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Ramfan128":nur2djwp said:hawknation2015":nur2djwp said:Reality is Rams' porous OL + Foles' deer-in-the-headlights against pressure is going to be a mess against the better defenses. With time to throw, Foles has shown both in college and with the Eagles that he can be deadly accurate. But when the coverage is tighter and there is a rusher barreling down on him, he is one of the most inept QBs in the league. In that way, he is similar to Colin Kaepernick. Foles tends to be much better in the 4th Q (when he has time) while Kaepernick is in a different stratosphere as an athlete. All things being equal, I would take Kaepernick over Foles.
I wouldn't call the Rams Oline "porous". They had good games and bad games last year, and though incomplete right now, I'm sure it will be addressed and be improved over last year.
By what measure is the Rams' offensive line not porous?
Eye ball test. They were five simultaneous turnstiles, allowing 47 sacks (tied with the Jets for 8th most in the league).
Football Outsiders' metrics gave St. Louis an adjusted sack rate of 8.6% (i.e. bad) for 23rd in the league.
PFF gave every Rams starter a negative grade and ranked them as the 2nd worst OL in the NFL -- saved only by Miami. They graded 30th in pass pro as a unit: https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2 ... -rankings/
Greg Robinson played much better at guard than he did at OT (i.e. lost) after Jake Long went down. Long is now gone for good, so how can you expect this unit to improve, especially with a virtual statue in the pocket? Lots of questions and don't see many answers in pass pro.