tweets … 11/14 thru 11/17

Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Rams official injury report: TE Tyler Higbee (Knee) DNP; TE Gerald Everett (Wrist) Limited; TE Johnny Mundt (Groin) Limited.

Sooo… to sum this up, tight end might be a concern.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay said Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett are expected to play if everything goes according to plan this week. Says the team is being smart about their injuries

cynthia frelund@cfrelund
Baker Mayfield has been protected well, only under pressure on 2/19 dropbacks (10.5%, 1st half)

This is after the @steelers pressured J. Goff on 33.3% of dropbacks last week

Bears Barroom@BearsBarroom
Khalil Mack has three sacks in the three games Akiem Hicks played. Mack has 2.5 total sacks in the games Hicks was injured in or missed.

Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
After injuring his ankle in practice this week, Bears coach Matt Nagy says RB David Montgomery is a pre-game decision.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Rams RB Todd Gurley on if he’s ever had to pick up Khalil Mack on pass protection: “No. That wouldn’t be smart for a coach to do that.”

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
WR Cooper Kupp and C Austin Blythe have a stomach bug and were told to stay home from Friday’s practice, McVay said.

Rams Wire@TheRamsWire
Sean McVay calls Steelers-Browns brawl tough to watch: ‘Unfortunate to see’

Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
More than 24 NFL teams are now expected at Colin Kaepernick’s workout Saturday at the Falcons’ training complex outside Atlanta, per sources.

from Kurt Warner explains why he sees himself more as a Cardinal than Ram: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/13/nfl-rams-cardinals-kurt-warner-hall-of-fame/

“I would probably say a Cardinal. As strange as that is with as much success and maybe the best years of my career being with the Rams, but I think a lot of it has to do with just where I ended,” he said. “The fact that I ended with the Cardinals, I’m still more connected with the team and the front office and stuff there. I still live in Arizona. Hard to say because I love both organizations and both of them were about equal for my career. I would probably say a little bit more with the Cardinals.”

Warner is a Hall of Famer, but he likely wouldn’t have made it to Canton if not for his Super Bowl with the Rams. Considering he lives in Arizona and still has ties to the Cardinals, though, it’s easy to understand why he associates himself with the last team he played for.

Kaepernick supporters outnumber the flag supporters outside of #Falcons facility in Flowery Branch. pic.twitter.com/Ced5ZQbNJn

— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) November 16, 2019

Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
The #Rams are elevating practice squad WR Nsimba Webster to the 53-man roster, source said, in part because of Brandin Cooks’ absence and in part because another team tried to sign him to their roster.

DOWNTOWN RAMS [DTR]@DowntownRams
The corresponding move to bring Nsimba Webster onto the roster was the waiving of RB John Kelly. There’s a good chance he’s coming back onto the practice squad if he clears waivers but it wouldn’t be smart to assume he isn’t going to get claimed either.

Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Rams and Chargers should just put aside their differences and go with one offensive line: Sunday in L.A., Monday in Mexico City.

J.B. Long: https://www.therams.com/news/is-it-time-for-la-to-lean-on-its-defense
It has been 19 drives and 20 days since Goff found Josh Reynolds for a 31-yard touchdown in London, the Rams most recent touchdown.

Brett Kollmann@BrettKollmann
The proletariat must seize the means of yardage production from the officiating class.

Kurt Warner@kurt13warner
Haha, gotta have thick skin on @NFLGameDay Morning!!! @michaelirvin88 just told the world “slow ran me down” on a few of my scrambles!!! #CmonMan – I was running to throw, just got stuck running – I wasn’t showing my TRUE speed #ALittleFasterThanSlow!

Los Angeles Lenny

Jimmy Johnson on Fox said it best. Our line is decimated, we need an Online to have a running game, our offense is predicated on a great running game, worst case scenario this is not our year (but I still think we are going to beat the Bears)

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Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Patriots bye week, Rob Gronkowski says, is four days off. Review film Monday, practice Wednesday. Curious if Sean McVay will alter bye-week approach going forward after Rams, the last two seasons, have had the week off, and then have struggled to get going again.

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Just take the PI rule out. Don’t give coaches hope they can get a wrong call overturned when there’s no way it’ll get overturned. It just ends up costing teams valuable time outs