All season long Los Angeles Rams fans and pundits have heaped their disapproval on defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and his schemes. His two-deep zone coverage scheme, with its yielding nature, has enflamed Ram posting forums. With a current #5 playoff seed in hand and still battling the Arizona Cardinals for the NFC West’s top spot, the time seems right to see check out how the Rams defense stacks up against the other NFC playoff contenders.
Using the stats from 21 defensive categories provided by Pro Football Reference, I used a simple one through seven rating system to rank all seven teams who are currently in the NFC playoff seeds, and broke them into sub-categories for easier reading.