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Shane Gray provides special Rams commentaries on 101sports.com. Follow him on Twitter @ShaneGmoSTLRams.
Quarterback
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford bounced back from two straight rough performances to post very reasonable numbers against what might be the league’s worst all-around defense in the Jacksonville Jaguars.
On Sunday, Bradford finished with an impressive 105.3 rating by completing 19 of 34 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
His completion rate of 55 percent was nothing spectacular, but he took care of the football by avoiding any turnovers.
With all the positives, though, there were some obvious signs of room for continued growth.
For one, Bradford missed a number of great opportunities to push the ball downfield when receivers had one-on-one coverage with no safety help in the vicinity.
His average of just 6.5 yards per completion needs to improve, and picking up a few big chunks would aid in that regard and open it up underneath for both the run and pass.
Secondly, his failure to consistently progress through reads left some yards and wide-open completions on the table.
For example, Bradford missed a wide-open Zac Stacy out of the backfield for what would have been a sure first down and likely much more. Stacy flared to the right without a Jags defender being within 15 yards, but No. 8 never looked his way. Even though Bradford was not pressured and had time to scan the field, he forced a pass into tight coverage for an incompletion.
Overall, however, the fourth-year St. Louis signal-caller took some solid steps forward in the Week 5 win. More progression should and must occur if the Rams are going to consistently serve up a solid passing attack, but Sunday was a move in the right direction.
Grade: B
(I hope each of you will enjoy the rest of the positional analysis and grades via the full column below. Thanks!):
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Quarterback
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford bounced back from two straight rough performances to post very reasonable numbers against what might be the league’s worst all-around defense in the Jacksonville Jaguars.
On Sunday, Bradford finished with an impressive 105.3 rating by completing 19 of 34 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
His completion rate of 55 percent was nothing spectacular, but he took care of the football by avoiding any turnovers.
With all the positives, though, there were some obvious signs of room for continued growth.
For one, Bradford missed a number of great opportunities to push the ball downfield when receivers had one-on-one coverage with no safety help in the vicinity.
His average of just 6.5 yards per completion needs to improve, and picking up a few big chunks would aid in that regard and open it up underneath for both the run and pass.
Secondly, his failure to consistently progress through reads left some yards and wide-open completions on the table.
For example, Bradford missed a wide-open Zac Stacy out of the backfield for what would have been a sure first down and likely much more. Stacy flared to the right without a Jags defender being within 15 yards, but No. 8 never looked his way. Even though Bradford was not pressured and had time to scan the field, he forced a pass into tight coverage for an incompletion.
Overall, however, the fourth-year St. Louis signal-caller took some solid steps forward in the Week 5 win. More progression should and must occur if the Rams are going to consistently serve up a solid passing attack, but Sunday was a move in the right direction.
Grade: B
(I hope each of you will enjoy the rest of the positional analysis and grades via the full column below. Thanks!):
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