Readers requested, we answered: Matthew Stafford's health, Chargers running backs and additional

You experienced queries just after the Rams beat the Chargers 29-22 on Saturday night time and Gary Klein and Jeff Miller have some answers. Inquiries have been frivolously edited for clarity and size.

Do the Rams have ample on the edge defensively immediately after losing Von Miller, or will they have to make a midseason acquisition like Miller or Dante Fowler?

Michael Stettiner, Lexington, Mass.

Gary Klein: Justin Hollins, Terrell Lewis and Obo Okoronkwo played in rotation as a edge rushers reverse Leonard Floyd last year — and the Rams had been 7-1 when they traded for Miller.

Miller, of course, is a major decline, but Hollins and Lewis are again this period, with Chris Garrett and rookie Daniel Hardy maybe in the mix for a part.

I would hope the Rams to do what they did final period: Look at how it develops and, if there is a want or a opportunity to obtain a different effects participant, make a go at or close to the trade deadline.

I viewed the Chargers-Rams video game Saturday night. An difficulty I have with the Chargers defensive backs is that when the ball is in the air and throwing to a Ram huge receiver they have their backs to the ball and they DO NOT Turn About to the ball to protect the ball to break up the perform or to possibly get an interception. Rather, the DB’s backs are to the ball and typically they get the receiver or bump into the WR, which benefits in go interference.

When I was actively playing we experienced “the buddy technique,” wherever if the ball was in the air to the receiver we had 1 of the safeties or an additional DB yell at the DB who was covering the receiver who the QB was throwing to yell to DB "#23 ball is in the air coming your way. Change About and make a engage in on the ball.” By executing this, our move interference phone calls went way down and our interception proportion when way up.

Larry Thaler, Marina del Rey

Jeff Miller: I’m guessing the participant you are largely conversing about is Deane Leonard, who struggled finishing in coverage from the Rams. I can assure you the Chargers didn’t mentor him to try to defend the move with his back to the quarterback. The encouraging issue was he was in the right placement if not, displaying an means to stick with the receiver.

Leonard’s difficulty is not unheard of for a DB seeking to transition into the NFL. One thing else to try to remember is he was a seventh-spherical draft choose and this was his initial NFL-ish action. Let us see if he displays advancement Saturday in opposition to Dallas.

Is an OBJ return to the Rams later on this period a legit likelihood or just a ton of discuss?

Terence Stephenson, Burbank

Klein: Odell Beckham Jr. served the Rams gain the Super Bowl and he loves L.A.

So, a return to the Rams — the place he is aware the procedure, can operate performs designed by Sean McVay and catch passes from Matthew Stafford — is a legit likelihood.

Beckham also is good.

I would guess that he waits right until midseason, does a workout that displays he’s recovered totally from knee surgical procedure and then fields features from the Rams and other Super Bowl contenders.

The Rams would have to be deemed frontrunners in the OBJ chase. But what if Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes picks up the cell phone and suggests, “Hey, appear assistance me acquire a Tremendous Bowl.”

It does not feel most likely that any team would invest seriously with a rich multiyear deal. But all Beckham needs is a half-year chance to show he’s physically seem. If he does that, he will cash in on a receivers market place that was reset this earlier offseason.

This is a typical NFL issue: In the NFL some superior gamers usually stop up on the exercise squad. If a different team claims a participant on the follow squad, does the player have the choice to remain on the observe squad of his latest team?

Dale Onyon, Jamestown, Ky.

Klein: Unlike players claimed off waivers, apply squad gamers do have the possibility to stay with their latest group.

And some make that choice, particularly if their latest team sweetens their offer or they see superior extended-expression potential clients with that crew.

But the economic incentive to be part of an active roster is sizeable.

Players claimed by another staff off the apply squad are confirmed a roster spot and 3 match checks, no matter of whether or not they stay with that group for that extended. They also accrue assistance time towards a pension and other added benefits.

This period, observe squad players with two a long time or fewer accrued seasons will generate $11,500 per 7 days, veterans $15,400. The minimum salary for players on a roster is $705,000, so if my math is accurate that interprets to $41,470 for each video game.

What is it with the L.A. Situations remaining so biased in direction of the Rams? The activity was totally near right until the past what, 30 seconds, when a fumble happened. Would seem like Mr. Klein’s short article, the only article about yesterday’s recreation until finally about an hour in the past I may well include, is dumping on the Chargers?

And it was a dwelling sport for the Chargers. Describe.

Go Chargers!

Tom Allen, Los Angeles

Miller: All I can inform you is I wrote 825 text on the Chargers and sent the story in at halftime. I’m not guaranteed what occurred just after that but, rest confident, there was an L.A. Situations-created Chargers tale about the activity floating about out there. I also wrote 1,200 phrases after the video game in another Chargers story that posted on our internet site early the subsequent morning. I’ll be performing the exact same this weekend when the Chargers experience the Cowboys.

Klein: Mr. Klein covers the Rams, so his report from the Chargers’ 29-22 victory more than the Rams focused on observations about the Rams. And there was no dumping on the Chargers.

Make sure you see Jeff Miller’s great tale on the Chargers.

Will Matthew Stafford convert out like Todd Gurley did and have a excellent period and then turn into nonfunctional owing to an personal injury?

Josh Albrektson, South Pasadena

Klein: That is a concern for the Rams, but a quarterback’s elbow and a managing back’s knee are diverse.

Gurley was issue to pain each and every phase that he took, not to mention the hard cuts he had to make on the area and the violent actual physical get in touch with he absorbed practically every single engage in.

Stafford, as a quarterback, is much more shielded. As a 14th-12 months pro who used 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, he is aware how to control and engage in by way of soreness.

Rams specific teams captain was Johnny Hekker. Considering the fact that he’s absent, who is filling that function now?

Sue Chrismer, Chapin

Klein: The Rams have not chosen captains.

I would not be surprised if kicker Matt Homosexual or maybe Nick Scott serves in that role. The Rams drafted Scott as a particular teams prospect but his specific groups duties have been lessened mainly because he has formulated into a dependable basic safety.

How a lot will RB2 be associated in this Chargers offensive? Providing Austin Ekeler a split.

@urb5nlove via Twitter

Miller: The Chargers would really like to contain a second running back plenty in their offense. Ekeler has talked brazenly the past two years about needing the assist, in particular as the season drags into December. What the Chargers have to have is for a person of their backups to prove capable each as a runner and as a receiver. Ekeler has been specific on regular more than 6 situations for every activity more than the previous three seasons. His backup will want to be equipped to present that form of threat, as well.

The Chargers’ gifted cost-free agent rookie pickup, Andrew Trainer, 6 toes 7 deal with, 320 kilos, brief ft, All-American from William & Mary, was introduced very last 7 days for health care causes, and an injuries settlement was reached.

What was the personal injury? How substantially was the settlement? I recognize if no other groups declare him off of waivers, he continues to be a Charger? Is that right? What comes about then?

Hugh Terrell, San Diego

Miller: From what I was ready to gather, Andrew Coach has a shoulder damage. I have no concept what his personal injury settlement was. He is even now with the staff recovering. I also don’t know what kind of timeline he’s in for becoming healthful again.