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The Rams have turned into the NBA and buying a championship.

I despise uninformed fans. We signed Suh and traded for everybody else.

Combine this……

Fowler has had the best season of his career as a pass-rusher, earning a career-high 82.7 pass-rush grade through Week 8. This mark is good enough for seventh in the league among edge defenders (with no snap restrictions), just one place behind Khalil Mack’s 83.8 pass-rush grade.

The writing was on the wall for the Jags’ 2015 first-rounder, as Fowler has only played 165 snaps this season. Yet, he has seized the opportunities he has been given. Fowler’s pressure percentage (14.8) ranks T-12th among edge defenders with 100-plus pass-rush snaps.

With this……

ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
Well-built, athletic frame with very long arms. Has transformed body since coming in, losing 25 pounds while adding substantial explosiveness in space. Versatile -- was moved around field for Gators. Can rush from two- or three-point stance. Good first-step quickness. Uses improving spin move to counter when rush stalls high-side. Can dip and turn corner against upright tackles. Slants inside with devastating quickness. Well-timed arm over to whip lungers. Rangy in pursuit. Has hips and feet to change direction seamlessly. Can chase play-side running back to sideline and terminate with very little angle. Length to stifle cut blocks. Strong hands and arm extension to set edge and maintain.
WEAKNESSES
Bounced all over the field. Raw pass rusher. Still learning nuances of the position. Needs more coordination between hands and feet. Pass-rush approach lacks efficiency and includes too much wasted motion. Expected "speed-to-power" conversion inconsistent on tape. Tackles with length can lock him out and run him over the top. Average lower-body strength with limited window to fend off power. Limited recovery talent when beaten early in snap. Inconsistency against downhill running game is a concern.
DRAFT PROJECTION
Round 1 (top 10)
SOURCES TELL US
"He's had to play at different weights and different spots on the field, and I think he's finally understanding how to use his athleticism to dominate a game. He will be way better in the pros than what he is now." -- AFC East college director of scouting
NFL COMPARISON
Khalil Mack
BOTTOM LINE
Strong-side 3-4 outside linebacker with the physical traits and above-average potential to set the edge or spill runs wide to an early demise. Fowler is a competitive pass rusher getting by on athleticism and inside moves right now, but has a Pro Bowl ceiling with double-digit sack potential if he takes coaching and addresses his rush technique.

….add in a little Wade Phillips and what might we have?

[RamsFanSince82]

[ramsman34]

fwiw pff currently has fowler ranked 34th among edge rushers, 6 clicks above ebukam (40th), it's fowler's highest annual pff grade/ranking by far, they ranked him below average in each of his previous years.

Here's to hopin he has a "Mack like" breakout game against the saints. With Suh, AD, and Brokers, and an ascending Ebukam (IMHO), he should have a lot of 1-1 matchups and hopefully a few blitz packages designated for him to get loose.

[aeneas1]

Here's to hopin he has a "Mack like" breakout game against the saints. With Suh, AD, and Brokers, and an ascending Ebukam (IMHO), he should have a lot of 1-1 matchups and hopefully a few blitz packages designated for him to get loose.

the thought of how dominating this defense could become with the addition of fowlers is friggin' exciting as hell, it's the same excitement i felt at the start of the season when the rams added all of the pro bowlers to the defense, hopefully fowlers will be the missing ingredient that will unleash wade's wrath!

[Zen_Ronin]

I'm not going to get overly excited pro or con on Fowler based on his performance (if he even plays) vs the Saints. New team, big move, new system, and facing a QB who this year is all about the quick release after the snap. Short throws all over the field. Don't get me wrong, if he lights it up, sweet! But I'm most excited about how he's going to help out the secondary. It's going to be incredibly hard for any QB in this league to find the time to wait for receivers to get deep. Really great scrambling QB's still have a shot obviously but that really only leaves Wilson and Mahomes (and to a lesser extent Wentz) to worry about. But I think scrambling out of the pocket against this D might actually make things worse for you. Lot a yards to be lost outside of that comfy, cozy pocket.

[ramsman34]

I'm not going to get overly excited pro or con on Fowler based on his performance (if he even plays) vs the Saints. New team, big move, new system, and facing a QB who this year is all about the quick release after the snap. Short throws all over the field. Don't get me wrong, if he lights it up, sweet! But I'm most excited about how he's going to help out the secondary. It's going to be incredibly hard for any QB in this league to find the time to wait for receivers to get deep. Really great scrambling QB's still have a shot obviously but that really only leaves Wilson and Mahomes (and to a lesser extent Wentz) to worry about. But I think scrambling out of the pocket against this D might actually make things worse for you. Lot a yards to be lost outside of that comfy, cozy pocket.

That said, I hope they use more zone concepts to try to clog up passing lanes and force Brees to hold the ball longer than he wants. this is going to be a very difficult matchup on both sides of the ball.

[Kabron]

All in for sure.

[RamsFanSince82]

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