doesn’t necessarily have to be the exact same line. but i would think as little change as possible would be better.

and also at this point i would put development ahead of just putting the best oline out there. unless of course reynolds and saffold are so much better than brown and wichmann that it doesn’t make any sense to just throw them out there.

you know. it really doesn’t matter to me who is at guard. whether it be reynolds and saffold or reynolds and brown or however many iterations the rams need to find their two starting guards. i just want those 5 on the field playing together for the majority of the season. getting that chemistry working is more important than any one individual breaking out.

happy birthday, pa.

well let’s hope cooper can have a rookie season like diggs did last year. diggs had a score of 89.5% just like cooper. fwiw.

interesting.

i just find it annoying although i knew all this before the rams moved.

i’m gonna try and make it to a game when it’s in the coliseum but no way i go to games in the new stadium. not even sure i’ll be able to afford it.

maybe the owners should go on a walk of shame.

shame! shame!

i think i’m not as concerned about the oline as i used to be although i still think there needs to be improvement.

the good news is there is lots of potential on that line. and i agree. run blocking needs to be more consistent.

all joking aside. looking at clips of goff in the rams rookie orientation, and he definitely looks bigger than the college clips i’ve seen of him. and it’s only been 5 months since he got out of college.

and like mentioned above we have to remember he’s only 21 years old and will turn 22 in october. his body isn’t fully developed yet. by comparison bradford was already 22 when he was drafted and turned 23 during his rookie season. just that one year can make a big difference.

i don’t know about 240 pounds. it’s awful hard to maintain that weight during an nfl regular season. but i fully expect him to enter his rookie season at about 225 pounds. and i think he’ll eventually settle into around a 225-230 pound playing weight when he is fully mature.

but again. as i keep saying. i think more than the durability issues people had with his slight build the biggest difference we’ll see is his arm strength. his arm strength was already graded out as above average. i think eventually he’ll have above average to just under elite arm strength when it’s all said and done.

i’d feel so much better if higbee didn’t get injured so much.

that new stadium is gonna price out a lot of fans.

i’d rather they just stay at the coliseum.

“My first goal is to get the playbook down pat so I can play as fast as I can,” Thomas said. “That’s what I’m aiming for — just learning the playbook as fast as I can so once I learn the playbook, and play it fast, I know I’m going to make the team. I’m confident.”

haha. every interview he’s like that. the enthusiasm just bubbles through.

i think he has the potential to be the best wr the rams have had since torry holt left. not that that’s saying much considering the receivers the rams have had since then.

i just think it’s going to take thomas at least a year before we see that.

and also a running back still rehabbing and acclimation to a step up in level of competition.

so i would expect an uptick in second level yards as he gainz more experience and maybe even an uptick in open field yards as gurley gains explosion as well as improved oline and qb play.

any reports on robert quinn’s health?

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/01/prweb13191583.htm

Los Angeles Spine Group Surgeons Discuss Robert Quinn of the St. Louis Rams Recovery from Back Surgery

Dr. Sanjay Khurana and Dr. Rojeh Melikian of Los Angeles Spine Group comment on an ESPN article about the treatment and expected recovery process for the professional football player’s back injuries.

LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 25, 2016

According to a January 8 ESPN article about defensive end Robert Quinn of the St. Louis Rams, the football star is currently in recovery from back surgery to correct an unspecified injury. According to Quinn, he is up and walking again and focusing on his rehabilitation. Some form of back strain and spine injuries are inherent to all sports, particularly from the grueling physical contact that is routine in professional football. Many star athletes are forced to take some time off over the course of their careers to heal and recover from injuries that can range from mild muscle strains and tears, to more serious damage to the spine, joints, and lower back. Orthopedic spine surgeons Dr. Sanjay Khurana and Dr. Rojeh Melikian from the Los Angeles Spine Group discuss the effects and recovery time needed for spine surgery.

“Spine injuries and chronic back pain are not at all uncommon among professional athletes, especially football players. With reports suggesting that he was previously suffering from hip and knee problems before his back surgery, Robert Quinn was most likely suffering from progressive damage that impacted his ability to continue performing without surgical intervention,” said Dr. Sanjay Khurana, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Los Angeles Spine Group.

Quinn had notably missed playing in several games of the 2015 season while trying to identify the source of his problems, stating that he attributed his symptoms to “getting old.”

“Thanks to technology and developments like robotic spine surgery, back surgery is now less invasive than ever before. Depending on the nature and extent of pressure and injury to the spine, many people are healing and recovering from surgery for back pain faster and more successfully than ever before,” added Dr. Rojeh Melikian. “Conventional wisdom used to dictate that physical decline and pain, especially where the back and spine were concerned, were inevitable with age. And while it may be true that many conditions are more common as we get older, staying active, maintaining a healthy weight, and seeking treatment for problems like chronic pain can really make a difference in how well we age.”

Dr. Sanjay Khurana is a board-certified and fellowship trained pediatric and adult orthopedic spine surgeon in Los Angeles. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery procedures with an emphasis on degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and spinal deformity, spinal instability, spine trauma, spine tumors and spondylolisthesis. Dr. Khurana completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley and his medical school and orthopedic surgery residency at The Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Khurana completed his combined orthopedic and neurosurgical training at the prestigious University of Miami / Jackson Memorial spine fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Frank Eismont and Dr. Barth Green.

To learn more about Dr. Sanjay Khurana, please call 310.321-4333 or visit http://www.laspinegroup.com.

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