Jared Goff's Genius Masking Masks, $ 76 Million Defensive Defenses | Bleacher's report

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After winning the NFC West with the league's best offensive a year ago, the Los Angeles Rams began to improve their defense. They were extremely aggressive in adding veteran differences, signing Ndamukong Suh and Aqib Talib and negotiating for Marcus Peters.

Add the $ 135-million, six-year mega-prize awarded to defensive lineman Aaron Donald just before the start of the season, and the Rams will become one of eight NFL teams with more than $ 75 million. dollars invested in defense for 2018, by Spotrac.

If Thursday night's performance of this new defense in the 38-31 win over the Minnesota Vikings at the LA Memorial Coliseum is not an indication, the Rams will not get the return on investment that's expected. they had hoped. This team will have to win matches like it did last year – blowing up opponents.

This seems to suit Rams 4-0. The lack of feedback on this investment did not even have much influence on L.A., which will result in the completion of the NFC West program at this time.

Welcome to the biggest show on the grass – only on the outside on the grass. And 23-year-old quarterback Jared Goff, who looks like the MVP in the league a month into the season, leads the circus of scoring.

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To be fair, it is not completely the fault of the defense, it did not play to the expectations. Injuries accumulate. Linebacker Mark Barron (and his average annual salary of $ 9 million) has not seen the field this year due to an ankle injury. Talib (AAV $ 9.5 million) may not see him again in 2018 after ankle surgery.

It has not always been negative. Suh and Donald were forces inside, with each at least one bag against the Vikings. The Rams are not bad on the defensive side, as are the Kansas City Chiefs. But after yielding 446 yards and 31 points to the Vikings, LA's defense is not great either.

The offense, on the other hand. Oh my lord, the offense.

Fighting last year's NFL Defense N ° 1, the Rams were a star. A blitzkrieg. A buzzkrieg, even.

Goff looked like a man tired of seeing Sports Center segments on the quality of Patrick Mahomes. Goff said his case was considered the league's number 1 gun, throwing for 465 yards and five touchdowns in 26 of 33 passes.

His odds for the night? A perfect 158.3. A quarter of the season, Goff threw 1,406 yards with 11 shots and two choices.

And the Rams are 4-0 for the first time since the Kurt Warner-Marshall Faulk days of 2001.

By speaking to Fox Sports after the match, Goff was quick to credit his linemen and receivers.

"I thought we had very well protected all night," said Goff. "They have done a great job of standing up, and every time that happens, we have a good chance with the guys on the outside."

The guys the Rams have outside are the deepest and most loaded receiving corps in the NFL. And Goff occupied them all.

There was second-year pro Cooper Kupp, who led L.A. with nine catches for 162 yards and two touchdowns, including the 70-yard bomb that allowed the team to go up 14-10:

Then there's newcomer Brandin Cooks, who joined the team in an off-season trade with the Patriots of New England. The cooks accumulated seven catches for 117 yards and a 47-yard score:

Look at these deep passes. Look at them. They are perfect. Each time, Goff hit the open man where it was needed. There is no defense for throws like that.

In case you were wondering, Goff's other touch went to Todd Gurley back, of course that was the case. All the player of the 2017 offensive year against the Vikings was composed of 156 yards in total and this score.

That's the thing: Gurley was great against the Vikings. It was the same for the O Rams line. But that night, it was Goff's world. Given Goff's loss as a rookie, much of the merit of his development must go to head coach Sean McVay. It's a brain. A wunderkind. A smart guy, even.

But the best plan in the world is only for the quarterback who performs it. On Thursday, Goff cut one of the league's best defenses into pieces so small that they could not be seen with the naked eye. It was a blur of punctual throws.

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The Rams entered the season as a Super Bowl favorite in the NFC. They would combine a dominant defense with an explosive attack and become a heavyweight. The defense can still become formidable if it can become healthy, and a late backpack has sealed the deal and perhaps served as a positive foreshadowing.

The Rams are the best team in the NFL, but they have not earned this status thanks to defensive improvements. The unit is decent, but not much more than that. L.A. will be without a doubt the No. 1 team in the Bleacher Report's NFL ranking on Monday because it's been the league's highest score in a year. fact improve by leaps and bounds. Because Goff could be the best quarterback of football in his third season.

The terrifying part? Goff told Fox that the Rams had not finished improving.

"We have to keep improving," the quarterback said. "Keep finishing the workouts, keep putting points, keep taking care of the ball, that's all we can do."

The scathing sound you hear comes from the NFL's defensive coordinators who slam their heads in their offices.

Because the Rams seem unstoppable.

And Goff is the reason.