Lots of Rams notes from Yahoo's Charles Robinson

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A thread after departing a fairly illuminating visit with the #Rams...
2:40 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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1. #Rams QB Jared Goff continues to get stronger physically. Sean McVay says he’s more twitchy in his upper body and flicking passes that used to require a tiny windup. Mentally? Sounds like Goff is *there*. As in, he knows the offense to the point of adding his own stamps to it.
2:41 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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2. #Rams feel good about Todd Gurley + RB depth. I’d wager Malcolm Brown & Darrell Henderson combine for 35% (or more) of RB snaps. Henderson is very interesting. Plan is for him to be a Chris Thompson type. Thompson’s 2016 #Redskins film under McVay was a flexible mismatch role.
2:42 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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3. Even more than past seasons, #Rams should be able to throw the living hell out of it. If the offensive line can mesh, don’t undersell the continuity at the WR/TE positions. I think RB depth will factor in passing game, too. Health permitting, I buy Goff having a monster year.
2:42 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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4. #Rams defense will benefit from adding vocal leaders in S Eric Weddle and LB Clay Matthews. But also by subtracting DT Ndamukong Suh. I doubt Rams will say it publicly, but Suh was very difficult for former DL coach Bill Johnson to handle. Frankly, Suh was a poor culture fit.
2:44 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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5. Speaking of the defensive line, #Rams are extremely high on adding Eric Henderson as the new DL coach. But the DL shakeup makes me curious to see where things go long-term with Wade Phillips at D coordinator. Seeing confidant Bill Johnson go had to be tough business for Wade.
2:46 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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6. #Rams like what they’ve seen from 5th round pick David Edwards from Wisconsin. They feel like he could very capably give them good backup depth along the offensive line if he continues the path he’s on. He might be a future starter with a year or two of position-specific work.
2:46 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


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7. Another late-rounder making noise for the #Rams? NT Sebastian Joseph-Day. He went from developmental 6th round pick out of Rutgers in 2018 to the guy who could fill the Ndamukong Suh void this season. Like David Edwards, another late pick panning out in the depth department.
2:47 PM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

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2. #Rams feel good about Todd Gurley + RB depth. I’d wager Malcolm Brown & Darrell Henderson combine for 35% (or more) of RB snaps. Henderson is very interesting. Plan is for him to be a Chris Thompson type. Thompson’s 2016 #Redskins film under McVay was a flexible mismatch role

I love everything about that. If Henderson can match the '16 Thompson role, I'll be happy (705 yards from scrim., 5 TDs, over 100 touches). And I'm of the opinion, if we don't start being more calculated with Gurley, he's not going to be in the league more than a couple of years. Last year, he took 69% of all RB attempts. Brown/Anderson/Kelly had the other 31%. But that stat is a little misleading. Anderson provided 12% of the RB attempts in just 2 games....the same two games Gurley were hurt. So, removing those attempts from the equation (to show Gurley's expected percentage if he's in the game), Gurley actually carried 81% of all RB attempts. That's 4 of every 5. Way too much for any RB, especially one on arthritic knees! Brown & Kelly soaked up only 19% last year. If Brown & Henderson can move that number up to 35%, I think it's a good thing for Gurley.

7. Another late-rounder making noise for the #Rams? NT Sebastian Joseph-Day. He went from developmental 6th round pick out of Rutgers in 2018 to the guy who could fill the Ndamukong Suh void this season. Like David Edwards, another late pick panning out in the depth department.

Interesting. So where does Greg Gaines fit into the equation?

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4. #Rams defense will benefit from adding vocal leaders in S Eric Weddle and LB Clay Matthews. But also by subtracting DT Ndamukong Suh. I doubt Rams will say it publicly, but Suh was very difficult for former DL coach Bill Johnson to handle. Frankly, Suh was a poor culture fit.

While I thought it was helpful to add Suh last season, I thought he was not a good culture fit, as stated. I also agree 100% with the claim about Weddle and Mathews. These are 2 high football IQ players who will be very instrumental in getting our run defense to become much better. In fact our overall defense should improve markedly with these 2 players. That should help our offense.

Go Rams!