unfortunate."Carroll's clock management was also debated. He called timeout with 1:39 remaining after the Rams came up short on third-and-1 at their 42-yard line. Preserving the clock seemed the wise choice, but it also a

The inside linebacker position is one of many that’ll have a new face injected into prominent playing time. Let’s take a look at the rotation." 2019 Los Angeles Rams PreseasonWhat the ILB position will look like for the Los Angeles RamsNew Todd Gurley II Jersey ,13commentsThe inside linebacker position is one of many that’ll have a new face injected into prominent playing time. Let’s take a look at the rotation.CDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:What the ILB position will look like for the Los Angeles RamsTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by John McCoy/Getty ImagesHeading into the offseason, the Los Angeles Rams made ILB Mark Barron a cap casualty as they released him and used the opened cap space to address other areas of need. With the move being made, the Rams essentially opened up a “competition” for the second starting inside linebacker spot, though second-year ILB Micah Kiser always had the fast track to becoming an immediate starter and impact player in Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips’ defense.Moving along in the offseason, Phillips was recently quoted saying Kiser was “going to be an impact player on first and second downs”:This is an interesting quote because it allows us to proactively guesstimate what the plans could be at the inside linebacker spot in 2019. Like Phillips said, Kiser will be an impact player on run downs, that’s a certainty. Kisers’ skillset directly translates into a plus run-stopping threat, with his coverage ability being labeled a question mark.That’s where second-round rookie S Taylor Rapp comes in. Rapp is a highly physical and instinctive player who belongs as close to the line of scrimmage as possible. His weakness (as a draft prospect) was his inability to play a more traditional deep safety role, though that simply isn’t his game. He’s best when he’s allowed to look forward, read quarterbacks Aaron Donald Jersey , make tackles in space, and run and chase near the middle of the field/line of scrimmage.Rapp is likely to see a lot of time as a sub-package linebacker. Whether you want to call him that, a rat, underneath zone player, third safety, box safety, whatever..... That’s what his immediate role will be.In 2018, the duo of backup safeties in Marqui Christian and Blake Countess registered over 400 snaps on defense. The Rams had a penchant for removing Barron on passing downs and subbing him in favor of a player who was more dynamic in coverage. That’s likely to continue in 2019, and that bodes well for Rapp’s ability to make an immediate impact as a defender.The move towards more dynamic coverage players is a positive one, simply due to the league continually transitioning into more of a passing and space league Darrell Henderson Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , as opposed to a congested rushing attack. The scenario was all lined up for Russell Wilson to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 25th career fourth-quarter comeback and end the unbeaten run of a division rival.Needing just a field goal to take the lead, the Seahawks were already in range for Sebastian Janikowski. A few more yards, milk some time off the clock and Seattle would have had a chance at a field goal to knock off the Los Angeles Rams.With two untimely penalties, Seattle's plans of a late comeback fell apart. And instead of making the NFC West a race, the Seahawks already trail the Rams by three games after Los Angeles' 33-31 victory on Sunday."Russell, his way to make big plays, put us in a position to win and in the end we get knocked out of field goal range with a penalty. Really disturbing that that happened at that time," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.Seattle was more than a touchdown underdog at home to arguably the best team in the league. Thanks to a rejuvenated run game led by Chris Carson and his 116 yards, and three TD passes from Wilson, Seattle gave itself a chance in the fourth quarter to knock the Rams from the short list of unbeaten teams.After Cairo Santos hit a 39-yard field goal to give Los Angeles a 33-31 lead Los Angeles Rams Jerseys 2019 , it took just two plays for Wilson to get Seattle in field goal range. He hit Tyler Lockett for 44 yards to the Rams' 32. There was less than 5 minutes remaining and Seattle was in perfect position to pull the upset.A false start penalty against Germain Ifedi came first, although it appeared Seattle would have been called for delay of game if not for the early movement. But the most damaging penalty came on second-and-13, when D.J. Fluker was called for holding against Ndamukong Suh. The Seahawks were suddenly facing second-and-23 outside of field goal range and after two straight incompletions 鈥?one batted down by Cory Littleton 鈥?the Seahawks were forced to punt with 3:38 remaining.Seattle never saw the ball again. Fluker didn't agree with the holding call, although on replay it appeared he had a clear tug on Suh's shoulder."They called a penalty. It cost us the game. I don't think it was a penalty," Fluker said. "But at the end of the day, we all played hard. We all played physical."Carroll was upset about the flag."We ran the ball 32 times on the day, they ran it 30, there were 60-something runs in the game and it comes down to, 'We're going to throw the flag right there,' and unfortunately it happened. They got a great break out of that Darrell Henderson Jersey Cheap ," Carroll said. "It was a great break for them. I haven't seen the play. There's a lot of plays in that game that probably could have warranted a penalty throw and it happened on that play right then. It really pissed me off that that was how this thing ended. It's unfortunate."Carroll's clock management was also debated. He called timeout with 1:39 remaining after the Rams came up short on third-and-1 at their 42-yard line. Preserving the clock seemed the wise choice, but it also allowed Los Angeles a chance to reconsider its options after initially sending out the punt team. The Rams ended up going for it on fourth-and-1 and Jared Goff converted the QB sneak to clinch the victory.The Seahawks tried to find a few positives before their trip to London to face the Raiders next weekend."This could be a turning point. For us to go against an offense, or a team like that because they have a stacked defense, and give them their hardest test to this point in the season really shows just where we're at," safety Bradley McDougald said.