LA Rams fans find lots to love about free agents Floyd and Robinson

Double up defenders on double teams

The most exciting aspect of this signing is the fact that A’Shawn Robinson is a very powerful man.  He is 330 pounds, but that is more muscle than fat. That power allows him to defeat double teams and defend the run. That proficiency against double teams gives the Rams a huge plus, as the team tries to force offenses to use just one blocker against Aaron Donald.

So far, Robinson has not had much of an impact as a pass rusher. But he has not had that responsibility. He has been a lane-clogger, block-gobbler defensive lineman whose role was primarily to keep the linebackers clean and able to make plays.  That is exactly what the Fangio/Staley defense will ask of him as well.

But he will be more than a fireplug in the Rams’ 2020 defense. He will be tasked with creating a secondary target for offensive lines on the defensive front.  A second Hercules strongman on that defensive front which will force the offense to choose either Donald or Robinson. Choose the wrong one, and the other guy will make them pay by tackling the ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage.