2013: The Sophomore Slumps

Oct 28, 2013; St. Louis, MO, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver

(87) catches a pass and runs it in for a touchdown defended by St. Louis Rams cornerback

(21) during the third quarter at Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

Janoris Jenkins

The next player that experienced a sophomore slump, was cornerback Janoris Jenkins. With the absence of Cortaland Finnegan and given his performance last year, Jenkins was given the number one role and struggled in it.

Jenkins did have a few decent games, but they were far and few between. Part of Jenkins’ struggles could have been because the Rams didn’t have a legitimate safety in the secondary for the majority of the season, putting a lot of pressure on Jenkins.

The other part of it could have been the coverage and the scheme that the Rams were playing that didn’t utilize Jenkins’ strengths. The Rams were giving receivers at times 10+ yard cushions at the line of scrimmage, you don’t do that when you have a talent like Janoris Jenkins.

2012

    2013

15

16

64

55

0

1

4

1

3

0

14

14

-7.9

-0.9

66

56

61.7

64.4

715

783

243

367

68

81

5

7