For years book on Rams was pound the A gaps..

and Brockers was drafted (and Langford signed) to stop that, and they have.

Look at all the red before 2012...this is Football Outsiders grades on run stopping. Since 2012 Rams have been in top 8 every year (highlighted in yellow)

Football Outsiders has good and interesting metrics...and they show Brockers is very valuable. Also, all one needs do is watch him play. He lands his blow and controls his man. In my view he's better than what Pro Football Focus does, but at least PFF watches every play more than once. And they give it a fair shot. They don't have a dog in the fight, so they are objective. Same cannot be said here.

But back to Football Outsiders, since 2012 A-Gaps have been shut. Before they were @#$%&