Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer said third-round RB Tre Mason has done a "great job" in blitz pickup.
Mason wasn't asked to protect the quarterback at Auburn and has little experience doing it. In the preseason opener, he stuck his nose in there and picked up a blitzing Saints defender, drawing praise from the coaches. It's Mason's easiest path to playing time behind bellcow Zac Stacy. If he can show that he can be trusted to not miss assignments, Mason can earn a role on passing downs.
and an uppercut to the jaws of Stacy owners.
oh, and funny how noone mentioned HOF'er Marshall Faulk OOZING in the booth about Mason the entire time he played. "a 25-30 touch back" he called him... "better as the game progresses"
But hey, we all see what we wanna see, right?
oh, and how long was his rush of his that got called back for a completely non related holding call? 20yds or so? nice.
mason is a STUD