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Two of the NFL’s most creative offensive minds and strong-armed quarterbacks will face off in Southern California when the 2-2 Green Bay Packers face off against the 1-3 Los Angeles Rams.
Green Bay head coach and offensive play-caller Matt LaFleur and Los Angeles head coach and offensive play-caller Sean McVay both descend from the Shanahan tree, both working as assistants under Mike Shanahan on his Washington coaching staff from 2010-2013. LaFleur also served as McVay’s offensive coordinator in the latter’s first season as the Rams head coach in 2017.
Where to watch
Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 | Time: 4:25 p.m. ETLocation: SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calfiornia)TV: CBS | Stream: Paramount+ (click here) Odds: Packers -3, O/U 48.5 (SportsLine consensus)
Both maximize their schemes to make life easier for their starting quarterbacks in the Packers’ Jordan Love and the Rams’ Matthew Stafford. McVay’s Rams (77.8%) and LaFleur’s Packers (76.4%) utilize motion at the two highest rates in the entire NFL. That’s a big deal.
“The more speed that happens pre-snap on the offensive side of the ball, the more stress it puts on a defense,” retired five-time first-team All-Pro linebacker and 2013 NFL NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly said on the “Move The Sticks” podcast on Wednesday. … “It [motion] makes playing the run game really hard because you can’t get downhill. All your movement as a [line]backer is lateral. Stress on the defense is caused by pre-snap motion and the speed at which they [offenses] do it.”
Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, who leads the NFL in yards per target (15.3) and yards per carry (15.2, minimum five carries) this season, has been sent in motion by LaFleur on an NFL-high 62 plays, according to Pro Football Focus. Reed has nine touches for 100 yards and two touchdown, tied for the most in the NFL, after receiving the football after going in…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-10-05 16:26:23
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