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What is going to unlock the secondary is Durant. How quickly he can begin to play meaningful snaps if not a 3rd starter. It will allow Morris to move Ramsey around and follow the opposition's best WR. Durant can play inside and boundary. Next year the Rams should have 3 quality starters with excellent speed. Now add in Nick Scott and this is one fast secondary.
Taylor Rapp lacks long speed, his playstyle is to diagnose quickly and play with anticipation. That's why he played so well for Wade Phillips whose scheme played to his strengths. Morris is a more conventional zone scheme that plays to Rapp's weaknesses. Quentin Lake is faster than Rapp and a much better scheme fit than Rapp. Rapp would be a very good pickup by the Ravens who play a scheme similar to Phillips. I expect Lake to take over for Rapp next year and perhaps increasingly so late this coming season.
Lake isn't as instinctual as Rapp, but he's a bit faster and plays with better than average anticipation. Like Rapp, he's not a coverage defender without limitations. Inside that 10 yard zone where Kyler likes to make his living is where Lake plays best. Lake is one of those defenders aimed specifically at QBs like Kyler and Baker who make their living on short throws within 10 yards. He's a good fit as a rotational DB when Morris is going to play a heavy zone defensive game. Durant will likely be the nickel i.e. SCB by the end of the year bumping Deayon back down on the rotation. I see Lake as being more of a dime DB and backup to Fuller. Burgess at this point looks like Scott's backup/rotation.
