could the Rams DL win matchup vs. Patriots OL?

The Patriots haven't been great on the OL this year and if anything they're better run blocking than pass blocking. A few points:

Two weeks ago PFF posted their OL rankings through week 10. The Saints were 8th- "The Saints lost some quality play this season due to LT Terron Armstead’s injury, but with him back in action, this is one of the league’s better lines, with the potential to rise even further in the rankings over the season. Only the Packers have been better when it comes to pass blocking when the number of dropbacks are factored in, with the Saints passing more than most teams. They have surrendered just 73 total pressures and run blocked well."

Also, FootballOutsiders this week ranks the Saints OL 1st in run blocking and 6th in pass blocking.

So... maybe the Rams problems getting to Brees and stopping the run were partly facing on of the league's best OLs.

Meanwhile in the same PFF piece two weeks ago New England was ranked 14th- "Another unit better at run blocking than it is in pass protection, many of New England’s O-line struggles are masked by Tom Brady and his ability to get rid of the ball quickly. Jacoby Brissett and Jimmy Garoppolo each had even faster average times to throw than Brady this season, with all three ranking among the 10 fastest times in the league, at under 2.4 seconds per attempt. As a line, they have surrendered 91 total QB pressures on the season."

And FootballOutsiders has them 15th in run blocking, 14th in pass protection.

The Rams defensive success starts up front. Perhaps this week they can get back to form.

Just a thought....



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/01/2016 06:02AM by LMU93.