Los Angeles Rams¡¯ running back Todd Gurley had another
sensational year ¡ª and now he needs your help. When you¡¯re done signing the
petition to get Bill Vinovich and his crew ousted from Sunday¡¯s
matchup
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Jersey , head on over to NFL Network and give Todd your vote for FedEx
Ground Player of the Year. Despite missing the final three games of the 2018
regular season, Gurley wracked up some pretty phenomenal numbers. Missed time
ultimately landed Gurley as the league¡¯s third leading rusher, with 1,251 yards,
behind only Ezekiel Elliott and and Saquon Barkley. But Gurley lead the league
in rushing touchdowns (17) and combined rushing/receiving touchdowns (21). Let¡¯s
have a closer look at the nominees: Todd Gurley - 1,251 yards, 17 touchdowns (21
combined)Ezekiel Elliott - 1,434 yards, 6 touchdowns (9 combined)Saquon Barkley
- 1,307, 11 touchdowns (15 combined)Gurley won the FedEx Ground Player of the
Week award in Week 6. Barkley won the honor in Week 11. Ezekiel Elliott did not
win any of these awards or games last week. Vote now. The Chargers and the
Chiefs were unable to get to the Patriots¡¯ quarterback, so what will the Rams do
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is on
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Jersey Cheap , hopefully. Will the LA Rams be able to disrupt Tom
Brady?New,29commentsThe Chargers and the Chiefs were unable to get to the
Patriots¡¯ quarterback, so what will the Rams do differently?
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to disrupt Tom Brady?Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsA mere three seasons after
moving back to Los Angeles, and two seasons removed from thearchaic Jeff Fisher
regime, the Los Angeles Rams will have a shot to achieve the unthinkable. A
parade, a possible national following, and all the glory that comes with
hoisting a Lombardi Trophy is one victory away, but their final test will be no
joke. The New England Patriots, after an uneven regular season, have looked like
wily old surgeons since the playoffs began. Tom Brady has looked comfortable and
effective in New England¡¯s victories over the Los Angeles Chargers and the
Kansas City Chiefs, largely thanks to a complete lack of pressure by either
opponent¡¯s defense.The
Chargers
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Jersey Womens , who brought their killer combo of defensive ends, Joey
Bosa and Melvin Ingram III, to Foxboro for the divisional round, where only able
to generate two quarterback hits and no sacks against Brady. In that game, Brady
relied on a ton of quick release work underneath and swing passes to frustrate
and abuse the Chargers normally solid defense. In the AFC championship game, the
Patriots went to Kansas City to face the Chiefs who led the league with 52 sacks
this season. Granted, against the Chiefs teams where often in throwing
situations while trying to claw back into games against Patrick Mahomes and
company, but guys Dee Ford, Chris Jones, and Justin Houston should be able to
get home at least a few times per game. Not against Brady though. Again, Brady
wasn¡¯t sacked, and was only hit once. For
Brady
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white jersey , he has dropped back a total of 92 times this postseason,
and has yet to be sacked. So will the Rams be able to do something that the
respected pass rushes of the Chiefs and Chargers couldn¡¯t do, and disrupt Tom
Brady in the Super Bowl? It¡¯s been well chronicled that Wade Phillips¡¯ Denver
Broncos defense tortured Tom Brady in the 2016 AFC championship game. That game
didn¡¯t resemble this year¡¯s Patriots playoff run at all. Against the Broncos,
Brady was hit a whopping 23 times and sacked 4 times. By the end of the game
Brady was hearing footsteps, even on the few dropbacks when he did have time. In
that game, Phillips gave Brady plenty of looks, but didn¡¯t really rely on
blitzes; instead trusting linebackers Von Miller, and DeMarcus Ware to win their
matchups, with some help from the interior. The Broncos were able to limit the
Patriots to 44 yards rushing that day, which may be a good place for the Rams to
start in Sunday¡¯s matchup.The Rams personnel is clearly different than the 2016
Broncos defense, which was one of the best units of all time. The Rams push will
come up the middle, behind their twin tanks Aaron Donald and Ndamukong
Suh
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Angeles Rams Jerseys , who have been spectacular this postseason. Donald
led the league with 106 pressures this season, and 20.5 sacks. In two postseason
games so far, Suh has 7 pressures while doing a phenomenal job against the run.
Suh also did a nice job of disrupting running back Alvin Kamara¡¯s route running
out of the backfield in the NFC championship, something that could come in handy
against pass catching phenom James White of the Patriots. The Patriots will
likely tie up their entire interior line with the task of limiting Donald and
Suh via double teams. Guards Joe Thuney and Shaq Mason, along with center David
Andrews have played spectacularly this postseason, and will be a tough
three-headed monster for the Rams to deal with. Look for Wade Phillips to
constantly allow Donald and Suh to slide around the line and attack from
different gaps in order to keep the Patriots out of rhythm. If the big two for
the Rams can create a quick push up the gut, that may be a perfect prescription
to disrupt Brady who isn¡¯t mobile and like to get the ball out fast. After that,
if the Patriots are indeed tying up multiple linemen with Suh and Donald, guys
like Michael Brockers, and EDGEs Dante Fowler and Samson Ebukam must make the
Patriots pay. However, the Patriots have a pair of solid tackles in Marcus
Cannon and Trent Brown as well as fullback James Devlin to try to buy some time
for Brady, so things won¡¯t be easy. Coverage
wise
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Jerseys 2019 , the Rams should be able to match up with Patriots receivers
Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Phillip Dorsett, and Cordarrelle Patterson. The
question will be how well they matchup with tight end Rob Gronkowski and James
White on intermediate and short routes. Will it be safety John Johnson III on
Gronk with linebacker Cory Littleton watching White out of the backfield? Will
the Rams use linemen to check White and throw off the Pats offensive rhythm?
Will Aqib Talib help on Gronk, just as he did on opening night against the
Raiders¡¯ tight end Jared Cook? We¡¯ll see what Wade is cooking up, but whatever
it is, expect things to keep changing before Brady¡¯s eyes. This Patriots line is
in far better shape than the one that faced Denver three years ago; but the
Rams, unlike the Broncos are capable of adding pressure by scoring in bunches.
If the Rams can put Brady in a comeback situation where they don¡¯t have to watch
the run as closely, they may be in business. Of course, this is Tom Brady we¡¯re
talking about so comebacks aren¡¯t exactly a terrifying prospect for him or the
Patriots.Time will tell how this ultimately plays out, but the chess match
should be incredible.