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  • November 23, 2025 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159549
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    Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
    Entering Week 12, the Rams defense has allowed just 0.9 rushing yards before contact per carry this season, the 5th-fewest in the NFL and the fewest by any Rams defense in the
    @NextGenStats era (since 2016).

    November 23, 2025 at 3:52 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159548
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    roberto clemente@rclemente2121
    headed into wk 12, nacua leads the league in 3rd down catch rate (among players with 20 or more 3rd down targets), he’s the only player with a rate in the 80s.

    his high 86% rate also dwarfs all other rams receivers:

    nacua 86%
    williams 57%
    higbee 46%
    adams 36%

    November 23, 2025 at 9:38 am in reply to: around the league, week 12 #159546
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    Games of interest to Rams today

    1 pm et

    Giants at Lions

    Vikings at Packers

    Seattle at Titans

    4 pm et

    Jagz at ARZ

    Eagles at Dallas

    Falcons at Saints

    Monday

    Panthers at SF

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    It would be nice to get 1 or 2 of those.

    November 22, 2025 at 5:01 pm in reply to: Rams extend Landman #159538
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    Los Angeles Rams@RamsNFL
    70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, the other 30% is covered by Landman.

    November 22, 2025 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Rams extend Landman #159537
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    from the wiki

    Nathan Landman (born 19 November 1998) is a Zimbabwean-American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[1][2]

    Early life
    Landman was born on 19 November 1998, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father, Shaun, was playing rugby union. When his family moved to the United States, they settled in Danville, California. He became a U.S. citizen during his second year of college.[3]

    He attended Monte Vista High School and played baseball, rugby union and football.[4] Landman played wide receiver as well as linebacker earning accolades in both positions. Over his four varsity years Landman amassed over 1,000 yards receiving and made over 160 tackles, 15 sacks and 4 interceptions. In his senior year Landman led Monte Vista in a state playoff run. In his final season Landman was the East Bay Athletic League MVP. He was awarded All-NorCal High School Football Team by MaxPreps and East Bay Defensive Player of the Year by the San Jose Times. He was named to all district and state teams for his final two seasons.

    Landman was ranked as the 5th best linebacker and 57th best player in California by ESPN. Scout.com had Landman as high as 2nd and 33rd.[5][6][7]

    College

    Landman had offers from multiple major Division I programs, including Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon State, Washington State, and Wyoming.[8] Landman committed to Colorado on 20 July 2016.[9]

    College career
    Landman was given significant playing time as a true freshman, playing mostly special teams but also on defense. In his college debut against Texas State, Landman recorded one tackle for a loss. Later that year against Utah, Landman had six tackles and a forced fumble in a starting role.[10] Landman came into the 2018 Colorado football season as a starter; in the first game, he made a career-high 16 tackles[11] and had an interception against rival Colorado State.[12] Landman continued with 13 tackles and another interception against Nebraska on national television.[13]

    Landman finished the season with 104 total tackles (64 solo), four sacks, and two interceptions. In early 2019, Landman received an All-Pac-12 Conference from the coaches and media.[14][15][16][17]

    Professional career

    Atlanta Falcons
    Landman signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on 2 May 2022.[20] He made the Falcons’ initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He was released on 10 December 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[21] As a rookie, he appeared in seven games in the 2022 season.[22] He signed a reserve/future contract on 9 January 2023.[23] In the 2023 season, he appeared in 16 games and made 14 starts. He finished with two sacks, 110 total tackles (66 solo), one interception, three passes defended, and three forced fumbles.[24]

    On 16 September 2024, Landman was placed on injured reserve.[25] On October 12, 2024, Landman came off injured reserve and was activated to the 53-man roster. [26]

    Los Angeles Rams
    On March 18, 2025, Landman signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams. [27] He was named a starting inside linebacker to begin the season. In Week 1 against the Houston Texans, he forced a fumble, had 10 tackles, and earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.[28][29]

    November 22, 2025 at 1:41 pm in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159535
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    November 22, 2025 at 12:34 pm in reply to: Rams extend Landman #159534
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    Speak of the devil. I was just saying this.

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    November 22, 2025 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Rams extend Landman #159533
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    Why Landman and not Jones?

    Theory:

    1. Jones is good but he’s not as effective as Landman. Landman is one of the reasons the Rams can play dime defenses a lot while also stopping the run. So he has schematic value, not just individual player value–he allows you to scheme in things like the Rams run-stoppin dime defense.

    2. Jones does not quite fit the Rams model of team leader. I am not judging that, just noting it. Landman seems more “Rams corporate” in his leadership style, while Jones was more rough-edged and outspokenly contentious.

    Jones was very WWE. Landman is more like Woody from “Toy Story.” While also being a honed-in field assassin with some range in his skills.

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    November 22, 2025 at 11:06 am in reply to: Assessing Rams offensive schemes since the bye week #159520
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    November 22, 2025 at 10:14 am in reply to: Rams CBs under McV, & takes on Shula’s D #159518
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    November 22, 2025 at 10:09 am in reply to: Rams CBs under McV, & takes on Shula’s D #159515
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    How Chris Shula’s Hybrid Defense Dismantled the Jaguars
    A deep dive into the Fangio-Phillips hybrid that’s taken the Rams to the top of the NFL’s defensive charts.

    Cody Alexander

    https://www.matchquarters.com/p/chris-shula-rams-defense-hybrid-scheme

    Against the Jaguars in London, Shula’s defensive acumen was on full display. Trevor Lawrence had a season low QBR of 13.0 (ESPN). Though rookie Travis Hunter went for over 100 yards, the offense only mustered seven total points.

    The Rams’ defense used multiple attacking styles to keep the Jaguars off balance. From pressures to coverage rotations, Shula seemed to have an answer for everything. The Jacksonville offensive line has struggled all season, and the Rams’ defense took full advantage with seven total sacks.

    The use of Cover 3, combined with sub-packages, allows Shula to disguise coverage through post-snap rotations to confuse quarterbacks. Closed-Post coverages flood the underneath zones and limit explosives in the Post. By eliminating quick intermediate throws and forcing the quarterback to hold the ball, the elite pass rush of the Rams has time to hit home, which they did in London.

    Overall, the Rams’ secondary matches the NFL league average, but leans more toward Cover 3 (zone) than Cover 1 (man). In ‘25, LA is currently second in EPA/play when running zone coverage (FTN). Part of that surge in success has been the alignment within the secondary in year two under Shula.

    Under Shula, the Rams have run the most Dime in the NFL for the past two seasons. Part of that has been their front structure, but the main culprit has been the surge in play for Nickel Quentin Lake. The fourth year Safety has become the critical piece in the Rams ’ sub-package heavy defense.

    Though LA is 28th in Nickel usage (five DBs), they are first in Dime (six DBs). Currently, Lake is ranked fourth in Slot Havoc by Field Vision. Veterans Safety Kam Curl and CB Darious Williams are also excelling in the zone-based system created by Shula.

    November 22, 2025 at 12:00 am in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159513
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    November 21, 2025 at 10:20 pm in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159512
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    November 21, 2025 at 12:14 pm in reply to: Seattle game…tweets, plays, articles, highlights #159505
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    Zooey wrote:
    zn wrote:
    wv wrote:

    Mina – “…the god damn rams”

    To be fair, though, they actually cover the game–albeit entirely from a Seattle perspective–at 36:00 in. Mina points out that the Rams rattled Darnold with interior pressure while also playing dime, which means they were stopping the run in dime, and that throws things way off for the Seahawks.

    And that, my friends, is Poona Ford and Nate Landman (+ development and coaching, ofc).

    The Rams would have lost this game last year.

    Yeah if they were stopping the run in dime, that means that there was no way for Seattle to either slow the pass rush or get the extra DBs off the field. Seattle had 135 yards rushing but that’s on 35 carries, which is less than 4 yards per carry (3.85 to be exact). (Plus that number is inflated by Walker’s run of 25 yards, which means on the other 34 rush attempts they were averaging 3.2 a carry). Basically the Rams just said run all you want, we’re still playing 6 DBs–Darnold has to throw against pressure into dime sets.

    According to snap counts, Landman played on 96% of the Rams defensive snaps.

    November 21, 2025 at 9:45 am in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159501
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    They do the Rams at about 15:45.

    November 21, 2025 at 8:50 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/18 – 11/20 #159500
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    November 21, 2025 at 12:05 am in reply to: around the league, week 12 #159495
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    Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
    The Texans are now 6-5, with the Colts and Chiefs next.

    Their defense tonight notched eight sacks and generated three turnovers. And after the Bills’ first possession, they held the Buffalo offense to two field goals, and just 245 yards on 56 plays.

    Warren Sharp@SharpFootball
    Texans defense vs Josh Allen’s Bills:

    2 interceptions
    1 fumble forced & recovered
    3 total takeaways
    8 sacks for 70 yards
    11 QB hits
    12 QB pressures
    held Bills to 0-2 in the red zone

    simply incredible performance

    Mina Kimes@minakimes
    Josh Allen vs the Texans D when pressured

    2025: 2/7 for 27 yds

    2024: 1/14 for 24 yds

    November 21, 2025 at 12:04 am in reply to: Steven Jackson #159494
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    Zooey wrote:

    Steven Jackson was a man, and he was absolutely robbed by living in a time when the Rams totally sucked. Steven Jackson deserved much, much better.

    InvaderRam wrote:

    one of my favorite rams of all time.

    +1

    November 20, 2025 at 9:28 pm in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159490
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    PARAM
    Beating Tampa will go a long way towards the tiebreakers if needed. For either a playoff spot or seeding. They beat both SF and Seattle……plus it breaks any possible future tie breaker with Tampa.

    Tampa beat Seattle and San Fran

    Houston beat San Fran, lost to Seattle and the Rams

    Jacksonville beat San Fran, lost to Seattle and the Rams

    Atlanta lost to San Fran, yet to play Seattle and the Rams

    Indy lost to Rams, yet to play Seattle and San Fran

    Carolina has yet to play the Rams, Seattle or San Fran

    New Orleans lost to the Rams, Seattle and San Fran

    Tennessee lost to the Rams, yet to play Seattle and San Fran

    Up to date records with common opponents:

    Vs. SF
    Rams 6-0 (6 to go); San Fran 5-3 (4 to go)

    Vs. Seattle
    Rams 6-1 (5 to go); Seattle 5-2 (5 to go)

    November 20, 2025 at 8:17 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/18 – 11/20 #159487
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    November 20, 2025 at 6:37 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/18 – 11/20 #159486
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    PFF@PFF
    Puka Nacua this season: 85.9% catch rate – best in the NFL 🙌

    🐏 85 targets
    🐏 73 receptions

    November 20, 2025 at 5:40 pm in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159485
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    November 20, 2025 at 3:05 pm in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159484
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    wv wrote:

    Also, I think Tampa will be desperate and I suspect the Rams will be drained after the Seahawk game. I would take Tampa and the points

    It’s about time we got a game where an exhausted Rams team defeats a desperate opponent.

    That sounds like fun.

    November 20, 2025 at 11:35 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/18 – 11/20 #159481
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    Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
    Who’s going to replace Quentin Lake? Sean McVay mentioned Josh Wallace and Roger McCreary as 2 guys who have important weeks ahead

    November 20, 2025 at 11:33 am in reply to: Rams CBs under McV, & takes on Shula’s D #159480
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    Fishkiller@FV_Mylia_Lynn
    The Rams have really improved in pass coverage this season. Only 6 teams have a lower percentage of open receivers per play, yet 13 teams are better at pressuring opposing QBs & 11 teams are better at converting QB pressures into sacks than the Rams are. Coverage unit doing work!

    Only 4 teams have a better combined QB pressure rate & open receiver percentage than the Rams this season – which means the Rams defense is really marrying pass rush with coverage to a high degree & is legit. If pass rush picks up steam the League better watch out!

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    November 20, 2025 at 11:09 am in reply to: around the league, week 12 #159479
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    November 20, 2025 at 11:02 am in reply to: Rams CBs under McV, & takes on Shula’s D #159478
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    November 20, 2025 at 10:55 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/18 – 11/20 #159477
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    November 20, 2025 at 9:06 am in reply to: setting up Tampa game (including injury status)… #159476
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    wv wrote:

    Rams are 6.5 point favorites against the Bucs. Which seems bat-shit-crazy to me. I dont get it.

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    I agree. That’s too low. 😎

    Tampa is okay on offense, but their defense is mediocre. Rams offense overwhelms the Tampa defense, the Rams defense is not threatened by Tampa offense.

    Stats. I red-bold every top 10 category the Buxx have, and blue-bold every top 10 category the Rams have.

    Tampa

    Offense

    yds 17th
    points 10th
    yds per pass attempt 15th
    yds per rush attempt 21st
    qb sacked percentage 11th
    RZ efficiency (TD only) 25th
    turnovers 4th

    Defense

    yds 22nd
    points 21st
    yds per pass attempt 26th
    yds per rush attempt 15th
    RZ efficiency (TD only) 26th
    pressure percentage 22nd
    turnovers 5th

    Rams

    Offense

    yds 8th
    points 6th
    yds per pass attempt 7th
    yds per rush attempt 20th
    qb sacked percentage 3rd
    RZ efficiency (TD only) 8th
    turnovers 7th (ie. 7th fewest giveaways)

    Defense

    yds 13th
    points 2nd
    yds per pass attempt 7th
    yds per rush attempt 7th
    RZ efficiency (TD only) 2nd
    pressure percentage 7th
    turnovers 2nd

    November 19, 2025 at 6:45 pm in reply to: Rams CBs under McV, & takes on Shula’s D #159471
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    The Rams lead the league in dime personnel usage, but why do they rely on six-DB sets in key situations when some teams don’t use them at all?

    Wyatt Miller

    https://www.therams.com/news/feature-the-rams-lead-the-league-in-dime-personnel-usage-but-why-do-they-rely-on-six-db-sets-in-key-situations-when-some-teams-don-t-use-them-at-all

    The short answer is that they have the personnel to do it, and often force situations where it’s advantageous to have six defensive backs on the field. The long answer is much more nuanced, and easier to show than to tell.

    Two of the Rams’ biggest defensive plays against the Saints on Sunday came out of dime personnel.

    On a 3rd-and-9 early in the game, the Rams showed blitz with two deep defenders, as safety Jaylen “Tank” McCollough crept up on the center from the linebacker spot. When the ball snapped, he dropped back into coverage, taking away the check down in the middle, and L.A. rushed four. Outside linebacker Jared Verse took on a double-team to give one-on-ones to the rest of the line, resulting in defensive end Braden Fiske’s first sack of the season.

    McCollough’s presence in the middle of the defense caused confusion at the line and gave the Rams single-coverage advantages with defensive backs across the board. Even if Saints quarterback Tyler Shough was given time to throw, there would have been nowhere for him to go with the ball.

    “The advantage of doing that from a defensive perspective is now we’re on the attack,” said safety Quentin Lake. “I think it’s really good for us because we have such a good rush and you want to get those guys a lot of the times in one-on-one situations and then bring an extra cover guy in when you know it’s passing situations.”

    The Rams’ 34.6% dime personnel rate leads the league by a considerable margin, according to Next Gen Stats. It allows them to generate favorable coverage matchups, with McCollough as the extra defensive back, and defensive coordinator Chris Shula combines that with distinct pre-snap looks to make quarterbacks hesitate in obvious passing situations.

    “It’s been our calling card,” McCollough said. “It’s been our advantage, I like to say.”

    The Rams’ 5.5 yards per play allowed with that personnel grouping is the third-fewest among teams with at least 25 snaps – the Rams have 177, according to Next Gen Stats. Meanwhile, three teams haven’t rolled out a single dime package this season, and a total of 13 teams run it less than 5% of the time, which shows just how much of an anomaly this Rams defense truly is.

    It helps that L.A. has forced the most third-and-longs per game (7.4), according to nflverse data, which has given them ample opportunity to bring an extra defensive back onto the field. They already use nickel personnel (five defensive backs) nearly half the time, so throwing McCollough in adds yet another wrinkle for offenses to deal with.

    L.A.’s safety depth and versatility contribute to their success in dime. McCollough, Lake, Kam Kinchens and Kam Curl are all chess pieces that can be moved around to fit each play’s purpose, giving Shula the resources to creates a variety of looks within the dime package and stay unpredictable.

    “You don’t want to be in it so limited that you’re playing the same thing every single time with the coverage variation and things like that, so we want to be able to play a lot of stuff out of dime, and Tank allows us to do that,” Shula said.

    On 4th-and-4 with just over five minutes remaining against New Orleans, the Rams showed a six-man front with six defensive backs on the field and one deep safety in the middle. When the ball was snapped, two rushers on the left side dropped back and L.A. brought four, including Curl, again creating one-on-one matchups with simulated pressure.

    This time, McCollough lined up 12 yards deep down the seam and then jumped forward to cover the underneath zone. He took away Shough’s first read, Taysom Hill on a short in-cut, as pressure forced the rookie quarterback up in the pocket. His off-platform throw to an improvising receiver was intercepted easily by cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. for his first as a Ram, and Los Angeles iced the game from there.

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