Eric Weddle has been only with the Los Angeles Rams for a couple of months and has already impressed everyone including defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Weddle has played 12 seasons in the NFL and has seen a lot during his time which has helped him as a leader.
One thing that Phillips has noticed is how he always seems to be a step or two ahead of what an opposing team is going to do.
“He's a really smart guy, smarter than I am, I know,” Phillips said via ESPN. “He anticipates so much and helps other players so much by helping them anticipate by saying, ‘Hey watch for this, do this, this might be coming.'”
Weddle also hasn't been afraid to give Phillips a few suggestions on what he thinks they could do to make the defense better.
“He will come to us about things and say, ‘Why don't we do this or that?'” Phillips says. “And we say, ‘Yeah, let's do that.' That's the way he is; he's thinking football all the time, and he's got a real sharp mind, football IQ.”
One guy that Weddle has really taken under his wing is quarterback Jared Goff. A lot of times they will talk in between plays during practice to try and get a feel on what the other saw, and help both players improve.
Goff was solid last year, but it could be argued that his performance in the Super Bowl cost the team the title. If he can take another step forward this year, that is going to only mean good things for the Rams.
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