\u201cJosh Allen played his purest form of football on Monday night, accepting the passing game might not be his best avenue toward victory and instead using his legs to rack up 121 rushing yards. He\u2019s one of very few quarterbacks who carries elite value as a rusher and truly forces defenses to defend every play twice. It made for a nightmare for Los Angeles\u2019 defense Monday.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t a scintillating Sunday for Bock Purdy, who was made uncomfortable by Seattle\u2019s defense. But what Purdy did amid the challenges only reinforced his position atop the Index. His touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks<\/a> and ensuing two-point conversion<\/a> were fantastic examples of his never-quit playstyle that, to this point, hasn\u2019t hurt him much.<\/p>\n Jared Goff is quietly putting together a stellar season, torching Arizona with ease while pushing his TD-INT ratio to a perfect 12-0.<\/p>\n Next Gen Stats insight (via NFL Pro):<\/a> Josh Allen rushed for 107 yards on scrambles in the Bills\u2019 Week 5 win over the Rams, the most by any player this season and third-most in a game in the Next Gen Stats era. Since 2016, Allen has rushed for 100+ yards on scrambles twice, while the entire rest of the NFL has also done so just twice.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cHere are three lessons from that contest the Rams can take into this week.<\/p>\n \u201cThe tight ends will always be open if the offense is patient \u201cLess than a week after a shocking 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills that bordered on criminal negligence, Sean McVay and the Rams (2-3) return to the house that Stan Kroenke built looking to salvage their season against a Cardinals (1-4) team that has lost four straight games.<\/p>\n For the Cardinals, another loss might have fans dreaming at night about Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and the upcoming 2027 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n For the Rams, another defeat and it\u2019s time to sound the alarm on a season that once had such high Super Bowl aspirations before it began. <\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cAs measured by per-game averages, Higbee was sneakily the Rams\u2019 most productive tight end last season. Sidelined by an ankle injury, Higbee played only 10 games but produced 25 catches for 281 yards and three touchdowns. That pace would have led the room in receiving yards over Parkinson, the actual leader with 408, had Higbee stayed healthy.<\/p>\n And he did that while managing residual discomfort in his knee from Joseph\u2019s years-old cheap shot. It\u2019s not just his statistical production in 2026. Higbee is moving fluidly. He looks athletic. Almost young.<\/p>\n The longest-tenured Ram – call it a tie with defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who\u2019s also in his 11th season with the team after a two-year absence – Higbee has four seasons of at least 500 receiving yards. He would have had another in 2023, when he closed at 495, had he not missed two games.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201c3 college kickers coming out this year with Greg Zeurlein leg strength… Kicker, linebacker (with speed and size), and WR are the Rams biggest needs. Whether McVay sees it that way is another matter.\u201c -JeffinBranson<\/a><\/p>\n Rams Coaches: A Look-Back at the Last 20 Years and Beyond<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The purpose of this post is not to celebrate or bash Sean McVay. It is to put some perspective on our recent past with some pathetic coaches and anemic front offices that we kept for far too long. The focus here is head coaches. <\/p>\n McVay is one of the best coaches we have ever had, but he has two major flaws that are really showing themselves this season:<\/p>\n His stubbornness with play-calling and favoring\/shunning certain players knows no limits – no matter how many times he says he has to be better after a particular lickin’ that many saw coming<\/p>\n He can’t seem to be able to prepare a team for a full game. He’s usually excellent for a half, but that half has to carry us to the win – unless maybe we wake up in the last two minutes. <\/p>\n But as proof of the positive side, here’s a list of coaches from Ramblin’ Fan<\/a> and their records since the move to St Louis in 1995. Coaches with winning records are highlighted; and, of course, Vermeil won us our first Super Bowl after the 1999 season. <\/p>\n Below that list are coaches from before 1995 with significant winning records. Note that Chuck Knox was also HC from 1992 – 1994, but his record was 15-33 for that campaign.<\/p>\n Certainly, the Ramily has felt much pain over the years. Let’s hope brighter days are ahead of us.<\/p>\n
The Lions dismantled the Cardinals, and the Rams should do the same on offense. Arizona does not have enough talent on defense to keep up, and its only chance is if it\u2019s able to take advantage of Alaric Jackson being suspended. To combat this, the Rams should give David Quessenberry some help while moving the pocket to the right periodically.\u201c<\/p>\n
Tate Sandell Oklahoma (he\u2019s the one I\u2019d draft)
Peyton Woodring Georgia
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