Minus personnel on OL/at WR, OC Liam Coen says offense is in problem-solving mode; figuring out "identity". Having Ben Skowronek and Brandon Powell able to contribute in a variety of areas is a benefit in that regard. On Powell, Coen says, "Just a football player. He'll be able to move around a little bit, play him in a couple different positions. He's just functional. He's functional, and he's explosive when he gets the ball in his hands. He's a competitor. Played a lot of football - he plays a lot of ball throughout the course of a game on the return

Rams have a pressure rate of 22.7%, which is second-lowest in the NFL through three games, but are blitzing at a 37.1% rate, which is fifth-highest. Their movement toward rushing 4 in second half of 2021 made a clear difference not just toward pressure effect, but also (thread) in how they could manipulate their coverages on the back end (including tighter alignments for some players while keeping the shell for others). On this today, DC Raheem Morris said, "You want to be able to affect the QB as much as you can, any way you can, but particularly if

The Rams allowed a four-man rush to dictate their W1 loss in a major way. 49ers like to play them the same way (the Bills ran a lot of 49ers “stuff” against them in fact). In 2021 the 49ers blitzed 21% of the time overall but just 13.2% of the time in three matchups vs. Rams. Right now, 49ers have a 43% pressure rate on non-blitzing dropbacks. Big game for an OL playing well last two weeks; big game for Ben Skowronek and probably a game to bring Malcolm Brown up to pass pro.