The Rams’ defense racked up six sacks, seven tackles for loss and one interception against Seattle.
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“He’s another great back, another explosive, upper-body running back, ” Williams said. What is promising to hear is that after feeling the “power of being believed in” once being named the starter, Cousins said he is still gaining confidence after the Dolphins game.
Not to mention Morris will have to run against reigning NFC defensive player of the week in DT Aaron Donald who piled up nine tackles, two sacks and two stuffs against Seattle.
The Rams have no problem with the Redskins and easily move on to 2-0. “That’s why it’s fun to coach him”. “It’s my dream to play in this league every week, every down and I’m going to keep chasing it. I’m going to do what I have to do to achieve that”. “We were on the field for a lot of plays, but we weren’t exhausted “. “Michael Brockers has been playing outstanding and allows Aaron to even have more freedom to do the things that he can do that I can’t coach”. “I feel good. I’m just trying to get back in a groove, working on the chemistry with my teammates”. “Had a lot of energy at the end, so we hope it carries over”. Not all of those numbers were against teams as stout as the Rams should be.
The St. Louis Rams have had a plan for running back Todd Gurley, whom they selected with the 10th overall choice in April’s draft.
Tannehill’s play is average as a quarterback with an above-average ceiling His standard level is literally standard.
The defensive coordinator started with one word when asked about Barron: “Wow”. The running game was their strongest offensive weapon against the Dolphins, but the Rams’ front seven is terrifying and should not be underestimated.
“That was a one-time thing”, Fisher told the Rich Eisen Show this week. “The two situations are completely different”. Reed is injury prone and could go down during the game but he is a solid TE2 start. That number should increase when one (or both) of them return. “So that’s encouraging”.
Linebacker Daren Bates (knee) was a full participant in practice all week and is listed as probable. He’ll be a big loss for the Rams’ special teams units, but they’ll have to rely on guys like Isaiah Pead and Bradley Marquez to step up in his absence. When breaking down the tape, he got away with two extremely poor decisions that should have resulted in easy interceptions for the Washington defense, but neither defender was able to make the play; in fact, one of them ended up as a 10-yard completion.
The Rams have as good a chance as any to come out undefeated for a second week. We’re going to see how it works this week. Fisher said the final call on Gurley will be made with input from medical staff and team personnel, and wouldn’t be left up to Gurley or Fisher alone. “I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life, and it’s definitely coming soon”. We just aren’t seeing him do it. The examples from Week 1 aren’t some cherry picked samples from a long career of greatness, they are generally a quality example of his standard play (there’s an active internet forum devoted to this).
How did the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year make all those gains?
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With Donald always striving to improve, there could be plenty more Defensive Player of the Week awards in his future.
