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znModeratorAnother really cool look by Raheem Morris.
Rozeboom initially comes on a blitz, but then drops back. Ernest Jones blitzes as well. Jonah Williams lines up as a Wide 9.
Williams muscles his way to the quarterback and gets a sack. pic.twitter.com/nKrfS3GmIU
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorIt was really good to see Bobby Brown III back in the Rams defense on Sunday.
Does a really nice job here getting into the backfield and forcing Kenneth Walker sideways. pic.twitter.com/qGzWOTyOvl
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorRams Tapes @RamsTapesDarrell Henderson signed to practice squad.znModeratorRoyce Freeman forced five missed tackles against the Seahawks. This was one of them. Doesn't look for contact.
Makes the guy in the backfield miss and picks up positive yardage. pic.twitter.com/LdkzH8wLPM
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorKendrick is a very up and down player for the Rams. Would love to see some consistency. Brings the attitude of a starting NFL CB.
Displays fluid hips here and gets the PBU on Metcalf. Kendrick was the the better DK in this game. Allowed 2 receptions on 5 targets for 12 yards. pic.twitter.com/RpbZYyZtku
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorVery unlike Darrell Henderson to not make this block, but it's a big one.
This is third down for the Rams offense. Play is drawn up for TuTu Atwell who is open. pic.twitter.com/YtNI9FAIM0
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorThis is a really bad miss from Stafford. Have to make these throws.
Not sure this is a "house call", but certainly an explosive play. Offense is forced to punt three plays later. pic.twitter.com/j8dnQCzJfT
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorRoyce Freeman turned it on during the final drive. Avoids the initial defender.
Steve Avila with a really nice block to clear the hole. Ends up with a nice run. pic.twitter.com/hl9ohh3VbS
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorReally fun play design from Sean McVay. Austin Trammel comes across in motion to set up a screen.
Avila with a nice block in space. TuTu Atwell with nice blocking downfield. Trammel had some nice plays in this game. pic.twitter.com/B6K2XaiArJ
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorAccording to @PFF, OL Kevin Dotson has the 6th-best offensive grade among offensive linemen (83.7) and is the highest-graded guard in the NFL. He also has the 10th-best run blocking grade among offensive linemen (84.8) and the 4th-highest among guards. #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/swVarM43Ua
— Los Angeles Rams PR (@TheLARamsPR) November 22, 2023
znModeratorGary Klein@LATimeskleinRams rookie punter Ethan Evans was named NFC special teams player of week, NFL announced.znModeratorAaron Donald is a master at splitting double teams.
Absolutely blows up this play. Good contain by Byron Young on the edge. No chance for Zach Charbonnet. pic.twitter.com/sfiH6B86WM
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorMcVay after the game…
"Felt like the screen on the third down had a chance to be able to get punched in. Looked like we had some space right there."
Can confirm. Not sure why Hendo cut this inside. pic.twitter.com/cmKp4iYBmU
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorWith more time, Stafford maybe hits Puka Nacua on the deep corner.
However, he HAS to be able to see Davis Allen underneath on the checkdown. It's an easy first down. Offense went three-and-out here. pic.twitter.com/xhrv1evZ8J
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 22, 2023
znModeratorAll effort sack by Jonah Williams. Total motor. Love how he literally puts the OT on skates. Big play during this part of the game pic.twitter.com/B91xSQoTsc
— RAMZILLA (@elitster) November 22, 2023
znModeratorI love Piccolo too. It was horrible watching him get gunned down in his car by a competing Mafia family
But in the end he took the ring to the volcano, where it was destroyed.
znModeratorAlso, if we can go beyond the Rams for the best running backs we’ve ever seen . . .
I tend not to watch other backs. I don’t know what it is, but, if a great back is a Ram I pay attention, but if there’s other great backs in the league I don’t go out of my way to watch them. I mostly see them if they play the Rams. Like Marshawn Lynch, that’s how I would see guys like him. I mostly got to know other great backs by watching NFL.com’s “A Football Life.” So that’s Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, James Brown, Terrell Davis, Thurman Thomas, Earl Campbell, Gale Sayers. There’s some guys I won’t watch on “A Football Life” either and only ever saw at all if they played the Rams, guys like LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson. I never really saw Czonka or Jim Taylor etc. NFL backs kind of bore me, Rams backs interest me.
The occassional back that wasn’t on anyone’s “all time great” list would catch my eye sometimes. For example, when Michael Turner was with the Falcons, I really liked his style. And Fred Taylor is another one that comes to mind. Mostly though–and this is very sacrilegious I know–great backs bore me. It’s mostly as I said just Rams backs that always interested me. That’s part of the “Wendell Tyler” controversy. Tyler was a very dynamic back with the Rams. But he’s not a league-wide caliber “great back of all time.” So I actually saw much more of Tyler than I ever did Walter Payton or Barry Sanders, though I obviously recognie the brilliance of guys like Sanders…but that’s mostly seen through “A Football Life,” as I said.
Part of that is because basically, I never really watched “the NFL” on home tv. For years I would rely on sports bars and would just go position myself to see the Rams games. Rarely would I have a game on that wasn’t the Rams if it were my own tv…it’s like, no the NFL is for sports bars, tv is for watching “Cheers” or “Absolutely Fabulous” or for watching old movies a thousand times over the years. (I never watch tv news, ever, local or cable–nothin.) It’s funny, to some people Sunday Ticket seems expensive, but years of going to sports bars probably cost more per season than Sunday Ticket does (oh and I don’t drink alcohol, so that wasn’t the expense, it was ordering appetizers and meals that cost. To occupy a table in a sports bar you have to think about the wait staff and can’t just take up space, you have to order things for 3 hours and tip well. Tip well to the point where you’re known as a great tipper the minute you walk in the door, and they know you’re not just this cheap loud rude beer guzzling a-hole Patz fan or something).
znModeratorRookie defensive tackle Kobie Turner is putting together a promising rookie season. He is on pace for 68 tackles from the interior position.
Turner has great instincts and acceleration for his size. He looks to be a mainstay in the rotation for years to come pic.twitter.com/amXGwqhv9X
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) November 21, 2023
znModerator, I’m not sure I’d have W.Tyler that high on the list.
Sry, of necessity this includes some plays as a 9er.
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znModeratorI’m not saying I have the answer or that “out of sync” isn’t a real issue, but it doesn’t really tell us much. It can simply be a wastebasket term where we toss problems that are hard to identify.
well i would guess injuries would be the main culprit for being out of sync. but yeah i’m really only guessing.
Injuries explain Higbee.
And quite possibly Stafford.
And maybe Kupp.
It’s just that the young team of 2023 doesn’t have a lot of room for errors or for waning production from the stars.
Being “out of sync” is not a cause, of course, it’s a symptom. When we say an offense looks out of sync, we mean that it lacks the cohesion and timing needed to be effective. One example is Higbee missing wham blocks. Another is Stafford missing wide open throws. Another is Kupp dropping passes he usually doesn’t drop. Saying they are out of sync is not diagnosing a cause, it’s describing obvious flaws in their play and production.
znModeratorznModeratorRams Brothers@RamsBrothersDerion Kendrick was the 212th pick in the 2022 draft (6th round). His numbers from yesterday are pretty staggering as a 2nd year guy. Per @PFF: targeted 8 times, allowed 3 receptions for 21 yards. Had the game-winning INT and allowed a 6.3 passer rating. Did he earn a second chance in your eyes? Durant was out and DK had a ton of responsibility with Seattle’s WR corpsznModeratorI would argue that Stafford was in sync with Kupp in his first two games coming off of IR
Well you could be right. I dunno. He went from 21 targets and 15 receptions in his first 2 games back down to 9 catches on 25 targets in his last 4. He was never this bad before.
He’s been “off” this year though, that’s for sure, even if it’s just 4 games that’s doing it. This season he is down to a 52.2% catch rate, the lowest of his career (the previous low was 66% and every other season he’s in the 70s). And a 43.5% success rate, also the lowest of his career (PFR says success rate means “a play that gains at least 40% of yards required on 1st down, 60% of yards required on 2nd down, and 100% on 3rd or 4th down”). This year he’s averaging 4 catches a game when previously that was more like 6-7.
And it’s Higbee too.
znModeratorThis season either due to age or injury, Kupp isn’t open as much.
I don’t think it’s that, meaning I don’t think it’s age or injury. I have firm absolute evidence of that which I’ve already sent you, I promise it’s in the mail. 😎 Anyway I think it’s more about timing and chemistry due to not practicing/playing as much. Game speed. That kind of thing. They are not in sync. It does look like Nacua is the better first read at this point and that Kupp isn’t getting it done in that role. This is bothersome the same way Higbee is–Higbee isn’t himself either but McV insists on starting him in spite of depth at TE. When Stafford, Kupp, and Higbee are all off at the same time it’s a mess.
znModeratorI’m just a little disappointed by some of things I saw.
That’s there. It’s obvious. But then at the same time Kupp is not himself for whatever reason to the point where they’re better when he’s out of the game, Stafford is still not himself entirely, and Higbee is not himself either–he was missing wham blocks in the Green Bay game too. Those things make a difference on a young team.
But 4th quarter resilience is a good thing, especially for a young team–it’s good for a young team to learn the hard way that you can come back from your own mistakes and miscues and win when it counts.
Smith going out helped. Endless Seattle penalties helped. A missed FG with nothing on the clock helped. But…we’ve seen them still lose games like that in the genuinely bad years. IMO it means something that a young team in a re-set year experiences winning a tough game ugly.
On a personal note, I realized near the end of the game how wrong I was about something for most of the game. At first the run game wasn’t getting much done and I kept asking in the chat room, what is Freeman doing getting all the carries, where’s Henderson. But Freeman ended up with a productive game, including the final scoring drive where they took the lead (he had 25 yards on 5 carries in that drive). He was a strong factor in coming back and winning.
November 20, 2023 at 3:39 pm in reply to: twitter, reporters, etc. + big articles — the Seattle game #146899znModeratorRams-Seahawks takeaways: Cooper Kupp is injured again; Derion Kendrick recovers
GARY KLEIN
What we learned from the victory that improved the Rams’ record to 4-6:
It’s been a tough season for the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year. Kupp left the field during the first half because of an ankle injury and did not play in the second half.
It is the latest setback for the Rams star, who in 2022 suffered a season-ending ankle injury that required surgery.
Kupp started this season on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury. He returned in Week 5 and caught passes for more than 100 yards in each of his first two games.
He has struggled since.
Kupp went into the game against the Seahawks with only eight catches for 98 yards in the previous three games. On Sunday, he had one reception for 11 yards.
Matthew Stafford still has thumb issues
Stafford engineered two late-scoring drives to win the game, but the 15th-year pro said he still is not at 100% because of the right thumb sprain suffered against Dallas on Oct. 29.
Stafford had sat out the last game against the Green Bay Packers.
“I’m not 100%, but I’m good enough to go out there and make some plays,” he said, adding, “There’s some I missed … that have nothing to do with that.”
Stafford completed 17 of 31 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown, with an interception.
Stafford has passed for nine touchdowns this season, with eight interceptions.
Cornerback Derion Kendrick came up big
Kendrick, a second-year pro, got his first career interception when he picked off a long pass by Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock. The turnover set up what proved to be the game-winning field goal.
Kendrick, a sixth-round pick in 2022, started six games as a rookie. He made multiple plays on the ball but missed several chances for interceptions.
This season has been a struggle on and off the field.
Kendrick faces two misdemeanor gun charges for an October arrest in Hollywood. (His arraignment was postponed to Dec. 5). He briefly lost his starting job the week of the incident, and then lost it again after playing poorly against the Dallas Cowboys, but Kendrick was back in the lineup against the Seahawks.
He drew an unnecessary roughness penalty in the first quarter, but came back and made the defensive play of the game.
Lucas Havrisik made a pressure-packed kick
Havrisik has been with the Rams for just three games, but he did not flinch in his first game-winning opportunity. Havrisik’s 22-yard field goal with 1 minute, 31 seconds left provided the final margin.
Havrisik has made four of five field-goal attempts since replacing Brett Maher.
Bobby Brown III, Ernest Jones return with flourish
Brown came off injured reserve and made an immediate impact. The third-year pro combined with linebacker Ernest Jones to sack Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith in the third quarter.
It was the first career sack for Brown. Jones returned to the lineup after sitting out against Green Bay because of a knee injury. He recorded a team-best 12 tackles.
Royce Freeman, Darrell Henderson ran hard
With Kyren Williams not eligible to return from injured reserve until next Sunday against Arizona, Freeman seized the opportunity and rushed for 73 yards in 17 carries.
Henderson rushed for a six-yard touchdown and caught four passes for 28 yards.
Stafford missed a wide-open Henderson on a sideline route that would have resulted in a long gain, possibly a touchdown.
znModeratorNotable PFF grades from @RamsNFL Week 11 win vs SEA:
Donald 86.9
Puka 84.8
Rozeboom 81.3
J. Williams 76.1
Kendrick 73.5
Robinson 72.5
Freeman 72.0
Hoecht 71.8
Dotson 71.5
Turner 71.4 pic.twitter.com/0TAeChflYV— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) November 20, 2023
znModeratorRams Week 11 OL PFF Grades:
Alaric Jackson – 80.4 PBLK | 43.9 RBLK
Steve Avila – 76.5 | 53.5
Coleman Shelton – 62.1 | 55.6
Kevin Dotson – 85.3 | 63.7
Rob Havenstein – 62.3 | 68.410 pressures allowed.
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) November 20, 2023
znModeratorPuka Nacua was pure energy in the gritty win over Seattle.
The rookie had a crucial TD before the end of the half and then clutch yardage on the go ahead score drive to finish the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/uoIzjS6xSt
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) November 20, 2023
znModerator.@AsapPuka ANGRY RUNNIN'! 🤬 pic.twitter.com/Smprxpc70M
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 20, 2023
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