If you’re a Rams fan, you’ve heard two things all summer. First, don’t expect quarterback Matthew Stafford to play small-ball just because his back flared up again. Second, don’t overlook the reality that a 37-year-old veteran with a long injury history can’t keep taking clean shots forever. Now, former Rams defensive tackle and current analyst D’Marco Farr has urged head coach Sean McVay to mix things up.

Farr says that to have any shot at postseason , Stafford has to stay himself, and Sean McVay’s job is to keep him clean while he lets it rip. “ You have to be you. You can’t be anyone else. You can’t shy away from throwing the ball. You have to play your game, that’s why you’re Matthew Stafford .”

But for Stafford to be himself (and keep him in place), the play-calling must

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