Starting safety John Johnson III and cornerback Troy Hill signed on with the Cleveland Browns. The Rams also lost quite a few key starters and rotational players from the defense. The team also lost cornerback’s coach Aubrey Pleasant, who signed on with the Detroit Lions to assume their secondary coach position. While the Rams sought a defensive coordinator, the team lost linebacker coach Joe Barry to the Green Bay Packers, becoming their new defensive coordinator. Ramblin’ Fan: While it’s always a tough task to follow up after playing to the top defense in the NFL, the LA Rams situation was further complicated by the fact that their one-and-done defensive coordinator Brandon Staley signed on to become the new head coach of the cross-town NFL team, the Los Angeles Chargers. How have they compared in 2022 without Brandon Staley? And is it a similar defense under Raheem Morris? Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The Rams had the best defense in football last season. Inglewood, California, USA Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) before being introduced against the Tennessee Titans at SoFi Stadium. Let’s take a closer look at the Green Bay Packers’ upcoming opponent, the Los Angeles Rams. Bret was kind enough to answer five of my questions about the 2021 Rams and gave us an excellent look into this team. To help provide some insight into this Rams team, I’ve once again teamed up with Bret Stuter of Ramblin’ Fan, where they cover anything and everything about the Los Angeles Rams. But both of those impressive stats will be in jeopardy against a very talented Rams team that is also coming off their bye–not to mention that Green Bay is continuing to deal with a number of injuries. The good news is that this game is being played at Lambeau Field, where the Green Bay Packers are 18-2 during the regular season in Matt LaFleur’s tenure, and they’ve also never lost back-to-back games with him as the head coach. A win will also help keep the 5-5 Vikings at a distance in the NFC North race. A win will go a long ways in helping to create a little separation at the top of a crowded NFC playoff picture. 2 seed, one game behind Arizona, and half a game up on the 7-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and LA Rams. I joined the guys to discuss the work of Broncos general manager George Paton in his first season, and which receiver Denver should pay this offseason.At 8-3, the Packers are the NFC’s No. And while his numbers may not be as impressive as they looked the few weeks of the season, the offense is running better as a whole.” Bonus listen “One thing we’ve seen the last couple of weeks here is they’ve started running the ball more. And I’m not a run-the-ball guy, but it was at the point of absurdity. They were throwing it at a crazy percentage those first few weeks. One thing people here have been calling for is to run the football. I think a big part of is they’ve struggled to be able to move the ball through the air. A lot of these games they are trailing by significant margins in the second half.
“The results this year have been mixed,” Kelly said. The key for the Eagles, and Jalen Hurts, is do what they’ve done the last few games and that’s run the ball. Kelly joined the guys to break to the Philadelphia Eagles season so far, and what he expects from Sunday’s game against the Broncos. On Friday’s Broncos Country Tonight, Ryan Edwards and Benjamin Allbright turned to sports radio 94 WIP host in Philadelphia, Tom Kelly. No one knows the team the Denver Broncos will play better than the people who cover it. Going behind enemy lines always brings forth an interesting and unique perspective.