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  • September 18, 2016 at 9:43 pm #53274
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    Rams held players-only meeting ahead of win

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    Few gave the Rams a fighting chance against the Seahawks on Sunday. After all, the team looked as disoriented and disfunctional as any in the league during its season-opening loss to San Francisco.

    So to correct some of the issues at the heart of Monday night’s defeat, the Rams held a players-only meeting on Saturday night in an effort to unify team objectives, trust and focus ahead of Sunday’s 9-3 victory, NFL Network’s Steve Wyche reported.

    According to linebacker and team captain Alec Ogletree, the meeting was called by team leaders and focused on forgetting about the 28-point loss to San Francisco and assuring that a repeat performance on a big stage Sunday would not be tolerated.

    Tight end Lance Kendricks added that players felt addressing any concerns ahead of Week 2 also sets a more positive tone for the rest of the season.

    In their opener, the Rams’ top unit, the defense, spent too much time on the field due to the offense’s inefficiency and affinity for three-and-outs. The result? The 49ers’ offense, led by Blaine Gabbert, was able to wear down Los Angeles’ front and eventually tallied 28 points. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s defense held Case Keenum and the Rams to a shutout.

    The Rams’ players-only meeting seemed to have worked its magic ahead of an anticipated test against the perennial division power. Though the Rams finished with just 25 percent third-down efficiency, the offense led three scoring drives and four drives of four-plus minutes, giving the defense enough breathing room to suffocate Russell Wilson and the Seahawks’ offense.

    September 19, 2016 at 9:50 am #53311
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    After calling team meeting, Rams’ Alec Ogletree helps deliver big win

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    LOS ANGELES — As soon as Alec Ogletree realized that the possession was his, and that a win over the Seattle Seahawks was complete, and that this city could finally celebrate, the Los Angeles Rams linebacker dashed to the other end of the field, found his parents, Allison and Al, and handed them the football.

    “I wouldn’t be here without them,” Ogletree said. “I’m definitely thankful to have them both in my life.”

    Ogletree’s game-ending strip and recovery — with less than a minute to go and the Seahawks only 35 yards away from a potential game-winning touchdown — culminated the dominant defensive effort that made an emotional, enthralling 9-3 victory possible.

    Fitting, too, that it was Ogletree.

    It was Ogletree — more vocal, more boisterous now that he is the middle linebacker and signal-caller for this defense — who called a player’s only meeting the night before this game. He told his teammates that they needed to stick together and put the misery of a season-opening loss on Monday Night Football behind them. Most of all, he told them to savor moments like these.

    “You play the game long enough, you realize how fast the time flies,” Rams defensive end Robert Quinn said. “Every game is important. You have to realize it. You want to capture the moment because you don’t want to say, ‘We should’ve done this better, that better.’ He was basically just challenging each other to live up to their potential and not play like we did earlier this week.”

    The Rams were playing their first home game at the Coliseum since 1979 and more than 91,000 fans showed up for it. The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a pregame concert, CeeLo Green sang the national anthem, Magic Johnson and LeBron James joined a slew of celebrities in the stands and a collection of Rams Hall of Famers — Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Tom Mack, Orlando Pace, Jackie Slater and Jack Youngblood — helped light the Olympic torch.

    The fans, Rams coach Jeff Fisher noted, “were incredible.”

    Cornerback Coty Sensabaugh said: “I felt the ground shaking a couple times.”

    September 19, 2016 at 9:57 am #53313
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