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Fair points soft sells the injuries some but not a nutty assessment

March 29, 2023 10:42AM
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BerendsenRam
Of course injuries were a big part of the reason the Rams underachieved. In the explanation, Football Outsiders touches on the Rams setting a record for injuries on the offensive line and their total adjusted games lost of 146.6.

The Rams lacked a pass rusher opposite of Leonard Floyd all season. Aaron Donald was a constant threat on the interior, but outside of Donald and Floyd, they lacked a consistent pass rush.

On offense, the Rams struggled to get Allen Robinson involved in the offense and became one dimensional and predictable in the passing game.

Would the Rams have gone 5-12 and been the biggest underachiever in the 2022 season had they even stayed 20 percent healthier? Probably not. The Rams likely end up in the middle of the pack somewhere.


Notes from Football Outsiders
The Rams set a record for offensive line AGL at 71.0. And that's not even getting into the losses at quarterback (Matt Stafford and John Wolford both missed time), wide receiver (Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson, Allen Robinson, and Ben Skowronek), or on the defensive line (Aaron Donald and A'Shawn Robinson).

But yes, Rams counted on Lewis to be guy opposite Floyd and he just wasn't able to answer the bell.

Robinson was a poor FA pickup. I was not critical of it at the time, thought he was a good player. He struggled or both he a Stafford struggled.

But to say, "injuries were a big part of the reason" is like saying the Titanic has a leak, not a gash in the side of boat. With the LEVEL of injuries (record-setting) the Rams were going to sink.

But it is also fair to say there were other issues (I think 80-90% injuries, 10-20% other stuff, but others can fairly disagree with the proportions)
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  Fair points soft sells the injuries some but not a nutty assessment

JimYoungblood5348March 29, 2023 10:42AM