Fowler had a full season in ‘19 after a partial as a Ram in ‘18, but still...
Here’s Merlin...
Mentioned these two in another thread and it reminded me that I wanted to look at the before/after stats for these guys' positional groups. Both joined the Rams as primary position coaches in 2019. Could both have benefitted from timing of when they got their jobs? Sure. But in general gifted coaches will get more from their players and both these guys are off to a great start:
2018 Tight Ends
Everett 33 of 50, 320 yards, 9.7 YPR, 3 TDs.
Higbee 24 of 34, 292 yards, 12.2 YPR, 2 TDs.
Mundt 1 of 1, 5 yards, 5 YPR, 0 TDs.
2019 Tight Ends
Higbee 69 of 89, 734 yards, 10.6 YPR, 3 TDs.
Everett 37 of 60, 408 yards, 11.0 YPR, 2 TDs.
Mundt 4 of 7, 26 yards, 6.5 YPR, 0 TDs.
2018 Outside Linebackers
Fowler 21 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 QB hits, 17 hurries.
Ebukam 40 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 8 hurries.
2019 Outside Linebackers
Fowler 58 tackles, 16 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 QB hit, 20 hurries.
Ebukam 48 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 QB hits, 9 hurries.
Higbee more than doubling his yardage total is huge. As is Fowler increasing his tackles for loss by 12, that is an outstanding one year increase/improvement.
Really looking forward to what these guys can do with their talent pools in 2020. And Shula in particular has his work cut out for him so if he can get one of these guys to step up big he'll be getting some DC looks after this season.
