Sosa takes a look at the film of the RamsĄŻ newly drafted
running back Darrell Henderson. What does he bring to the offense? Find out
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newly drafted running back Darrell Henderson. What does he bring to the offense?
Find out below.CDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Los Angeles Rams NFL Draft profile:
RB Darrell HendersonReinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 NFL Draft has
concluded and IĄŻve decided to take a look at every draft selection by the Los
Angeles Rams in detail. IĄŻm sharing my thoughts with you guys on what these
prospects did well and what they bring to the Rams moving forward. We covered
second-round pick S Taylor Rapp last time, and that can be found here.Going in
order, next up is Memphis Tigers RB Darrell Henderson. Henderson was also a
three-year starter in Memphis like Rapp, and he managed to rack up 431 rushing
attempts, 3,545 rushing yards, 36 touchdowns, 63 receptions, 758 receiving
yards, and eight receiving touchdowns in his college career.LetĄŻs take a look at
the write-up:Henderson doesnĄŻt create much behind the line of scrimmage. Great
fit in a zone blocking scheme. When running outside zone (the Rams ran more
outside zone than any other NFL team last year), he shows solid vision, presses
the line
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creator at the second level who also possesses breakaway speed. Productive
runner from shotgun. Tough and has good balance when absorbing hits. Good hands
though he wasnĄŻt used a ton as a receiver. Upright running style. Can drop his
shoulder and get physical. Enough speed and burst to reach the edge when
appropriate. Solid patience which allows holes to develop. Finishes runs with
power delivering big blows to defenders.Have a look at this play where Henderson
is running outside zone. It may look familiar because the RamsĄŻ entire
foundation on offense was centered around this running play:(Google AMP and
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HTML5 video.After getting to watch Henderson, IĄŻm highly approving of the draft
pick. He fits the RamsĄŻ running game absolutely perfectly, and thatĄŻs exactly
why he was the choice of running back in the 2019 draft class. He often ran
outside zone in college, so the jump to the NFL (within the RamsĄŻ offense)
should only require a small transition. HendersonĄŻs ability will prove to be a
major key in allowing RB Todd Gurley to rest long stretches because of his
troubled knee. For that reason, that is exactly why I believe Henderson was the
perfect addition. He isnĄŻt a change-of-pace back or a Ą°complimentĄ±, he does the
exact same things as Gurley does. Henderson is a picture-perfect fit in the zone
blocking scheme, and thatĄŻll ensure the Rams will truly have no drop-off when it
comes to rotating between RB1 and RB2. Lastly, the one thing Henderson does
bring to the offense that they havenĄŻt had yet (outside of tiny spurts last year
with RB C.J. Anderson), is the ability to run effectively out of shotgun. Head
Coach Sean McVay has claimed he wants to have more diversity in his offense, and
having a true running threat even when deploying 11 personnel out of shotgun
will do exactly that.Next up on the docket is Michigan Wolverines CB David Long.
The Los Angeles Rams insist there is no panic internally after losing
consecutive games for the first time under coach Sean McVay.Convincing those
outside the team that everything is fine is another matter."My wife got vitamins
out in the morning when we lose two games," cornerback Aqib Talib said
Wednesday. "You got to just get back to the basics and play
football."Quarterback Jared
Goff
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losses at Chicago and against Philadelphia, was emphasizing that message. Goff's
production has dropped off during the past three games, throwing one touchdown
pass and six interceptions in that span after posting a 26-to-6 touchdown to
interception ratio over the first 11 games of the season.Goff had another
interception against the Eagles changed to a lost fumble by league
statisticians, not that it offered any solace."Doesn't matter," Goff said. "It
was a turnover."Cutting down on giveaways is the priority for the Rams (11-3)
before facing Arizona on the road Sunday. Everything else brought up as the
reason for the downturn in his productivity, from wide receiver Cooper Kupp's
season-ending knee injury to struggles in pass protection, does not matter
nearly as much as playing turnover-free football, Goff said."I think each game
is independent of each other," Goff said. "I don't think there's one singular
thing. You look at the last game, just made a couple of dumb plays that hurt us
and can't do that."Goff said there is an extra determination to avoid similar
mistakes against the Cardinals (3-11), which McVay said reflects the team's
commitment to getting back on track over the final two weeks of the regular
season. Though he always stresses process over outcome, McVay admitted there is
a different level of intensity this week because of the two losses."I'd like to
think that regardless of what the outcome
is
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Jersey , it's the same, but human nature doesn't really allow that," McVay
said. "I know there's an increased sense of urgency from us as coaches. I sense
that from the players."McVay said nothing changes in terms of the Rams'
preparations going into their final road game of the regular season, which
includes the hand gestures and verbal cues the offense uses at the line of
scrimmage to make adjustments, even after Arizona claimed wide receiver and
return specialist Pharoh Cooper on Wednesday after the Rams placed him on
waivers.Passing game coordinator Shane Waldron said there was no need to change
signals despite the understanding Cooper would be giving his new team detailed
information on audibles and other aspects of the offense."I mean, there are some
teams in the league where those signals or some of those things have been the
same since 15 years moving forward," Waldron said. "Some of those things, I
think, are overvalued. You got to go out there and play football and execute at
a high level. If you start worrying too much about hand signals or codewords
you're not allowing yourself to play fast, so we still feel we can operate as we
have been operating."As confident as Waldron is in the mechanics of operating
the offense, McVay remains just as enthused about Goff, provided his quarterback
uses the handful of plays that have hindered the Rams the past two weeks to
improve."Unfortunately
Sam
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nature of the quarterback position," McVay said. "But I would say this, we'll
continue to learn from it."Goff has no doubts he and the Rams offense will reap
the benefits, no vitamins necessary."Again, we're talking about things going bad
when two weeks ago it was a much different conversation," Goff said. "We need to
fix some things and get some things ironed out and we will. I expect to do that
this week."NOTES: RB Todd Gurley (knee) and Justin Davis (shoulder) did not
participate in the team's walkthrough Wednesday. McVay expects Gurley will be
available to play Sunday. ... McVay has not decided whether WR JoJo Natson or DB
Blake Countess will return kicks in place of Cooper.