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November 25, 2018 at 11:01 am #94448znModerator
Aqib Talib on playing next week vs. Detroit: “That’s the plan. If you ask me, I’m coming back.” https://t.co/jRcdjk92tM
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 25, 2018
November 25, 2018 at 1:38 pm #94452JackPMillerParticipantTalib may be a little rusty. He has not played in a little while. I wonder how many plays he’ll get in the next couple of weeks.
November 25, 2018 at 3:08 pm #94457AgamemnonParticipantNovember 25, 2018 at 6:28 pm #94458InvaderRamModeratorhow much of a difference can he make?
i don’t know if we’ll even really know until the playoffs.
November 25, 2018 at 6:53 pm #94461znModeratorhow much of a difference can he make?
i don’t know if we’ll even really know until the playoffs.
There are some who say he will be THE difference. With him the secondary goes back to its old configuration, communication improves, pass defense improves, and that makes the rush more effective.
Doesn’t help with run defense but it could blunt the edge on some offensive assaults against that D.
That’s a theory. The optimist in me likes it.
November 26, 2018 at 2:41 pm #94480znModeratorMyles Simmons@MylesASimmons
some news I know y’all have been waiting for. #LARams will still have to make a move to officially get Talib on the roster. But this is a good sign for his availability — potentially as soon as this week.November 26, 2018 at 3:05 pm #94481AgamemnonParticipanthttps://www.therams.com/news/cb-aqib-talib-designated-to-return-from-ir
Monday, Nov 26, 2018 11:25 AM
CB Aqib Talib Designated to Return from IR
Myles Simmons
It’s looking more and more like the Rams could have one of their star defenders back in time for Week 13.
Los Angeles officially designated cornerback Aqib Talib to return from injured reserve on Monday. The five-time Pro Bowler will return to practice this week, with the Rams coming off their bye.
Cornerback (21) Aqib Talib of the Los Angeles Rams against the Los Angeles Chargers during the Rams 35-23 victory over the Chargers in an NFL Week 3 football game, Sunday, September 23, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA. (Jeff Lewis/Rams)Since Talib went on IR after suffering an ankle injury against the Chargers back in Week 3, it’s always been expected that he would be one of the two players L.A. would designate to return. But now that it’s official, the Rams are slated to get one of their key defensive pieces back on the field just in time for the stretch run to the postseason.
Prior to his injury, Talib recorded two passes defensed and a forced fumble in his first three games as a Ram.
Talib was voted as a captain by his peers at the start of the regular season.
Coming off their bye week, the Rams return to the field for a walk-thru on Monday. Head coach Sean McVay is scheduled to address the media at 1:15 p.m.
November 26, 2018 at 4:31 pm #94485wvParticipantI’m not expecting much in his first game back. I’m just hopin he doesnt re-injure himself, and I’m hoping he’s up to speed when the playoffs come.
One would think the Rams defense will start ‘looking’ better given the schedule they play now. Aint no more Chiefs or Saints on the schedule. The Bears are not an offensive team. San Fran and Arizona suck. I figure the D will ‘look’ better — whether it actually IS better…?
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vNovember 26, 2018 at 4:58 pm #94487znModeratorThe Bears are not an offensive team.
But beware of them.
They’re 5th in offensive scoring (in spite of being 21st in yards) and Nagy is one of the “McVay generation” offensive coaches who gets uber-praise.
Great run defense too.
November 26, 2018 at 5:06 pm #94489znModeratorSpeed_Kills
he was on NFL GameDay
and he was very cautious about actually playing… he said if its up to him he would but he hasn’t been cleared and we will have to see how he does with a full practice and in game atmosphere
November 26, 2018 at 7:42 pm #94493znModeratorTalib Returns to Practice Field for Rams
Myles Simmons
https://www.therams.com/news/talib-returns-to-practice-field-for-rams
At long last, he’s back on the field.
Cornerback Aqib Talib was designated to return from injured reserve on Monday, and the five-time Pro Bowler is officially able to practice. Los Angeles held only a walk-thru on Monday — and will do so again on Wednesday. But that represents clear progress for Talib, who has a chance to be on the field when the Rams try to clinch a division title on Sunday against the Lions.
“The first step is getting off IR, right? So I mean, the first step is done. Now I’ve just got to practice,” Talib said Monday. “Hopefully I look good enough so that the coaches can say I can play on Sunday.”
“I think we could,” head coach Sean McVay said of potentially activating Talib for Week 13. “As far as if he’s ready to go, those are things that as the week progresses, we’ll figure that out, but that’ll be a collaboration of, from the doctors hearing and seeing how Aqib does. I know he’s excited and just his presence for our team will be a big benefit to us — having him out on the practice field.”
Thursday will likely represent a landmark when it comes to Talib’s potential return to game action, as it’s the Rams’ most strenuous practice day of the week. But that doesn’t mean he’s solely looking at it that way.
“I mean, I’m gonna just practice,” Talib said. ‘Everything else is going to be on the training staff and the coaches, you know? I’m gonna just practice, I’ll guess they’ll do the eye test or whatever to see if I’m a ‘go’ Sunday or not. But I’m gonna just practice.”
The 32-year-old corner said he’s feeling good — about as good as possible without actually playing.
“I’ve been getting real hard workouts lately,” Talib said. “But it’s nothing like playing in an actual game, you know? So the only way you’re going to get ready for a game is playing in them games.”
Talib suffered the ankle injury during the Week 3 victory over the Chargers. In three games, the cornerback recorded a pair of passes defensed and a forced fumble, going along with nine total tackles.
While McVay said the Rams have used the opportunity with Talib out to build depth at defensive back, he acknowledged it’s difficult to replace a player like that.
“Any time that you lose a player of his caliber, both from a production standpoint and just from a leadership standpoint — certainly you don’t replace a guy like that,” McVay said. “But he’s been around, he’s made his presence felt in the meeting room. He’s traveled with us to these games.”
Talib has often been seen on the sideline supporting his teammates. But being physically between the white lines should give a boost to Los Angeles’ secondary.
“I just think he’ll put everyone at ease,” safety John Johnson said. “He brings that swag to him, he brings that knowledge of the game to him. We came in with him [to start the season], so it’s kind of like we were missing something. And him coming back, it’ll just be like a security blanket out there.”
A security blanket?
“He just knows what teams want to do,” Johnson said. “He’s probably played against every offensive coordinator in the league, or head coach, or some type of combo of all of them. So he just knows how teams want to attack us, and just gives us little tips to combat it.”
Talib himself said he feels like his experience and ability to help the communication should aid the unit.
“I think we get our communication in order, we eliminate two, three big plays a game, it’ll make us that much better on defense,” he said.
“I just think the overall presence that he has on our team is extremely beneficial,” McVay said, “and he’s one of those guys that I love being around because you learn from him just based on his experience, his knowledge of the game. Any time you talk football with him, you come away and you say, ‘Man, he’s an impressive guy.’”
The players will be off on Tuesday before getting back to work on a normal Wednesday schedule with meetings and walk-thru.
November 27, 2018 at 2:30 pm #94568znModerator"I feel good, I feel good." – @AqibTalib21 pic.twitter.com/JAH2ngJTnQ
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 27, 2018
November 28, 2018 at 9:25 pm #94609znModeratorRams CB Aqib Talib back to work. pic.twitter.com/u5yng2mMPc
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) November 28, 2018
November 29, 2018 at 1:47 am #94616JackPMillerParticipantfrom zn
"I feel good, I feel good." – @AqibTalib21 pic.twitter.com/JAH2ngJTnQ
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 27, 2018
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November 29, 2018 at 11:18 am #94621HerzogParticipantIf Aqib Talib is at 75 percent…. he’s still better than everyone else we got
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