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By: Cameron DaSilva | 22 minutes ago
The Los Angeles Rams looked like a perfect team in the first three weeks of the season. They were blowing teams out, locking down opposing offenses and scoring seemingly at will. The past two weeks, however, have been a bit of a struggle on the defensive side of the ball.
They’ve given up 62 points the past two games to the Vikings and Seahawks, which is nearly twice as many points as they surrendered in the first three games combined. Seattle had its way on the ground, rushing for 190 yards on 32 carries.
The Broncos have one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL with rookies Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, which could prove to be an issue for the Rams once again. Ndamukong Suh didn’t mince words on the team’s run defense, calling it “terrible.”
“Terrible, without question, because of 191 yards. I can’t think back to many times of defenses that I’ve been a part of that have [given up] 191 yards, let alone many times over 100,” Suh said Thursday. “Because I’ve been a part of some great defenses where we’ve allowed maybe one team get close to 100, or over 100, so that’s what I pride myself on.”
Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
While Suh gave credit to the Seahawks for doing some good things on offense, but he knows the issues against the run are the Rams’ own fault. It typically comes down to gap discipline, making tackles and closing up running lanes, none of which the Rams have done well in two of the past three weeks.
Suh thinks the unit has to go back to basics.
“I think our terrible run defense over the last two weeks is primarily due to our own self. At the end of the day, it came down to us not being disciplined, not making the correct plays, especially when you go back and look at the film. And really all we just gotta do is go back to the basics. Tackle, first and foremost, and be where we’re supposed to be,” he said.
There’s reason for optimism, of course. It’s just a matter of coming together and clicking as a cohesive unit, from the front to the back end.
“When we get consistent and we’re all on the same page at all times, we’ll be a dangerous defense,” he added.
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/12/nfl-los-angeles-rams-ndamukong-suh-run-defense/
The Los Angeles Rams looked like a perfect team in the first three weeks of the season. They were blowing teams out, locking down opposing offenses and scoring seemingly at will. The past two weeks, however, have been a bit of a struggle on the defensive side of the ball.
They’ve given up 62 points the past two games to the Vikings and Seahawks, which is nearly twice as many points as they surrendered in the first three games combined. Seattle had its way on the ground, rushing for 190 yards on 32 carries.
The Broncos have one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL with rookies Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, which could prove to be an issue for the Rams once again. Ndamukong Suh didn’t mince words on the team’s run defense, calling it “terrible.”
“Terrible, without question, because of 191 yards. I can’t think back to many times of defenses that I’ve been a part of that have [given up] 191 yards, let alone many times over 100,” Suh said Thursday. “Because I’ve been a part of some great defenses where we’ve allowed maybe one team get close to 100, or over 100, so that’s what I pride myself on.”
Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
While Suh gave credit to the Seahawks for doing some good things on offense, but he knows the issues against the run are the Rams’ own fault. It typically comes down to gap discipline, making tackles and closing up running lanes, none of which the Rams have done well in two of the past three weeks.
Suh thinks the unit has to go back to basics.
“I think our terrible run defense over the last two weeks is primarily due to our own self. At the end of the day, it came down to us not being disciplined, not making the correct plays, especially when you go back and look at the film. And really all we just gotta do is go back to the basics. Tackle, first and foremost, and be where we’re supposed to be,” he said.
There’s reason for optimism, of course. It’s just a matter of coming together and clicking as a cohesive unit, from the front to the back end.
“When we get consistent and we’re all on the same page at all times, we’ll be a dangerous defense,” he added.
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/12/nfl-los-angeles-rams-ndamukong-suh-run-defense/
