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h front the last three years."It’s become somewhat of an annual tradition for the Los Angeles Rams: celebrating the arrival of Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Games Lost (AGL) metric that quantifies the healthiest teams each season.How does AGL work?Back in 2016 Infant David Long Jersey , the Rams were the healthiest team in the NFL with a low 29.0 AGL.In 2017, that number dropped even lower to just 15.6 as the Rams remained the healthiest team.For this last season? Well, we can no longer claim the AGL crown.The 2018 Rams were the fourth-healthiest team with an AGL of 39.6. While many would jump to concluding that WR Cooper Kupp’s ACL injury was the major proponent here, FO’s breakout of Offensive AGL and Defensive AGL shows that’s not the case.The Rams were second in Offensive AGL with a 10.9 meaning Kupp’s 11-game absence didn’t weight very heavily. Instead, it was the Defensive AGL of 28.7 that ranked 13th that pulled the Rams off the perch. CB Aqib Talib spent eight weeks on injured reserve while ILB Mark Barron missed the first four games. Throw in season-long IR stints for EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo David Long Jersey nfl draft , EDGE Morgan Fox and CB Kevin Peterson and it’s easy to see the impact. I do wonder how they quantified the injury to RB Malcolm Brown or the impacts of the injuries to CB Marcus Peters and RB Todd Gurley that impacted their game performances.So while the Rams might not have been the healthiest team in the NFL in 2018, they certainly remain one of the most fortunate teams in the NFL on the health front. It’s not the credit we deserve, but the credit we need."WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub 鉁昐uper Bowl LIII2019 NFL PlayoffsJeff Fisher deserves credit for Los Angeles Rams’ loss in Super Bowl LIIINew,24commentsIt’s not the credit we deserve, but the credit we need.CSTShareTweetShareShareJeff Fisher deserves credit for Los Angeles Rams’ loss in Super Bowl LIIIKirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsLosing the Super Bowl is tough. It takes multiple post-season wins Robert Woods Jersey , a grueling regular season schedule and luck to make it all the way to the finale.And sure, Sean McVay rightly shielded his players from blame after the tough loss. What’s more telling though, is the true mastermind behind the team is silent.That’s right - for all the blame we place on Goff missing targets, or Gurley mysteriously vanishing, we have to remember who drafted both of them: Jeff Fisher. He had a lot to do with this roster. They might not be his players Andrew Whitworth Jersey , but they’re still kind-of his team.In fact, this was his game. Think about it, his fingerprints are all over the place:A low scoring defensive struggle?Relocating the team to Atlanta for Super Bowl practice?An offense that is unable to move the ball?A strange media fixation on a Rams RB that ends your season? Begrudgingly sticking with a gameplan that doesn’t seem to work?Post game, being willing to “fix” things?It’s all there folks. And while Jeff wasn’t even present, it should be clear to everyone that it’s all by design:It’s because Fisher cared so deeply about the team that he let McVay take over - which is why the Rams are where they are. We have him to thank Cory Littleton Jersey , and ultimately - blame - for what happened.After all, we can never forget his (albeit two years late) fulfilled promise...No one loses better than Jeff, and for that, we thank him.