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Divisional Round: Rams at Packers on the frozen tundra (Sat, 1/16 @4:35pm)
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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 896111" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>Packers' O versus Rams' D is such a fascinating matchup.</p><p></p><p>1) The Rams play a ton of match coverage. The most common way to defeat match coverage is to confuse it with late motion. The Packers do this more than just about anyone. But the Rams are better than anyone at communicating and adapting to motion and maintaining the integrity of their assignments.</p><p></p><p>2) The most similar DC to Staley in terms of design is Fangio. Fangio was the DC in Chicago from 2015 to 2018. Over that time span, the Packers scored (from earliest to most recent): 31, 13, 26, 30, 35, 23, 24, 17. </p><p></p><p>3) Staley's defense is extremely familiar with the offensive system from which LaFleur branches (McVay is from the same tree). But there's a huge difference in that the Packers use RPO's more than anyone in the league, and the Rams almost never use them. Using RPO in the short passing game could be a key to success against the Rams, but they have to be careful not to have their mail read as in the Panthers game.</p><p></p><p>4) Ramsey is the best man cover corner playing right now, and he specializes in taking away opposing #1 wide receivers. The Packers' passing game runs through their #1 wide receiver more than almost anyone. The guys that Ramsey has shut down or severely limited this year include Devante Parker, Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins, and D.K. Metcalf. However, Adams is playing at a higher level than any of those guys this year, and he is a different type receiver from all of them. Adams' release and route running is on a way higher level than those others. Ramsey seems to specialize in defeating traditional X receivers. Adams is not that.</p><p></p><p>5) Staley seems to be about as good as anyone at coaching his defense to know what to expect. For any defense (2 Man, Cover 2, Cover 3, Match, etc) there are common "beaters" for attacking those coverages. I think it's going to be critical for LaFleur and Hackett to build unexpected wrinkles off of plays that appear to be typical. If they use the same stuff that any other team would try, the Rams will doubtlessly be ready. </p><p></p><p>6) The Rams are almost certainly going to stay in 2 high looks most of the day, which is going to mean the box count will call for lots of running out of the Packers. If they can't get any success on the ground against light boxes, it could be a long day.</p><p></p><p>The biggest key, in my opinion, will be patience. The way to beat the Rams defense is to nibble at them-- long drives, lots of conversions. You aren't going to defeat them with big plays. Rodgers is going to have to trust the design, be methodical, and take what's there, 4-7 yards at a time. </p><p></p><p>What a matchup!</p><p></p><p>Hopefully Pettine's defense just has a day, and we don't have to rely on beating the league's most formidable defense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 896111, member: 12283"] Packers' O versus Rams' D is such a fascinating matchup. 1) The Rams play a ton of match coverage. The most common way to defeat match coverage is to confuse it with late motion. The Packers do this more than just about anyone. But the Rams are better than anyone at communicating and adapting to motion and maintaining the integrity of their assignments. 2) The most similar DC to Staley in terms of design is Fangio. Fangio was the DC in Chicago from 2015 to 2018. Over that time span, the Packers scored (from earliest to most recent): 31, 13, 26, 30, 35, 23, 24, 17. 3) Staley's defense is extremely familiar with the offensive system from which LaFleur branches (McVay is from the same tree). But there's a huge difference in that the Packers use RPO's more than anyone in the league, and the Rams almost never use them. Using RPO in the short passing game could be a key to success against the Rams, but they have to be careful not to have their mail read as in the Panthers game. 4) Ramsey is the best man cover corner playing right now, and he specializes in taking away opposing #1 wide receivers. The Packers' passing game runs through their #1 wide receiver more than almost anyone. The guys that Ramsey has shut down or severely limited this year include Devante Parker, Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins, and D.K. Metcalf. However, Adams is playing at a higher level than any of those guys this year, and he is a different type receiver from all of them. Adams' release and route running is on a way higher level than those others. Ramsey seems to specialize in defeating traditional X receivers. Adams is not that. 5) Staley seems to be about as good as anyone at coaching his defense to know what to expect. For any defense (2 Man, Cover 2, Cover 3, Match, etc) there are common "beaters" for attacking those coverages. I think it's going to be critical for LaFleur and Hackett to build unexpected wrinkles off of plays that appear to be typical. If they use the same stuff that any other team would try, the Rams will doubtlessly be ready. 6) The Rams are almost certainly going to stay in 2 high looks most of the day, which is going to mean the box count will call for lots of running out of the Packers. If they can't get any success on the ground against light boxes, it could be a long day. The biggest key, in my opinion, will be patience. The way to beat the Rams defense is to nibble at them-- long drives, lots of conversions. You aren't going to defeat them with big plays. Rodgers is going to have to trust the design, be methodical, and take what's there, 4-7 yards at a time. What a matchup! Hopefully Pettine's defense just has a day, and we don't have to rely on beating the league's most formidable defense. [/QUOTE]
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