tweets & stuff … 8/5 thru 8/7

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Goff on why he prefers joint practices over preseason games: “Our O line got…40-50 reps against Joey (Bosa) and Melvin (Ingram) and that defensive line, whereas in a preseason game they might get five to 10.”

Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
And in a more controlled situation with a lower risk of injury. Soon there will be two preseason games, max, and no players or fans will complain.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
McVay on Goff’s even-keeled demeanor: “In the midst of things not going great he finds a way to settle in in a situation where we got to have a two-minute drive to score a touchdown. Made some great throws, recognized coverage, got the ball where it should have gone.”

Rams Cooper Kupp: “First time really getting knocked to the ground and having to pop back up. There wasn’t any kind of hesitation for me. I felt like free to do whatever I wanted to do and really was kind of excited about that aspect of the day.”

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Mike Thomas continues to make contested catches. Critical month ahead, battling for WR depth and SPTMs role. #LARams

Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
The Rams wrapped up the UC Irvine portion of training camp on Sunday with a walk-thru. On Tuesday they will travel to Napa to practice against the Raiders for two days before they play each other in a preseason game Saturday. Sean McVay said Sunday that despite breaking from UC Irvine, that he emphasized to players that camp was not over. “We are still in camp mode for the next, really, week and a half or so,” McVay said. “We got to continue to get great work day-in and day-out.”

🚨Cooper Kupp alert 🚨 If you didn’t know Kupp had ACL surgery just over eight months ago, you wouldn’t be able to tell by watching him.
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from NFL’s 100 greatest teams of all time. By Nate Davis: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/nfl-best-teams-history-all-time-patriots-bears-dolphins/1886459001/

[85 Bears come in 1st]

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9. 1999 Rams (won Super Bowl XXXIV): Though many sophisticated passing attacks had shined previously, the “Greatest Show on Turf” was in some ways the vanguard of today’s pass-oriented game. QB Kurt Warner, RB Marshall Faulk and WRs Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt truly resembled a game of “Madden” come to life, St. Louis’ 13 regular-season wins coming by an average of nearly 23 points. Remarkably consistent, the Rams were held to fewer than 20 points just once (in the NFC title round by Tampa Bay) and eclipsed 30 points 13 times. And Warner’s ascension from complete unknown to league MVP and, ultimately, a Hall of Famer is a quintessential rags-to-riches tale. If there’s a blemish, it would be a labored playoff run that included a semi-controversial win in the aforementioned 11-6 defeat of the Bucs.

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74. 2001 Rams (lost Super Bowl XXXVI): The only team in franchise history to win 14 games, they were on the cusp of dynasty status — and heavily favored —before getting ambushed by New England’s nascent juggernaut.

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88. 1973 Rams (lost divisional round): They outscored the opposition by 210 points in the regular season, the highest differential by any of 52 L.A. Rams teams.

Josh Reynolds 'has been outstanding' in camp thus far https://t.co/d3ssEIaN4D

— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) August 2, 2019

In “former Ram” news:

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Tavon the ankle breaker #cowboyswire pic.twitter.com/R9UfXRERsm

— David Helman (@HelmanDC) August 1, 2019

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay announced Justin Lawler is undergoing foot surgery today. Tough blow for the young pass rusher

Downtown Rams [DTR]@DowntownRams
This is the nature of the beast. Justin Lawler was going to make this roster. This now opens up a spot on the 53. Look for guys like Josh Carraway and Landis Durham to try and take advantage of this opportunity.

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Tough news for #Rams DE Justin Lawler on having foot surgery. Rams value the multiple ways he helps. Not spectacular in any one area but solid across the board.

ProFootballTalk@ProFootballTalk
In a clip from tonight’s debut of Hard Knocks, Antonio Brown is at practice with his sons. One of them says, “Where’s Roethlisberger?”

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Transaction: #LARams have signed P Brock Miller. pic.twitter.com/7edKnvBKwB

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 6, 2019

What else would you expect from @robertwoods? 😈 pic.twitter.com/L2ZAKcuUmY

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 7, 2019

File this in the, “Wait, Cooper Kupp had reconstructive knee surgery almost 9 months ago, seriously?” category. Kupp has looked sharp. pic.twitter.com/SRpmnTkeWM

— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) August 7, 2019

Rams ball security drill that skills players warm up with.

1. Bags
2. Weave through sticks with 3 coaches with punching gloves
3. Stiff arm standing bag
4. Finish through cones pic.twitter.com/nG0N3ohKrb

— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) August 7, 2019