tweets … 12/15

Vincent Bonsignore‏ @DailyNewsVinny
#Rams WR Robert Woods says he’s playing on Sunday. Final call is on medical staff and Sean McVay, but sounds like they’ll have a fight on their hands if they try to keep him from playing.

T-Bone‏ @NotTroyThomas
How did Saffold get good all of the sudden? Is that cuz he didn’t have to do G-Rob’s job, too?

Vincent Bonsignore‏ @DailyNewsVinny
He told me this staff/scheme allows him to utilize his athletic ability more than past schemes: Pulling. Getting out in space on screens

Mick Baber‏ @baber_mick
A little surprised the league has not come out and apologized for the taunting call.

Vincent Bonsignore‏ @DailyNewsVinny
There were multiple warnings by referees to both teams throughout the course of the game to pipe down. Viewed through an isolated lens of that particular play, ref could have buried the flag. In the context of the whole game, it was on the player to heed the warnings.

Jerry Jones has Roger Goodell in his cross-hairs, but as #NFL gathers in Dallas this week the #Cowboys owner is about to find out what kind of juice he has left: #NFL source to me: “He may have pissed off too many people this time.”

Joe Curley‏ @vcsjoecurley
Wade Phillips says the Trumaine Johnson flag may have been the difference on Sunday. Says players now know they can’t talk after a play.

Alden Gonzalez‏@Alden_Gonzalez
The Rams blew out their speakers while trying to prepare for the noise in Seattle. They are officially listed as questionable.

Rams LT Andrew Whitworth said he initially feared he had suffered a serious injury on Sunday, but he feels good now. He got his ankle rolled on, which also tweaked his knee. But he said he had a good week of practice and will be fine for the game. C John Sullivan was the only one who missed practice today, but it was due to illness. He’ll be good to go, too.

The Rams, without a first-round pick in this year’s draft, rank seventh in rookie production ($) …

Rams safety Lamarcus Joyner is 5-foot-8 and has not missed a single tackle this season. “I tell people all the time — you can coach technique, you can coach fundamentals. The one thing about tackling is attitude, where your heart is at.” …

Rams RB Todd Gurley recalled playing in Seattle as a rookie, in the finale of the 2015 season. He spiked the ball and one of his teammates said, “Boy, what you doing? You better keep that ball. You know how many people score in Seattle? Nobody.”

Rams RB Todd Gurley was asked how weird it would be to face a Seahawks team without Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor. He smiled. “God is good,” he joked.

Rich Hammond‏@Rich_Hammond
Still trying to decide whether to predict Rams or Seattle. So many things suggest it will be Rams

The Rams haven’t lost consecutive games this season. The Seahawks haven’t lost consecutive games since Oct. 2015. So, something gives this week…

Wade Phillips started his press conference today without a question, and said, “Russell Wilson, Russell Wilson, Russell Wilson. You want to hate the other team, but he’s such a great guy. He really is.”

To no surprise, Sean McVay basically rattled every Seattle stat off the top of his head today. It’s pretty astounding. He probably knows Russell Wilson’s shoe size.

J.B. Long‏@JB_Long
#FeedGurley: @TG3II has accounted for 33.3% of the @RamsNFL total yards from scrimmage this season, highest percentage in the @NFL. He also leads the league with 13 touchdowns.

Mike Cahill‏@FB_Cahill
He has also accounted for a first down/TD on 24% of his carries (6th best among HBs) and 50% of targets (2nd best), min. 300 snaps. Player ahead of him on targets has 38 less targets.

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J.B. Long‏@JB_Long
Mind-boggling stat of the week, per @ESPNStatsInfo:
#Seahawks have won 10 straight against opponents entering the contest at least 5 games above .500.
Every other #NFL team has at least 3 such losses during that span, which dates back to 2012.
#LARams are 9-4, FWIW.

Robert Quinn has come alive in the last three games.

Can Cooper Kupp reach 1,000 yards in his debut season? Needs to average 72.3 over final three…

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It was good catching up with a lot of my old teammates yesterday. This guy @TG3II is a beast. If not the best offensive player we’ve seen this year, he’s on the short list. pic.twitter.com/6tghCkZhrQ

— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) December 11, 2017