The Quiet Force Behind The Rams’ Defense
The Lead
Wondery
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🗓️ 22 September 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In a season where they have legit Super Bowl aspirations, the Los Angeles Rams are off to a 2-0 start, and their defense — led by superstars Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald — has been a huge part of that equation. But this season, the Rams’ high-powered D is also in the hands of a new coordinator — former NFL head coach Raheem Morris — and today, The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue tells us how Morris is handling L.A.’s stars, and how his own larger-than-life personality is impacting this team on the field.
Read Jourdan Rodrigue’s story about Raheem Morris: https://theathletic.com/2774151/2021/09/06/it-cant-be-ego-driven-how-raheem-morris-hopes-to-take-over-the-rams-defense-make-an-impact-along-the-way/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:46.0 | The Los Angeles Rams are off to a two and a half start in a season where they have legitimate Super Bowl hopes. |
| 0:59.0 | And the defense, as always, has been a huge part of that equation. |
| 1:04.0 | And Jaila Ramsey comes up to make the huge play with two 13 remaining Ramsey with the pick. |
| 1:14.0 | That's what game changes you. |
| 1:17.0 | But the Rams high profile D is now in the hands of a new coordinator, former NFL head coach Raheem Morris. |
| 1:24.0 | Today, the Athletics Jordan Rodriguez tells us how Morris is handling some of the big egos on LA's defense |
| 1:30.0 | and how his own larger than life personality is impacting this team on the field. |
| 1:35.0 | I'm Wandery in the Athletic. I'm Tiffany Ashinsky. It's Wednesday, September 22nd, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:46.0 | So Jordan, we want to start the story back in August as Raheem Morris is first press conference at Rams training camp. |
| 1:52.0 | It started with his sunny disposition on display pretty much right away. |
| 1:56.0 | It's going to be hard to find me with a bad day. You know, you know, all of us have bad days, |
| 2:00.0 | but when you're out here doing what you love and kind of take that approach to every single day and get a chance to work with him. |
| 2:04.0 | We'll talk about that upbeat personality in a minute. But first, he made a comment during that press conference about Rams linebacker Leonard Floyd that you wrote about specifically. |
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