The Rams’ stock went up and down, but Derion Kendrick is still a big problem in the secondary.
Week 15 saw the Los Angeles Rams beat the Washington Commanders. This brought them back to.500 and gave them control of the seventh spot in the NFC. There wasn’t a lot of difference between the scores; they won 28–20.
Many of those mistakes were ones they made on their own. Kyren Williams’ mistakes on offense cost the team points that could have been scored. Derion Kendrick, on the other hand, let in big plays late in the game.
Jones is still an overlooked part of the defense. Jones made the most tackles for his team on Sunday when facing the Commanders. He made two at the objective line during Washington’s last offensive drive.
These tackles by Jones made it so that the Commanders had to keep running the time, which was a big reason why the Rams won in the end. Here are the stocks that went up and down this week.
Pro Football Focus said that the Rams linebacker was the fifth-best linebacker in Week 15 and the team’s best defender at the end of the week.
Kendrick gave up a touchdown or a long pass with Terry McLaurin in the last eight minutes of the game, which tied the score at one.
On fourth down, he was called for pass interference, which put Washington back near the one-yard line. In the fourth quarter, Kendrick pretty much gave up two scores.
Kendrick shows signs of his promise from time to time, which makes you think that he could be a good second cornerback upon a defense if he can get more consistent.
That being said, there isn’t enough uniformity. Way too many bad plays are still happening. He is the kind of “next play” thinker that NFL cornerbacks need. The mistakes are more noticeable than the good plays, which is a shame.
Since last week, the Los Angeles Rams are currently practicing at UC Irvine. This is the end of the first part of training camp.
Even though they’ve only been in for two days, the pads will keep getting stronger as the weeks go on.
Of the players who have really stood out so far, some have done a great job and made a big impact on their teammates as well as the coaches. Unfortunately, for some, their stock has been going down, in part because of accidents.
Nacua is making an excellent case to help the attack right away this season. Nacua picked up wherever he left off in camp for training and has been steadily getting better since then. He did well in the summer workout program.
On-site reporters have talked about how strong his hands are at the crucial point, and after practice, his coaches and friends always tell him how well he did.
Atwell is very fast, so he should get on the field a few times this season. He’s become a better receiver over time, though, and can now do more than just run deep.
Like Nacua, Atwell demonstrates strong hands when he wants to catch the ball, which shows that he is confident going into Year 3. Tutu Atwell was a guy who has really done a great job. He’s very smart.
He is known for his outstanding speed, but he did a great job this offseason, and it paid off today as he really established himself by playing via aggressive hands and understanding the details of how we want to utilize the edges and figuring out where he fits in with the concepts, McVay said last week.
The Rams may not have a bigger surprise than Robinson, who they signed as a free agent this summer.
It’s clear that he can be the Rams’ No. 3 receiver next year because he keeps making plays on offense.
It will be hard for the Rams to keep Robinson on the bench if he keeps playing like he has, especially since Cooper Kupp is out.