce Hager (Shoulder) has been ruled OUT of Thursday night’s game against the Seahawks, according to the Rams’ official injury report. In Hager’s absence, Troy Reeder, an undrafted rookie from Delaware, is expected to start. Rookie safety Taylor Rapp (Ankle) is listed as doubtful. If Rapp is unable to play, backup Marqui Christian is expected to assume Rapp’s role.

Rams Q&A: Vinny Bonsignore
https://theathletic.com/1255462/2019/10/01/live-qa-with-rams-writer-vinny-bonsignore-on-tuesday-from-1-to-2-p-m-pt-4/

It is a nice problem when your team is 3-1 with obvious areas they can get better. The funny thing is they are sixth in the NFL in scoring and are 3-1. If they can figure out some efficiency issues, especially in the run game because I think that will help in the pass game, they are on pace for a 12-4 season and, perhaps, have addressed the negative issues by the time they get there

Rams are sixth in the NFL in points and seventh in yards per game. I’m not sure anyone is really stopping them as much as they are stopping themselves at critical times. They need to clean it up. And they need to commit more to the run game.

This is an organizational decision on how to manage Gurley, and Sean is being tasked with designing his game plan around that plan and then having to explain it. The problem for Sean is trying to execute that plan while also keeping intact the integrity of his offensive principles. Easier said then done, obviously

The way they are using Todd Gurley, and not committing themselves to establishing a run game or allowing the line to develop a level of physicality and momentum is not helping. Long way to go before we determine how bad this O-line is. And some adjustments need to be made

I think it all goes back to how they are using Todd Gurley early in games. At a time they need to establish the run game the most, they are using that time to play him but not use him. To me, if he’s on the field, he needs to be used accordingly. In some ways it’s like McVay is having to coach a 10-man offense for far too many stretches of the game

[Defense?] The turnovers clearly didn’t help. But you also have to credit TB, Jameis Winston, the game plan dialed up and how it was executed. There was a lot of frustration on the Rams part for not getting off the field on third down and not being able to create pressure. It was a bad day all around. It was a bad day for the defense but they were playing very well over the first three games. Need to give it a little more time.

What is the deal with Darrell Henderson? Is he having that hard of a time adjusting to the playbook or has McVay truly abandoned the run game all together?

I have to believe he just hasn’t shown them in the classroom on the practice field he’s ready yet. I think Sean’s use of the run game is being affected by the plan in place for Gurley. That needs to change – and by that I mean they need to re-think the Gurley factor.

What do you think of the Rams letting Saffold go?

History probably works against paying an O-lineman on the other side of 30 a third big contract. Plus, it would have left even less money to address some defensive needs. That’s the salary cap for you. It forces you to make really hard decisions. They could certainly use him right now

Rams24/7@Rams24_7
Will the Rams get their first ever night game win in Seattle tomorrow? We took Ls in night games @ SEA:
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