.@RamsNFL @AaronDonald97 has seen it all and heard it all in his 8 seasons. So when the @Giants change the play #AD99 was ready ready. #Checkmate. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/fT5TvFRHHQ

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 18, 2021

Rams Wire@TheRamsWire
Sean McVay speaks about how Matthew Stafford is capable of making off-schedule plays for the Rams, something Jared Goff struggled with.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Sean McVay said he does have some regrets over the way the Goff/Stafford trade was handled on his end.
“I wish there was better, (clearer) communication. You don’t want to catch guys off guard.” Adds,

“I would do it differently if those situations were to arise in the future.”

Andrew Siciliano@AndrewSiciliano
Rams are the only team in the Super Bowl era to have five or fewer turnovers (5), five or fewer sacks allowed (4), and fewer than 20 penalties (17) over the first five games of a season.

This is the angriest I’ve ever seen McVay after a blowout. He was not happy with the offense. pic.twitter.com/5G5wlGiiE5

— Wes (@Sleyson80) October 18, 2021

9 catches
130 yards
2 TDs@CooperKupp just keeps on cookin' #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/CEhbbrNNGe

— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021

merlin

Gaines actually played well the past several weeks and has gotten better going forward.

He was the one who led that defensive surge on the early and critical 4th down stop. The guy is an immovable object when he anchors in. By far our toughest DL when it comes to fighting double teams and holding position.

Also he has gotten pressures.

The guy is a solid NT starter, one of the stories that has been sort of lost or missed thus far. I’m really happy with his development.

Another day at the office for the 3 time defensive player of the year. Sheer athleticism from the defensive tackle position pic.twitter.com/zHGlWcsm3R

— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) October 18, 2021

One thing about this game that could have real ramifications going forward is that Noteboom played 19 snaps at LOT. This is when they had a commanding lead obviously but still, to my admittedly less than focused eye he seemed to have played pretty well. The knock last year was his run blocking and he seemed to be coming through in that dept.

If both he and Allen deliver, than the Rams will benefit. Next year they will probably lose Whitworth and at the same time Allen, Noteboom, and Corbett are all FAs. Signing guys they already have is far less of a problem then finding guys they don’t have, and that’s especially the case at LOT, a position that is notoriously hard to replace (good LOTs are seldom found after round 1 and just as rarely show up in free agency).

So if they have their future center and LOT already on the roster, that’s huge.

…

Notable PFF grades from the Rams Week 6 win at NYG:

Okoronkwo 91.6^
Rapp 90.5^
Donald 89.7
Floyd 89.5^
Kupp 84.4
Fuller 81.9*
Higbee 81.8*
SJD 79.0*
J.Williams 78.8^
Whitworth 76.5*
Corbett 72.8
Deayon 71.6+
Henderson 71.6

+2021 debut
^Career-high
*Season-high
(min 10 snaps) pic.twitter.com/TOe1mt5t7V

— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) October 18, 2021

Spent my Sunday night talking NFL with @CharlesRobinson, and we both agree, there's no reason to doubt the legitimacy of this Cardinals team. No matter what we thought before, this is a contender. We'd love if you gave us a listen on your Monday. https://t.co/kcmqihVmE1

— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) October 18, 2021

Minor point, but…why do people like Woolford? This game he had 2 passes, 2 carries, for zero completions, one INT, and a total of -1 yards.

His career passing totals adding last year to this: he’s 22 of 40 passing for 231 yards (5.8 ypa), 2 INTs and 0 TDs, and an avg. qb rating of 42.87.

Stafford’s no-look game is absolutely out of control pic.twitter.com/3LY9WYOaK8

— Rams Brothers (@RamsBrothers) October 17, 2021

Gil Brandt@Gil_Brandt
fewest career games to reach 30,000 passing yards:

Matthew Stafford 109
Dan Marino 114
Kurt Warner 114
Peyton Manning 115
Kirk Cousins 115

J.B. Long@JB_Long
@RamsNFL get to 5-1. Second-best start of the Sean McVay era. 3-0 on the road this season. 4 takeaways on defense. Allowed just 3.6 yards per play to a depleted NYG offense.

Just spoke with Sean McVay, and he was… less than thrilled with the performance. Didn’t like the start and a few miscues. Credited the defense for the takeaways & short fields making today a success.

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Despite win, McVay is visibly, audibly bothered by penalties and slow starts on offense, and with his own calls/grasp of game flow. Says he doesn’t want to keep repeating those things week after week.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
McVay happy the defense set up TDS. Not thrilled with slow start, penalties and sacks on early third downs.

Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Sean McVay expressing frustration despite a route of the Giants, says he’s annoyed with himself on some play calls. Emphasized offense must start faster. (No frustration with defense, obviously).

McVay says it doesn’t look good for tight end Johnny Mundt’s knee injury. Mundt has been No. 2 TE behind Tyler Higbee.

McVay says he’s not going to say anything on the offsetting unsportsmanlike penalties because he doesn’t want to get fined. “Head scratcher.”

Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
Stafford’s second TD to Cooper Kupp was another no-look pass.

Well, that was easy.

The Rams cruised to a 38-11 win over the Giants, moving to 5-1 on the year https://t.co/oNhbgz2KKS

— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) October 17, 2021