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Los Angeles Rams 9, Seattle Seahawks 3

Here are the biggest takeaways and highest-graded players from the Los Angeles Rams’ 9-3 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in their home debut:



Quarterback grade: Case Keenum, 80.5

Keenum efficient despite unimpressive offense

Although quarterback Case Keenum did not receive a lot of help from his teammates, he played as well as a quarterback can when his team does not score a touchdown. While the Los Angeles signal-caller was hurt by three dropped passes, he was accurate on 75 percent of his aimed throws. Furthermore, he was effective throwing downfield, too, as he completed three of his five pass attempts of 20 yards or more.



Top offensive grades:

WR Kenny Britt, 77.2

OT Roger Saffold, 73.3

OT Rob Havenstein, 70.1

TE Lance Kendricks, 70.0

TE Tyler Higbee, 64.3

Rams offense lacks spark

Similar to last week’s shutout loss to San Francisco, this was an absolutely lackluster performance from the Los Angeles offense, with nobody standing out from the pack. The Rams’ rushing attack struggled against the strong Seattle defensive front, as running back Todd Gurley averaged just 0.6 rushing yards before and 1.9 yards after contact, while Los Angeles’ longest run of the day went for only 11 yards.

Top defensive grades:

DT Aaron Donald, 91.6

CB Lamarcus Joyner, 85.9

LB Alec Ogletree, 85.7

DT Dominique Easley, 84.7

DE Robert Quinn, 80.4

Rams’ defensive line is the difference in close win

Those who have been watching closely are not surprised anymore by the numbers Aaron Donald puts up week in and week out. The Los Angeles interior defender recorded three hits and three quarterback hurries, while he also added four defensive stops. However, it was not Donald alone who had a field day against the Seahawks’ offensive line. Former New England Patriot DT Dominique Easley’s quickness helped him have an impact on the game despite playing only 22 snaps, while Robert Quinn was an unstoppable force off the edge and recorded one sack, one quarterback hit and two hurries. If the Rams’ pass rush was not good enough on its own, they had a huge advantage in facing a Russell Wilson who had limited mobility in the pocket due to his injury.





Quarterback grade: Russell Wilson, 79.4

Wilson’s performance limited by injury

It says a lot about the Seahawks offense that Wilson was their highest-graded player by a far margin. While Seattle’s signal-caller did not have a poor game, he was clearly bothered by his ankle injury and was not as evasive when escaping the pass rush as he is usually. In addition, his long pass to Tyler Lockett on Seattle’s last drive was probably the most impressive throw this weekend that didn’t result in a touchdown.

Top offensive grades:

RB Christine Michael, 73.9

WR Paul Richardson, 72.8

C Justin Britt, 72.1

TE Jimmy Graham, 71.4

WR Tyler Lockett, 69.1

Offense overpowered by Los Angeles defensive front

The Seahawks’ offensive line was bullied all day long by the Rams defenders, and simply could not get the running game going nor protect their quarterback. Center Justin Britt was the only offensive lineman who did not give up multiple pressures, and left guard Mark Glowinski surrendered the most total pressures with two quarterback hits and three hurries. Running back Christine Michael provided the lone spark for the offense, as he was able to create big plays from nothing, but his performance will more likely be remembered for his game-sealing fumble than his electric runs in the previous three-and-a-half quarters.

Top defensive grades:

LB Bobby Wagner, 89.7

LB K.J. Wright, 87.5

DI Tony McDaniel, 81.3

ED Frank Clark, 80.2

S Earl Thomas, 80.1

Strong performance in losing effort by the Seahawks defense

Almost each and every Seattle defender had a solid outing against Los Angeles, as free safety Earl Thomas was dominant once again after earning the lowest grade among safeties in the NFL last week. The fact that the Seahawks’ defense missed only two tackles in the entire game shows how well the unit played despite the fact that the Seahawks could not come away with a win from the Coliseum.

PFF Game-Ball Winner: DT Aaron Donald, 91.6
 

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Christine Michael 73.9

Didn't he fumble away the game at the end?
 

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Hawk tackling!

Yes it is a real thing that is credited to the Shehawks. My son's peeved league has spent the last two weeks teaching it to his team. The concept is to grab the legs and roll. It is less impractical and results in less injuries for the Hawks D, but I would wonder how it is on opponents legs, knees and ankles.

I told my son that if he has a chance to bring the smack down with a solid form tackle that he shod stick to the old school style. He is pretty good at it. That is why by the end of the first quarter the opponents run all of their plays to the other side.
 

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Wow only 6 out of 34 dropbacks under pressure against the hawks defense. Good day for the o-line
 

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Hawk tackling!

Yes it is a real thing that is credited to the Shehawks. My son's peeved league has spent the last two weeks teaching it to his team. The concept is to grab the legs and roll. It is less impractical and results in less injuries for the Hawks D, but I would wonder how it is on opponents legs, knees and ankles.

I told my son that if he has a chance to bring the smack down with a solid form tackle that he shod stick to the old school style. He is pretty good at it. That is why by the end of the first quarter the opponents run all of their plays to the other side.

That's how you hurt your opponents knees. Only dirty players tackle like that. Plus once the level of competition goes up, those become arm tackles and they don't work.

Your sons coach is teaching your son how to tackle like a little boy.
 

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Hawk tackling!

Yes it is a real thing that is credited to the Shehawks. My son's peeved league has spent the last two weeks teaching it to his team. The concept is to grab the legs and roll. It is less impractical and results in less injuries for the Hawks D, but I would wonder how it is on opponents legs, knees and ankles.

I told my son that if he has a chance to bring the smack down with a solid form tackle that he shod stick to the old school style. He is pretty good at it. That is why by the end of the first quarter the opponents run all of their plays to the other side.

That's how you hurt your opponents knees. Only dirty players tackle like that. Plus once the level of competition goes up, those become arm tackles and they don't work.

Your sons coach is teaching your son how to tackle like a little boy.

It's actually safer for both tackler and the player that's being tackled, it's basically been taken from the world of rugby, where you take the legs out of the game, safely. If it's done correctly and I have to admit the Seahawks are good at it, you'll get less injuries to knees etc. what the method of tackling does help with is it keeps the defender fresher, you need less force to bring down a player, I know this for a fact because at 5'7", 75Kg I was a tackle specialist for my team with my main job was to tackle anyone who had the ball - which often meant 6'6 140Kg players - I never got injured, except for the time I put my head on the wrong side of the player I was tackling then got knocked out!

This video explains it quite nicely:

 

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What we need to do by next week is fix our run game - really want to see TG running some great runs, as soon as that happens, the TDs will start to fly in - and yes, that's with Case at QB ;)
 

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My issue with it is poor TE unique can lead to a hit on the knees, trying to grab the legs of a runner who is pumping his legs is hard and often ineffective. This is 8-9 year old kids with full pads.
 

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Christine Michael 73.9

Didn't he fumble away the game at the end?

He did, but PFF does play by play grading, not game grades. Aaron Donald got two personal fouls and was ejected on his last play last week and earned a 93.3.
 

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Wow only 6 out of 34 dropbacks under pressure against the hawks defense. Good day for the o-line
And Keenum getting it out quickly.
The numbers vs the blitz are not good. Oline, Keenum recognizing it and the receivers adjust the blitz as well.
 

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Hawk tackling!

Yes it is a real thing that is credited to the Shehawks. My son's peeved league has spent the last two weeks teaching it to his team. The concept is to grab the legs and roll. It is less impractical and results in less injuries for the Hawks D, but I would wonder how it is on opponents legs, knees and ankles.

I told my son that if he has a chance to bring the smack down with a solid form tackle that he shod stick to the old school style. He is pretty good at it. That is why by the end of the first quarter the opponents run all of their plays to the other side.
Tackling the legs is fine. What you see a lot with kids when you instruct them to tackle low is they drop to their knees right before contact. This obviously creates some problems.
The Seahawks video is interesting. The real key is the leverage and focusing on the back hip and positioning.....hard teach concepts to little kids.
 

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Wow only 6 out of 34 dropbacks under pressure against the hawks defense. Good day for the o-line

only 6 out of 34 dropbacks under pressure against the hawks defense. Good day for the o-line

Needed to put this out here again....the LINE AINT PLAYING BAD FELLAS!!!!!

It's easy to stop one player (RB)...take that away....but it should be other things OPEN

definitely Brian Quick is open.....oh, and green is for serious biz...
 

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Tackling the legs is fine. What you see a lot with kids when you instruct them to tackle low is they drop to their knees right before contact. This obviously creates some problems.
The Seahawks video is interesting. The real key is the leverage and focusing on the back hip and positioning.....hard teach concepts to little kids.


Yeah it seems to be a tough concept for kids. That is why I told mine to tackle whichever way he is used to. He can tackle with good form for a kid. His trouble is taking good angles, especially when a kid is faster than him.
 

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Yeah it seems to be a tough concept for kids. That is why I told mine to tackle whichever way he is used to. He can tackle with good form for a kid. His trouble is taking good angles, especially when a kid is faster than him.
Yeah, that is a tough one.
I'm was always amazed how many kids didn't get the concept of leading receivers when throwing too.
 

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Yeah, that is a tough one.
I'm was always amazed how many kids didn't get the concept of leading receivers when throwing too.

Yeah that is odd. I have been throwing with Lincoln for about 4 years now. He can lead a receiver with a pass with good accuracy. But, I am not the head coach so he doesn't stand a chance of playing QB, despite being the most accurate passer. Lack of big strong kids forced him right to OLine.

He is starting to get the idea of second level blocks now. I just hope he continues to grow. He loves the game.
 

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Yeah that is odd. I have been throwing with Lincoln for about 4 years now. He can lead a receiver with a pass with good accuracy. But, I am not the head coach so he doesn't stand a chance of playing QB, despite being the most accurate passer. Lack of big strong kids forced him right to OLine.

He is starting to get the idea of second level blocks now. I just hope he continues to grow. He loves the game.
What age is he?
Youth football is a blast to coach.