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Rams rookie review: Week 6
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12639/rams-rookie-review-week-6
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- A look at playing time and production of each of the St. Louis Rams' drafted rookies and a quick glimpse at the undrafted rookie class in Monday's 31-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
OL Greg Robinson, first round, No. 2 overall: Robinson's time finally arrived as he made his first NFL start at left guard. He went on to play all 74 snaps and had his share of ups and downs as you'd expect. The Rams had protection issues but Robinson didn't appear to be at the root of many of them. He should be entrenched here moving forward. He also played three snaps on special teams.
DT Aaron Donald, first round, No. 13 overall: Like Robinson, Donald also stepped into the starting lineup in place of Kendall Langford. And his workload more than doubled his season average as he played a whopping 58 snaps. That's the most of any defensive linemen on the roster. Also like Robinson, his day had some ups and downs as he finished with four tackles and had a couple of quarterback hurries.
DB Lamarcus Joyner, second round, No. 41 overall: Quietly, Joyner might have had the best game of his young career. With the Niners rarely using more than two receivers, Joyner wasn't on the field much as he played just 26 defensive snaps but he was solid for almost all of them and made the most of his 15 special-teams plays. He had two tackles and a quarterback hurry on defense and a pair of special-teams tackles in addition to solid coverage.
RB Tre Mason, third round, No. 75 overall: It was a night for rookies as Mason was active for the first time and excelled on the chances he was given. He played only nine snaps but had five carries for 40 yards and a catch for 12 yards. It's a small sample size but that productivity should at least earn him more opportunities moving forward.
S Maurice Alexander, fourth round, No. 110 overall: Alexander was active against San Francisco and played a dozen snaps on special teams.
CB E.J. Gaines, sixth round, No. 188 overall: Niners receiver Michael Crabtree beat Gaines for an easy touchdown in the second half but the play wasn't completely Gaines' fault as the coverage scheme made little sense and Crabtree ran an excellent route. It wasn't Gaines' best day but he was far from the biggest problem in the secondary as he played 59 snaps on defense and 10 on special teams. He finished with three tackles and a pass defended.
C Demetrius Rhaney, seventh round, No. 250 overall: Rhaney is on injured reserve for the season with a knee injury.
Undrafted rookie roundup: Defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks played 27 snaps but had a quiet night that didn't result in any production in the unofficial statistics. ... Running back Trey Watts didn't get any chances to work with the offense but he played 19 snaps and had a tackle. ... Cornerback Marcus Roberson also played only on special teams with six snaps and Alex Bayer got 10 plays.
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12639/rams-rookie-review-week-6
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- A look at playing time and production of each of the St. Louis Rams' drafted rookies and a quick glimpse at the undrafted rookie class in Monday's 31-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
OL Greg Robinson, first round, No. 2 overall: Robinson's time finally arrived as he made his first NFL start at left guard. He went on to play all 74 snaps and had his share of ups and downs as you'd expect. The Rams had protection issues but Robinson didn't appear to be at the root of many of them. He should be entrenched here moving forward. He also played three snaps on special teams.
DT Aaron Donald, first round, No. 13 overall: Like Robinson, Donald also stepped into the starting lineup in place of Kendall Langford. And his workload more than doubled his season average as he played a whopping 58 snaps. That's the most of any defensive linemen on the roster. Also like Robinson, his day had some ups and downs as he finished with four tackles and had a couple of quarterback hurries.
DB Lamarcus Joyner, second round, No. 41 overall: Quietly, Joyner might have had the best game of his young career. With the Niners rarely using more than two receivers, Joyner wasn't on the field much as he played just 26 defensive snaps but he was solid for almost all of them and made the most of his 15 special-teams plays. He had two tackles and a quarterback hurry on defense and a pair of special-teams tackles in addition to solid coverage.
RB Tre Mason, third round, No. 75 overall: It was a night for rookies as Mason was active for the first time and excelled on the chances he was given. He played only nine snaps but had five carries for 40 yards and a catch for 12 yards. It's a small sample size but that productivity should at least earn him more opportunities moving forward.
S Maurice Alexander, fourth round, No. 110 overall: Alexander was active against San Francisco and played a dozen snaps on special teams.
CB E.J. Gaines, sixth round, No. 188 overall: Niners receiver Michael Crabtree beat Gaines for an easy touchdown in the second half but the play wasn't completely Gaines' fault as the coverage scheme made little sense and Crabtree ran an excellent route. It wasn't Gaines' best day but he was far from the biggest problem in the secondary as he played 59 snaps on defense and 10 on special teams. He finished with three tackles and a pass defended.
C Demetrius Rhaney, seventh round, No. 250 overall: Rhaney is on injured reserve for the season with a knee injury.
Undrafted rookie roundup: Defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks played 27 snaps but had a quiet night that didn't result in any production in the unofficial statistics. ... Running back Trey Watts didn't get any chances to work with the offense but he played 19 snaps and had a tackle. ... Cornerback Marcus Roberson also played only on special teams with six snaps and Alex Bayer got 10 plays.