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St. Louis Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens posted a robust 140.6 quarterback rating against the Indianapolis Colts via two touchdown passes, no interceptions, 247 yards and a 56 percent completion rate.
In terms of passer rating, it doesn’t get much better than 140.6, regardless of whether your name is Clemens, Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
For his career, Clemens’ rating stands at just 65.3. Sunday’s showing marked the first time he finished a game with laua mark above 95.7.
In his three starts since the season-ending knee injury to Sam Bradford, Clemens has steadily upgraded his play, as the numbers below show.
In start one, Clemens ended with a pedestrian 36.8 rating against the Seattle Seahawks. Last week, he tallied a respectable mark of 84.2 vs. the Tennessee Titans. As mentioned above, that number skyrocketed to a blistering 140.6 against Indianapolis.
St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher was quick to acknowledge that Clemens is bettering his play and doing a lot of things that often go unnoticed to help the Rams offensively.
“Yeah, he’s improving,” Fisher said. “You can see our third down efficiency is getting better. Both of (WR) Tavon’s (Austin) touchdowns were third down plays. He’s keeping drives alive and he’s doing a good job in the run game too with the checks. He has a really good understanding.”
“He encourages guys,” Fisher added. “One thing, in the huddle – the call’s made and as the huddle’s breaking, and on the way to the line of scrimmage – he’s with the young guys out there. He’s always offering reminders – remember this, this, this, that – and it makes it a little easier on guys, especially the young guys.”
In Clemens’ eyes, a big factor in his successful transition is the exceptional level of support he has received from his teammates and the coaching staff.
“Not every backup quarterback that is forced in a starting role gets the same reception that I’ve gotten from this football team,” Clemens said. “So I’m really blessed to be in the position that I am because from the offensive line, the wide receivers to the defense, to the coaches, the specialists, everybody has elevated their play since Sam (Bradford) went down and has really supported me. So that’s as good of a situation as you could ask for.”
Grade: A
Running Back
Even though St. Louis starting running back Zac Stacy failed to make it three straight 100-yard outings after gaining 62 yards on 24 attempts, the Rams’ run game rolled thanks to a major assist from Stacy’s fellow rookie, Benny Cunningham.
(Hope each of you enjoy the rest of column with extensive quotes from coaches and players and analysis of each position group and the coaching staff):
http://www.101sports.com/2013/11/13/rams-colts-grays-grades-upset-indy/
St. Louis Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens posted a robust 140.6 quarterback rating against the Indianapolis Colts via two touchdown passes, no interceptions, 247 yards and a 56 percent completion rate.
In terms of passer rating, it doesn’t get much better than 140.6, regardless of whether your name is Clemens, Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
For his career, Clemens’ rating stands at just 65.3. Sunday’s showing marked the first time he finished a game with laua mark above 95.7.
In his three starts since the season-ending knee injury to Sam Bradford, Clemens has steadily upgraded his play, as the numbers below show.
In start one, Clemens ended with a pedestrian 36.8 rating against the Seattle Seahawks. Last week, he tallied a respectable mark of 84.2 vs. the Tennessee Titans. As mentioned above, that number skyrocketed to a blistering 140.6 against Indianapolis.
St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher was quick to acknowledge that Clemens is bettering his play and doing a lot of things that often go unnoticed to help the Rams offensively.
“Yeah, he’s improving,” Fisher said. “You can see our third down efficiency is getting better. Both of (WR) Tavon’s (Austin) touchdowns were third down plays. He’s keeping drives alive and he’s doing a good job in the run game too with the checks. He has a really good understanding.”
“He encourages guys,” Fisher added. “One thing, in the huddle – the call’s made and as the huddle’s breaking, and on the way to the line of scrimmage – he’s with the young guys out there. He’s always offering reminders – remember this, this, this, that – and it makes it a little easier on guys, especially the young guys.”
In Clemens’ eyes, a big factor in his successful transition is the exceptional level of support he has received from his teammates and the coaching staff.
“Not every backup quarterback that is forced in a starting role gets the same reception that I’ve gotten from this football team,” Clemens said. “So I’m really blessed to be in the position that I am because from the offensive line, the wide receivers to the defense, to the coaches, the specialists, everybody has elevated their play since Sam (Bradford) went down and has really supported me. So that’s as good of a situation as you could ask for.”
Grade: A
Running Back
Even though St. Louis starting running back Zac Stacy failed to make it three straight 100-yard outings after gaining 62 yards on 24 attempts, the Rams’ run game rolled thanks to a major assist from Stacy’s fellow rookie, Benny Cunningham.
(Hope each of you enjoy the rest of column with extensive quotes from coaches and players and analysis of each position group and the coaching staff):
http://www.101sports.com/2013/11/13/rams-colts-grays-grades-upset-indy/
