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Monday Morning Quarterback
Mon Oct. 20, 2014
At 38, Peyton Manning’s Prime is Right Now
Hyperbole after the Broncos QB broke the NFL career touchdown mark? Nope. Presenting the numbers that show Manning is better in Denver than he was in Indy. Plus a look at the legit Lions, the sliding Seahawks and the rest of Week 7
By Peter King
Rams mentions:
Coach of the Week
John Fassel, special teams coordinator, St. Louis. He orchestrated one of the crazy plays in the NFL this year, totally confusing Seattle’s punt-coverage team in the process. Midway through the second quarter in St. Louis, Fassel, who obviously saw in scouting the Seahawks that punter Jon Ryan mostly kicked to his left when trying to pin the opponent deep in its territory, had return man Tavon Austin line up to the punting team’s right (Austin’s left), and when the ball was punted, Austin faded further to his left, and his protection also went left … even though Ryan punted the ball where Fassel thought he would, toward the coffin corner, on the opposite side of the field from Austin.
Meanwhile, seven Seahawks charged toward Austin. The punt flew away from the crowd, but Stedman Bailey did just what Fassel had ordered—run down the field where the punt was going, not where the crowd was flowing. Bailey caught the ball over his shoulder around the Ram 10, pivoted around, and ran untroubled 90 yards for a touchdown. That made it 21-3 Rams, and it turned out to be the insurance score St. Louis would need. “We knew that we had a 90 percent chance that the punt would go to the left,” coach Jeff Fisher said after the game.
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Rams defensive sacks in the first 151 opponents’ pass dropbacks this season: 1.
Rams defensive sacks in the next five opponents’ dropbacks, by Russell Wilson on Sunday: 3.
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I think this is what I liked about Week 7:
First series of the game at St. Louis, in the first game of cornerback Tharold Simon’s career: He stops lightning bug Tavon Austin for a four-yard gain on third-and-seven, forcing a Rams punt.
Tre Mason. Not a lot to like about how the Rams are playing as we approach midseason, but the rookie has a burst and some power to him, as shown against Seattle.
I think this is what I didn’t like about Week 7:
Russell Wilson, taking an unwise chance throwing into traffic to stop Seattle’s second drive of the day at St. Louis. He’s lucky Rodney McLeod didn’t intercept it.
I praised Tharold Simon above, but two big penalties against him really hurt Seattle.
The Seahawks putting backup tight end Cooper Helfet on Rams defensive end Robert Quinn, one on one, late in the first half, on a passing down. Sack. Tough to predict that one.
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To read the entire article click the link:
http://mmqb.si.com/2014/10/20/nfl-week-7-peter-king-monday-morning-quarterback/
Jack Dempsey/AP
Monday Morning Quarterback
Mon Oct. 20, 2014
At 38, Peyton Manning’s Prime is Right Now
Hyperbole after the Broncos QB broke the NFL career touchdown mark? Nope. Presenting the numbers that show Manning is better in Denver than he was in Indy. Plus a look at the legit Lions, the sliding Seahawks and the rest of Week 7
By Peter King
Rams mentions:
Coach of the Week
John Fassel, special teams coordinator, St. Louis. He orchestrated one of the crazy plays in the NFL this year, totally confusing Seattle’s punt-coverage team in the process. Midway through the second quarter in St. Louis, Fassel, who obviously saw in scouting the Seahawks that punter Jon Ryan mostly kicked to his left when trying to pin the opponent deep in its territory, had return man Tavon Austin line up to the punting team’s right (Austin’s left), and when the ball was punted, Austin faded further to his left, and his protection also went left … even though Ryan punted the ball where Fassel thought he would, toward the coffin corner, on the opposite side of the field from Austin.
Meanwhile, seven Seahawks charged toward Austin. The punt flew away from the crowd, but Stedman Bailey did just what Fassel had ordered—run down the field where the punt was going, not where the crowd was flowing. Bailey caught the ball over his shoulder around the Ram 10, pivoted around, and ran untroubled 90 yards for a touchdown. That made it 21-3 Rams, and it turned out to be the insurance score St. Louis would need. “We knew that we had a 90 percent chance that the punt would go to the left,” coach Jeff Fisher said after the game.
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Rams defensive sacks in the first 151 opponents’ pass dropbacks this season: 1.
Rams defensive sacks in the next five opponents’ dropbacks, by Russell Wilson on Sunday: 3.
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I think this is what I liked about Week 7:
First series of the game at St. Louis, in the first game of cornerback Tharold Simon’s career: He stops lightning bug Tavon Austin for a four-yard gain on third-and-seven, forcing a Rams punt.
Tre Mason. Not a lot to like about how the Rams are playing as we approach midseason, but the rookie has a burst and some power to him, as shown against Seattle.
I think this is what I didn’t like about Week 7:
Russell Wilson, taking an unwise chance throwing into traffic to stop Seattle’s second drive of the day at St. Louis. He’s lucky Rodney McLeod didn’t intercept it.
I praised Tharold Simon above, but two big penalties against him really hurt Seattle.
The Seahawks putting backup tight end Cooper Helfet on Rams defensive end Robert Quinn, one on one, late in the first half, on a passing down. Sack. Tough to predict that one.
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To read the entire article click the link:
http://mmqb.si.com/2014/10/20/nfl-week-7-peter-king-monday-morning-quarterback/
