Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
McVay said Pharoh Cooper might have a serious ankle injury that could keep him out for multiple weeks. Even worse, Mike Thomas, the backup kickoff returner, has a groin injury.
With a short week, the Rams have called off their Wednesday practice. They’re also not listed as practicing today.
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Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Kinda cool to see how different expectations are for #Rams these days from their fans. And rightfully so they’re stacked. A couple years ago they would have been chest bumping off a performance like last night’s. Now it’s: So much to clean up!!
#Rams had seven new defensive starters to open the game against the #Raiders. Gave up 13 points in 1st half. Then made the adjustments to pitch a shutout in second. Wade Phillips and his staff deserve a lot of credit
Talib told me it was “freestyle” in 1st half. There was stuff the #Raiders did that wasn’t on any film. The guys I talked to felt good about passing the test of learning on the fly and adjusting on the fly to those circumstances. That’s a win for them and a nice early challenge
My two cents: Your team went on the road in the first game of the season in a hostile environment and flicked off a sluggish first half like it was nothing, and then dominated the opponent in 2nd half. When you can win by 20 playing Ok to good overall, it’s a new day indeed.
The argument isn’t whether {Goff} played exceptional. He didn’t. It’s whether he played bad. He absolutely unequivocally did not play bad.
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Joe Curley@vcsjoecurley
Surprise OLB starter Dom Easley played 32 (43%) snaps. Samson Ebukam played 57 (77%) and Matt Longacre played 22 (30%). ILB starter Ramlik Wilson played 35 (47%)
After missing all of training camp, DT Aaron Donald played an incredible 89 percent (66 of 74) of the Rams defensive snaps on Monday night in Oakland
LB Cory Littleton played all 74 defensive snaps for the Rams on Monday night, along with the entire starting secondary of Marcus Peters, Aqib Talib, John Johnson and Lamarcus Joyner
TE Tyler Higbee was on the field for 60 of the Rams’ 63 offensive snaps at Oakland. Gerald Everett got 5 snaps. Johnny Mundt got 2. @CVRamsClub @DowntownRams #LARvsOAK
McVay mentions the Rams had three first and goals from the 9s, which is tough. “I thought I really hurt our team in the red zone with some of the play selections.” “I’ve got to be much better for our football team. @CVRamsClub @DowntownRams
McVay says Pharoh Cooper “might be out for some time.” Sounds like he might need surgery. Mike Thomas also got hurt. Both could be out for “weeks.”
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Austin Gayle@PFF_AustinGayle
The #Raiders’ defense recorded five total pressures as a unit against the #Rams, which tied for the league-low in Week 1. In Khalil Mack’s 65 career games in Oakland, the defense recorded five or fewer pressures just once.
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Ryan Kartje@Ryan_Kartje
REPORTER: “So, Sean, just how much respect do you have for Jon Gruden after tonight?”
MCVAY: “Well, I can’t say enoug —“ /explodes from politeness
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J.B. Long@JB_Long
Against a very good #Raiders OL, that the #LARams rarely blitzed should be very encouraging (if unsurprising).
Against 4-man rushes, Carr averaged 6.7 yds/att and threw all 3 INT.
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