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Seahawks road grader D.J. Fluker doesn’t care about your bulletin board

By Todd Vandenberg

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 09: Offensive tackle D.J. Fluker #78 of the Seattle Seahawks pass blocks against the Indianapolis Colts at CenturyLink Field on August 9, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 09: Offensive tackle D.J. Fluker #78 of the Seattle Seahawks pass blocks against the Indianapolis Colts at CenturyLink Field on August 9, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Ndamukong Suh #93 and Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams sit on the bench during their game against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 10, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Of course, you can find this from multiple sources. I chose Lindsey Thiry’s ESPN blog on the Rams. The fun part kicks in with the responses from the guys he’s talking about. From the same article, here’s what Aaron Donald had to say:

"“We just going to go out there and play our game,” Donald said with a hint of a grin after practice. “Let our play speak for us.”"

Donald also posted his opinion of Fluker’s comments on Instagram:

Just to add to the fun, Todd Gurley and Brandin Cooks chimed in on Donald’s post:

"“@mikedavisrb you in trouble Sunday bro,” Todd Gurley wrote in a comment to Donald’s post. “Talk to emmm,” Brandin Cooks added."

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So let’s clarify a few things. Anyone who thinks Fluker was trash-talking the Rams isn’t thinking clearly, at all. Everything he said is true. You can tell some teams are intimidated by the Rams defensive line. They’re very good, and they can indeed be intimidating.

But as Fluker said, he and his teammates on the line are “built to do this”. It’s their job to “go out and grind”. Fluker literally said that the Seahawks line wasn’t scared. He didn’t say the Rams were overrated.

What Fluker did say was the Rams hadn’t seen a team go right at them. Regardless of the reputation of their defensive line, it’s a fact that Los Angeles just hasn’t very good on defense this year.

They’re ranked 14th in passing yards and 13th in rushing yards allowed. They’re 16th in the league in touchdowns allowed through the air and on the ground. By far their best stat is they’re 10th in points allowed. The Rams defensive line is plenty good, to be sure. But they’re still just 17th in sack percentage. The Seahawks are 10th in the league. Which line is getting the job done?

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