Holt was talking last year about how Quick should be on the JUGS machine every day, nice to see the dedication also nice to see Casey
who is IMO a very good reporter at camp ,her interviews are always interesting she asks good questions and gets good info with them.

Gilbert to Franklin deep ball to beat Roberson
Oh yeah! I like hearing that. Franklin makes plays

Britt,Quick,Cook and Kendricks in the Red Zone is going to be deadly in ’14

From what I’ve read Fisher has really been emphasizing they were very basic on D. I hope they are hiding the real Rams D until the regular season and I hope it’s a successful strategy but I can’t remember that ever happening?

Receivers Austin Franklin and Stedman Bailey had strong outings in the one-on-one passing drills. Franklin caught back-to-back touchdowns against Rodney McLeod with some sharp route running. Bailey continues to consistently get open and make plays when the opportunity arises.

I hope Franklin gets the spot a least until Bailey gets back from suspension,the guy is a player.

rfl wrote:

I mean, yeah. That’s what I said. Starters were sitting, new guys in, etc.

But there is a unit identity thing that can transcend individual players. A character of the whole.

And the thing is that the whole look of the way the unit played resembled that of recent years. Disappointingly so.

I was really hoping to see the look of a unit being re-defined by a transformative DC. I didn’t see that. I was disappointed.

You know, young kids can make mistakes. But, Lord, I’d like to see clear evidence of both talent and effective deployment. How about stuffs on HALF the runs? Just show you can choke off the running game HALF the time. These guys weren’t even close.

As I said. There’s time yet. But, what I saw from Williams’ bunch last night did NOT scream, “We are an emerging elite defense!” There’s some distance to go to get there. And the clock is ticking on the season …

I hear you RFL . I didn’t see what I wanted to see either but let’s take the 99 Tampa Bucs D and sit Sapp ,McFarland,Brooks,Lynch,Barber and Abrams in a preseason game and see how they do. I did see some guys making plays and guys learning from their mistakes.There was a rough patch there that looked like a bunch of kids that didn’t know who they were or what they were doing because that is pretty much what it was.Those guys , many of them are competing against each other for roster spots so the team concept is going to suffer until the cuts are made Also when Bradford,Long,Wells and Saffold play and crank up the running game I doubt this D is on the field as much as they were in the first preseason game.

c1ram wrote:

Bailey. Yeah, nice.

From what I’ve seen the defense has some work to do, especially in the running game, eh? Clearly they will be putting a ton of pressure on QB’s. The response will be quick passes.

EJ Gaines looked no different than at Mizzou. Physical, great tackler. Occasional mistakes and up and down in coverage. I think he’ll be a decent pro player.

I thought Gaines did well ,when he made a mistake he would come back the next play having learned from it.The run D will be greatly improved when the starters actually play. We’ll definitely see the short passing game but the way Donald was penetrating last night,put Brockers or Langford next to him and JL,Jenks,Tru and Joyner behind him and the short game is no walk in the park.

zn wrote:

I think that was the dark, hysterical, gossipy version.

You know the type. Like I say “Breakfast at Joe’s Diner wasn’t as good today for some reason.” And the guy I am talking to then writes a letter to the editor about how “the collapse of Joe’s diner leaves a gaping hole in the town’s restaurant industry, and forces us to ask, who or what CAN we trust?”

Like this.

Middle linebacker James Laurinaitis has evolved into a savvy vet, but there’s little evidence that he can carry a unit Ray Lewis-style. It’s disconcerting that, even with a domineering front four, the Rams last season were gouged repeatedly on the ground, especially by zone rushing attacks.

Not that he watched any games and diagnosed JL as an issue. He just jumps to bad inferences from misread stats. Fact is, after the first few games, the Rams run D improved to the point where it was game by game one of the best in the league. Someone who knew the team would know that.

I agree,this guy knows nothing about the Rams or 9ers and hawks who have experienced heavy losses particularly on defense while the Rams have gained

Oh yeah! He looked unstoppable at times and what he was able to do last year as a rookie with a rookie qb and all the veteran wr’s banged up was impressive as well. When Watkins gets going(after last night I’m convinced that will take longer than most thought it would) the Bills will have a good passing attack.

Mac, I was suffering with frequent headaches and I read something about “oil pulling” (swishing oil, coconut oil being the best , in your mouth for about 20mins ) Believe it or not it helped. Your situation is much more severe but might be worth a try.

Maybe Givens feels he’s been pushed out of the starting line up with the Rams going run oriented . Just a thought but most the reports I’ve read have him working with the 2’s and 3’s not getting a lot of 1st team reps.

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These guys are alright sometimes but “Jo Lonn Dumbar is a moron” and related statements make it hard to take them seriously .

I wish one of these guys would mention the huge roster losses to every other team in the NFC West. Bradford has shown more bad than good in his career ? Has he ever even seen Sam play? I remember one game where Bradford looked bad (Thurs. against the 9ers) But more bad than good ? Was the ROY a pity prize?

zn wrote:

Herzog wrote:
I think he was talking about Tre Mason

So you’re saying it’s my fault.

Well…maybe it is.

But then, which one of you was the one who MADE ME misread?

Hmm?

(Kidding. Sry ER I just brain glitched is all.)

I’m kinda disappointed I didn’t come up with that joke , I like it.

On the secondary I have confidence they can and will with GW give our ferocious DL that extra second they need, they will wreak havoc! just about every defensive draft pick known for their ability to blitz. My questions are will Long get back to pro bowl level after surgery . Will the OL be elite? When you watch some of that old footage Bradford is a great play action QB. Our OL fulfills it’s promise with Quick and Britt’s physical blocking on the outside these guys could well
be unstoppable.