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znModeratorPractice Report 7/29: First Padded Practice
Clarence Dennis
https://www.therams.com/news/practice-report-7-29-first-padded-practice
It seems fitting that the Rams first padded practice of 2018 came on a Sunday.
The first padded practice of camp provided a bit more of a realistic look at the what this year’s Rams might look like on Sundays that count.
Throughout the first few days of training camp, head coach Sean McVay has mentioned how it’s easier to evaluate practices once players are in pads.
On Saturday, McVay said his team won’t go full-tackle football during camp, but padded practices will allow the team to “thud.”
“I think we’ve got a lot of guys that know how to practice [with] pads on,” McVay said following Saturday’s practice. “Want to try to make sure we’re getting that physicality, but also limiting the risk for injury with some of things that can occur when guys are going to the ground, consistently getting rolled up on.”
Veteran center John Sullivan exited Sunday’s practice early, but McVay said he expects Sullivan to be “OK.”
Overall, McVay considered Day 1 in pads a success.
“For the first day, the biggest thing is great energy. Guys were competing but doing it in a smart way and that’s what we like,” McVay said.PHYSICAL DEFENSE
McVay got his desired physicality and maybe more in some instances on Sunday afternoon. Some of the first “thuds” of the season could be heard when the defensive linemen, led by Michael Brockers and Ndamukong Suh, joined veteran Andrew Whitworth’s offensive line for a series of drills to start practice.
Once scrimmage was underway, fans reacted to a handful of hits that may have surpassed McVay’s definition of the word “thud” — kicked off by a strong defensive effort by defensive back Isaiah Johnson on tight end Gerald Everett.
The tough hits on tight ends continued just a few minutes later, when safety Marqui Christian laid the biggest hit of the day on tight end Temarrick Hemingway. Christian rounded out his big day with an interception.
Big hits and all, McVay praised his teams’ now-padded defensive effort.“I thought the defense did a great job, came out with good energy, matched a lot of our concepts, played the run really well, and the offense found a way to have a little bit of success,” McVay said.
THROWING AND CATCHING
In a padded practice that seemed heavily focused on the run game, many of the highlights from Day 4 — for better or worse — came with the ball in the air.
Third-year quarterback Brandon Allen took the majority of snaps on Sunday. Fellow QB Sean Mannion was away from practice for the birth of his child.
Starting quarterback Jared Goff seemed to take fewer snaps on his fourth consecutive day of work in Irvine. The pair combined to throw three interceptions, two of them from Allen.
Following practice, McVay addressed Goff’s passing into Wade Phillips’ newly remodeled secondary.
“I think those windows close up a little bit faster with some of those guys that are on defense. We always talk about reading with your feet and sometimes it’s appropriate to be able to try to fit those in those tight windows and sometimes the coverage dictates, we need to progress and do it a little bit faster manner,” McVay said.
Even though many of the windows slammed shut on his quarterbacks, McVay had good things to say about Goff’s ability to bounce back, and elaborated on just how difficult the quarterback position can be.“But, what he’s done such a good job of is being receptive where he’s able to kind of – he’s seeing it real well right now. Even whether it be good or bad he’s able to kind of correct himself immediately after,” McVay said. “When you’re looking at 11 bodies on defense, rush is coming at you, different coverages — it’s a lot for a quarterback. I think, really, our group as a whole has done a nice job. But always, always striving to improve.”
While Goff and Allen, throwing in pads for the first time, struggled at times on Sunday against a physical backfield, a few of the Rams’ wide receivers wowed fans with some impressive catches.
Tight end Gerald Everett had undoubtedly the catch of the day during some red-zone work. Everett turned just in time, leaping to snag an Allen pass over his defender.
First-year Ram Brandin Cooks also showed off his hands, reeling in well-paced pass that Cooks bobbled across the middle of the field amidst tight coverage. He then showed off his speed, racing to the end zone for what likely would’ve been a touchdown.znModeratorznModeratorznModeratorWell they discovered it through a mathematical equation, and that’s a great story. I’ll tell it later.
Your second vid mentions Dirac, who discovered anti-matter, but theoretically. How he did it is really interesting.
Dirac’s equation predicts antiparticles
2 January 1928In 1928, British physicist Paul Dirac wrote down an equation that combined quantum theory and special relativity to describe the behaviour of an electron moving at a relativistic speed. The equation would allow whole atoms to be treated in a manner consistent with Einstein’s relativity theory. Dirac’s equation appeared in his paper The quantum theory of the electron, received by the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A on 2 January 1928. It won Dirac the Nobel prize in physics in 1933. This equation provided a natural explanation of one of the electron’s intrinsic properties – its spin.
But the equation posed a problem: just as the equation x2=4 can have two possible solutions (x=2 or x=-2), so Dirac’s equation could have two solutions, one for an electron with positive energy, and one for an electron with negative energy. But classical physics (and common sense) dictated that the energy of a particle must always be a positive number.
Most people would have said that this means that something was wrong with the equation, but Dirac seemed to think otherwise. He thought this was the case because of the symmetry between positive and negative charges. In other words, Dirac thought every positive particle should have a negative partner and vice-versa. He remarked that his equation was more intelligent than its author. By taking the equation seriously, Dirac interpreted it to mean that for every particle there exists a corresponding antiparticle, exactly matching the particle but with opposite charge. For the electron there should be an “antielectron” identical in every way but with a positive electric charge.
znModeratorWell he didnt say how we know there is such a thing as anti-matter. If we dont see any in the universe why do we believe there is such a thing?
Also, if there are anti-rams-fans, then why dont they just explode and be done with it?
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vWell they discovered it through a mathematical equation, and that’s a great story. I’ll tell it later.
But particle colliders regularly create it. Just at the subatomic level.
All he was saying in the vid is that there are not huge masses of it. BUT yes it can be encountered at the subatomic level. It’s not just theoretical.
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Making antimatter
https://angelsanddemons.web.cern.ch/antimatter/making-antimatter
We don’t find antimatter around us; in order to study antimatter it has to be made.Transforming energy into mass
When enough energy is squeezed into a very small space, such as during high-energy particle collisions at CERN, particle-antiparticle pairs are produced spontaneously. The energy given to the accelerated particles has to be at least equivalent to the mass of the new particles in order for this to occur; the more energy that is put into particle collisions, the more massive the particles and antiparticles that can be produced.
When energy transforms into mass, both matter and antimatter are created in equal amounts.
Antimatter at CERN
Antimatter is produced in many experiments at CERN. In collisions at the Large Hadron Collider the antiparticles that are produced cannot be trapped because of their very high energy – they annihilate harmlessly in the detectors. The Antiproton Decelerator at CERN produces much slower antiprotons that can be trapped. These antiprotons can then be studied to explore questions such as: do antiparticles fall upwards?
Antimatter production in practice
At CERN, protons with an energy of 26 GeV (about 30 times their mass at rest) collide with nuclei inside a metal cylinder called a target. About four proton-antiproton pairs are produced in every million collisions. The antiprotons are separated from other particles using magnetic fields and are guided to the Antiproton Decelerator, where they are slowed down from 96% to 10% of the speed of light. They are ejected and run through beam pipes into experiments to be trapped and stored.
Small, very small quantities
Even if CERN used its accelerators only for making antimatter, it could produce no more than about 1 billionth of a gram per year. To make 1 g of antimatter would therefore take about 1 billion years.
The total amount of antimatter produced in CERN’s history is less than 10 nanograms – containing only enough energy to power a 60 W light bulb for 4 hours.
znModeratorI thought that one was extraordinarily good.
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Yeah, itz kinda what public-defender-types do. That ‘moving backwards in time’ thing. Context.
Whereas prosecutor-types tend to just look at the behavior from a few seconds prior to the incident. A snapshot.
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vEnh. You only say that because of the big bang.
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znModeratorGeoff Schwartz@geoffschwartz
Whenever I have an interaction w/a fan base, I think to myself “this fan base is the most sensitive and delusional in the NFL”… then I interact with another and think the same thing. So I’ve come to assume every fan base is that way. The vocal minority ruin it for the sane fansznModeratorI thought that one was extraordinarily good.
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znModeratorVincent Bonsignore@DailyNewsVinny
Today was the first time #Rams CB Sam Shields has been in full pads since 9/11/16, He’s been an early hit in training camp although he said he’s still in the process of getting re-acclimated. If he stays healthy, he really lengthens an already deep CB group.==
Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Greg Zuerlein makes 5 of 6 FG attempts. Looks plenty strong.znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Sean McVay said he initially thought John Sullivan’s injury might have been a mild arm issue. No other injuries today that he knew of. Rams will be back in pads tomorrow.znModeratorDowntown Rams@DowntownRams
Defense working with the TE’s early on here at Camp. Getting used to blocking and hitting with first day of pads.Running backs are working on catching with the QBs. Gurley looks fast and catching with his hands #RamsCamp
Omarius Bryant showing lots of power in his moves, working on his positioning at the point of attack.
Omarius Bryant showing lots of power in his moves, working on his positioning at the point of attack.
First team drills in pads start with first team defense vs second team defense
After some initial success, the offense is struggling to run the ball in 11-on-11 drills #RamsCamp
Camp getting physical! Everett being pulled out of bounds by Hager! Intensity is up!
Former Tennessee RB John Kelly just made a sick cut over the right side to take it to the house #RamsCamp
Goff throws a TD to Kupp in red zone drills with big cheers from the crowd #RamsCamp
Goff to WR Mike Thomas for the TD in 11-11 red zone period and then another one to TE Everett coming across the back of the end zone #RamsCamp
Goff hits Cooks on a slant for a juggling catch and run #RamsCamp
Gurley just ran away from defenders on a trap play #RamsCamp
Goff hits Kupp on a 20 yard crosser against the first team defense #RamsCamp
znModeratorFloyd Gondolli@waterfield7LA
How does Sam Shields look?Vincent Bonsignore@DailyNewsVinny
Wasn’t keying in on him too much today but looked good – and healthy – the previous two days. I’m going to be talking to him later today so I’ll have better insight. Bottom line, if he’s healthy he should contribute.Good work today by Jared Goff the first team #Rams offense in Red Zone period. Put it in the end zone at least three times. Also, rookie John Franklin continues to show burst off the edge playing DT/DE
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Joe Curley@vcsjoecurley
They’re in thud, which means no going to ground despite wearing pads. That said, not always easy to hit the breaks. Cory Littleton and Justin Davis end up on the ground after a big collision in the hole. Think JFM was in there too.After a couple incompletions in a row in 11 on 11s, including one caused by an Ethan Westbrooks pressure, Jared Goff hits Cooper Kupp for a big play on a screen. Then finds Robert Woods over the middle.
Troy Hill tries to undercut a Brandin Cooks route across the middle. Forces a juggling catch out of Cooks. Draws oohs and ahhs from the crowd. And Hill gets a low five from cornerback coach Aubrey Pleasant.
Marcus Peters gets his hands on a Goff pass during two-minute drill but can’t reel it in.
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Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Matt Longacre, who has been out since the end of last season with back issues, is doing full-team scrimmage work for the first time in OTAs/camp, I believe. Heavy rotation among those edge rushers.==
J.B. Long@JB_Long
Illustrative of how Aaron Kromer is crosstraining some #LARams offensive linemen, how about this group to open 11-on-11 (with B.Allen at QB)…LT: C.Lucas
LG: A.Neary
C: A.Blythe
RG: J.Noteboom
RT: J.Demby==
Marcus Peters is quickly catching on to the personality of defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. He called Phillips a “Triple OG.” pic.twitter.com/BFDy5DvxfQ
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) July 29, 2018
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Josh Reynolds running thru WR drills pic.twitter.com/OagvIdUw2e
— Joe Curley (@vcsjoecurley) July 29, 2018
znModeratorRams aren’t messing around… pic.twitter.com/2dczErdWfb
— Rams Fans United (@RamsFansUnited) July 29, 2018
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Rams center John Sullivan walking to the locker room during practice.Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Rams center John Sullivan left, and has now returned, to the field. The training staff/doctor appears to be examining his arm. Doesn’t appear he’ll return to practiceWith John Sullivan now out of practice, Austin Blythe has taken over at center.
Downtown Rams@DowntownRams
Sullivan is leaving the facility in street clothes accompanied by a trainer.===
vcsjoecurley
Not saying they’ll contribute right away, but I liked the way Micah Kiser, Justin Lawler and John Franklin-Myers looked in OTAs and minicamp. Also Temarrick Hemingway has a shot to carve out a nice role for himself as the backup at the Y.
I’m also going to watch closely how Josh Reynolds works to get targets, how specifically coach Phillips is going to use those DLs and what the secondary depth looks like.
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znModeratorIan Rapoport@RapSheet
Heading to Napa tomorrow for the #Raiders and I inquired about the situation surrounding star Khalil Mack: I’m told there is no progress. No optimism. No communication. And so, the holdout continues…znModeratorA l👀k in at #RamsCamp practice with @MichaelBrockers! 💪 pic.twitter.com/dTnDXPd3rc
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) July 29, 2018
znModeratorSatan controls Bigfoot
Figures.
znModeratorNew study finds police-related fatalities may occur twice as often as reported
July 24, 2018 by Stephen D’angelo, Cornell University==
POLICE ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO KILL BLACK MEN, STUDY FINDS: ‘NOT A PROBLEM CONFINED TO A SINGLE REGION’
https://www.newsweek.com/black-men-three-times-likely-be-killed-police-1037922
Police violence and homicide have persistently and disproportionately affected black communities for decades. A new study claims the proportion of black Americans killed by police is significantly higher than previous research suggested.
Across the country, black men are over three times more likely to be killed by police than white men, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health. In an analysis of all male homicides between 2012 and 2018, 8 percent occurred at the hands of police, researchers found.
Of nearly 6,300 reported deaths during the six-year count, almost 1,800 were black, researchers found. Police killings remained highest among black men across the United States, though the risk varies dramatically by region: In some Midwestern cities, rates of black men killed by police are eight times higher. Interestingly, nearly two-thirds of the reported killings were concentrated in suburbs and rural areas, lead author Frank Edwards said.
“It’s not a problem confined to a single region or type of place,” he told Newsweek. “There are places where the risk is much, much higher, but across the country, there’s nowhere the risk [of black men being killed by police] isn’t at least double.”
While coverage of police violence is often centralized in cities and large urban areas, police killings in rural communities account for 10 percent of all homicides, though underreporting by law enforcement and local media can obscure those numbers. Rural police departments are less professionalized than those in larger areas, Edwards said, and thus less likely to be subjected to investigations or lawsuits that would force the departments to revise their use-of-force policies.
“Police operate completely differently in different places,” he said. “How police operate is often determined by the race of the person they’re interacting with and the racial compositions of the places they work in.”
While the data marked significant increases in the rate at which black men are killed by police and the share of police homicides in general, Edwards said he thinks of the findings as “conservative estimates.” Police departments aren’t legally required to report police killings, and all data collected in the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Arrest-Related Deaths, one of the preeminent sources of crime statistics, are voluntarily provided and often exclude potentially significant factors relating to the victims’ death, like race and possession of a weapon.
“If I’m a police department, I have no incentive to report those numbers,” he said. “Actually, it’s against my best interest to do so. It could actively harm my work and department to report those numbers.”
In their book Arresting Citizenship, political scientists Amy Lerman and Vesla Weaver argue that police violence strips people of their citizenship. Residents of an area who view the government as a hostile institution working against them are less likely to vote and feel a sense of community belonging. Fear of police also keeps parents from participating in their children’s schooling as a symptom of system avoidance: People avoid institutions they assume work closely with police.
Highly publicized police killings and subsequent distrust discourage black citizens from calling 911 to report violent crimes. A 2016 study led by sociologist Matt Desmond found that following the brutal 2004 beating of Frank Jude Jr., an unarmed black man, at the hands of Milwaukee police, 911 calls declined more than 54 percent in predominantly black neighborhoods.
“Police misconduct can powerfully suppress one of the most basic forms of civic engagement: calling 911 for matters of personal and public safety,” the authors wrote.
Edwards said the distrust in police following police killings can end up feeding crime. Instilling fear and distrust in communities makes them less likely to report crimes—and more likely to suffer from unpoliced criminal activity.
“Indirectly, police violence may be contributing to more general community violence,” he said. “When the community doesn’t trust police, they become more dangerous.”
znModeratorVing Rhames Was Held at Gunpoint by Cops in His Own Home After a Neighbor Reported a ‘Large Black Man’ Breaking In
One of the stars of the new movie “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” said Friday that police officers this year held him at gunpoint in his own home after a neighbor reported a “large black man” breaking into the star’s house.
Actor Ving Rhames told Sirius XM on Friday that police knocked at his door in Santa Monica, Calif., before holding him at gunpoint until the chief of police recognized him and diffused the situation.
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“This is the God’s honest truth. This happened this year,” Rhames said on the radio. “I open the door and there is a red dot pointed at my face from a 9mm, and they say ‘put up your hands,’ literally.”
Rhames added that the officers apologized for the situation after recognizing him, and even provided him with the address of the woman who supplied the complaint. When confronted by Rhames and police, she denied calling in the report, Rhames said.
The actor questioned what would have occurred if his teenage son had answered the door instead of him, hypothetically holding a video game controller that police could mistake for a weapon.
“What if it was my son and he had a video game remote or something and you thought it was a gun? I don’t know, just like Trayvon [Martin] had a bag of Skittles,” Rhames told Sirius XM’s Clay Cane.
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znModeratorCOOOOOP! @CooperKupp with the one-handed snag! #RamsCamp pic.twitter.com/XD0AIYUAWR
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) July 28, 2018
znModeratorznModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Day 3 of Rams training camp and again, it’s Jared Goff and Brandin Cooks who continue to impress. Goff connected with Cooks on a deep pass for a touchdown in seven-on-seven, then in team play they connected on two-of-three deep balls. The miss came on play-action deep over the middle, the ball fell inches beyond Cooks’ reach at the goal line.
znModeratorOCRAM85
I was there on Saturday and JG completed several passes in tight windows and just over the DBs finger tips. His passes have so much zip on them. Sometimes just putting enough air under a sideline pass to get it over the DBs fingertips.
I think JG is going to be a top 5 QB.
He is working on not holding the ball so long. Seemed like there were times yesterday when it came out real quick and other times when he danced back there and seemed like 5+ seconds of holding the ball (I didn’t time his throws). Most of the time it was a second or two in his decision making.
znModerator10 Observations from Day 3 of Training Camp
Myles Simmons
https://www.therams.com/news/10-observations-from-day-3-of-training-camp
1) Los Angeles began the session with special teams and Johnny Hekker launching a number of punts. Hekker was routinely making his kicks at least 45 yards, working to move the ball in a number of different directions. During the offseason program, special teams coordinator John Fassel said one of Hekker’s goals for 2018 was to get better at directional punts.
2) As head coach Sean McVay said would be the case, many of the Rams veteran players received practice off. Among others, the list included the Rams’ longtime veteran offensive linemen — Andrew Whitworth, Rodger Saffold, and John Sullivan — along with defensive linemen Ndamukong Suh and Michael Brockers, and cornerback Aqib Talib. With his heavy use rate, running back Todd Gurley also received a vet day.
3) During individual drills, the tight ends came over to work with the offensive line on a pair of sleds. Most linemen and tight ends worked in pairs to push the two-man sleds. But others went solo to get in some good work.
4) On the defensive field, safeties spent time working on deep drops and interceptions. On one throw, safety John Johnson showed his considerable vertical, leaping up to make a pick. The play came against air, so take that for what it’s worth. But the raw athleticism is real.
5) McVay often talks about the need to maximize each moment during practice because there’s limited time. On Saturday, Los Angeles did that by splitting a field in half and running two-on-two, or three-on-three drills with quarterbacks, wide receivers, and the secondary. During that period, quarterback Jared Goff connected with wideout Brandin Cooks on a deep ball down the left side of the field.
6) The first 11-on-11 period of the day started with a nice touch pass from Goff to wide receiver Cooper Kupp. The Eastern Washington product caught the pass one handed over the middle of the field on a crossing route.
7) With many of the veterans resting on the offensive line, rookies Joe Noteboom and Jamil Demby received an opportunity for some extended reps. On one play in 11-on-11, Noteboom and Demby made a solid double-team block at the point of attack to spring running back Justin Davis for a solid five-to-six-yard run. The rookie duo slapped hands after the run in recognition of solid teamwork.8) One reason Los Angeles wanted to re-sign slot corner Nickell Robey-Coleman this offseason was his ability to always be in position to stuff quick screens and swing passes in the flat. Robey-Coleman displayed that ability on Saturday, when wideout Pharoh Cooper received a swing pass from quarterback Sean Mannion and the slot corner out of USC was right there to make a play. He didn’t, of course, since the Rams weren’t in pads. But it was clear that he would have.
9) With McVay making Saturday’s practice a bit of a lighter session, some reserves got more time in 11-on-11 than they normally would. Quarterback Brandon Allen was able to take advantage of the opportunity, making a nice downfield completion to wide receiver Fred Brown off play action during a period.
10) Finally, it was nice to see kicker Greg Zuerlein nail four of his field-goal attempts during the later stages of practice. It was the first time Zuerlein’s kicked in an open practice during camp. Zuerlein — who was placed on injured reserve with a back injury requiring surgery after the Week 15 victory over Seattle — hit his longest field goal of the day from 45-yards out. In his daily press conference, McVay said Zuerlein “looked like the old Greg” with the successful kicks.znModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Quote of the Day on Thursday came from defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh on Aaron Donald: “He’s a guy that I’ve watched from afar and hopefully have an opportunity sometime soon to get on the same field and be on the same side of the ball… I spoke to him at the very beginning of everything. I’ve obviously stayed out of contract stuff and things of that nature, it’s really none of my business. I wish him all the best, he deserves more than what I got, so I’ll kind of leave it at that.”
znModeratorJared Goff and Robert Woods connection draws cheers from a packed crowd at Rams training camp camp. pic.twitter.com/e0FDeDo3nC
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) July 28, 2018
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Pharoh Cooper said he had shoulder surgery after last season. He didn’t want to say it, but it seems he was playing through major issues at the end of the year, including his fumble in the playoff game. More to come on that.German reporters to Wade Phillips:
“Now you are 71 years old…”
Wade: “At least, yeah.”
Germans: “It is a big accomplishment, to still be in the league…”
Wade: “To still be alive, yeah.”
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J.B. Long@JB_Long
Goff just overthrew Cooks on a deep ball during a live period. I mean that as a compliment to QB1. That’s hard to do. His arm must be ready for Week One. #LARam==
Downtown Rams@DowntownRams
Day 3 of #RamsCamp starts. Expect veterans to go easy today before the first day of pads tomorrow.Takeaways from day 3 at #RamsCamp
1. Gurley, Sullivan, Whitworth, Suh, and Talib sat out today
2. QB4 Luis Perez’s struggles make him appear more and more like a camp arm
3. The defense continues to get the better of the offense in team drills
4. First day in pads is tomorrowUDFA QB Luis Perez fumbled two snaps in a row during 11-on-11 period, and then under threw the last pass of the day #RamsCamp
Really loving the flashes RB John Kelly is showing us today #RamsCamp
Goff to Cooks again! Cooks consistently gets behind the defense, and Goff hits him right in the hands #RamsCamp
OL Austin Blythe is filling in for John Sullivan and 6th round pick Jamil Demby is filling in for Rodger Saffold with the veterans resting today #RamsCamp
Marcus Peters breaks on passes fast! He just broke up a quick slant from Goff #RamsCamp
Former USC RB Justin Davis is getting some reps with the first team today. Showed off a quick cut on a stretch play behind RT Rob Havenstein
Rookie OT Joseph Noteboom is working with the starters at left tackle with Whitworth resting today #RamsCamp
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The key is to get the feet down in bounds. #Rams camp pic.twitter.com/e16VM5J0eQ
— Vincent Bonsignore (@DailyNewsVinny) July 28, 2018
July 28, 2018 at 7:36 pm in reply to: the other 3 NFC West teams (ie. the ones who didn't & won't win the division) #88650znModeratorBill Barnwell@billbarnwell
Earl Thomas is a Hall of Fame safety. The Seahawks have to change the way they think about defense if they don’t have Earl ThomasznModerator8to12
I went to Camp yesterday. However, I was hosting a fellow Ram fan from Italy and his family. So, I didn’t have the usual attention to detail that I usually do.
– Offense looked good to a degree ; When it was 7 on 7 it really showed. None of the CB’s could cover Woods, Cooks and Kupp. But, when it was 11-on-11, the defense made a few stops that the average Fan is unaware of. For example, the second team defense had the ROLB get past Whitworth on a play and ran right by Goff before he threw a nice pass down the middle to Woods. Most everyone cheered, but I shook my head saying, no, that was a sack. The second team defense made approx 3 stops like that against the first team offense in the first 12 minute session. ON another with some of the #1 DB’s on the field….. Woods caught aan intermediate crossing route, almost a slant about 15 yards deep. Most of the crowd cheered for the completion, but what they didn’t notice was Joyner coming to a complete stop bringing both feet together right in front of woods as he caught the ball. As the play breaks up and the offensive players go back to the huddle, about 3 other defensive players come and give Joyner a high five and 1 a hand shake, then McVay walks over and shakes Joyners hand, as if to say, thanks for not blowing up my starting WR. An example of why it is hard to tell who is ahead of who on the field.
– Mannion doesn’t look as good as Goff. 1’s go against the 2’s primarily through each practice but Mannion goes against the starting defense mostly and Goff does not. With that being said, Mannion threw one of the nicest passes of the day ; a deep route down the left side to Reynolds who dropped the ball. I think Mannion is doing just fine considering who’s protecting him and who is coming after him.
Other random notes:
DB Kevin Peterson – Kevin is now #25, previously #47 I believe ….. he was aggressive at anticipating throws. He made one pick by jumping a route and almost had a second. If he continues to improve, he will be in contention for the #4 spot.
Lamarcus Joyner – Joyner spent much of the early session, 1 on 1 drills, working with the QB’a and Centers getting the ball out quick off of 3 step drops. He played the role of the slot receiver running a quick slant. He also had the equipment guys throwing him passes from differing angles, up high, down low, over his head to work on his hands. The man is always working.
TE’s – Higbee looks the same ; do not see any improvement yet from last year. He is still inconsistent stretching the field. I’d say he’s making the catch 50% of the time. Hemingway made a few catches, but his routes are usually shorter and near the sideline. WOuld like to see Hemingway get the same opportunities that HIgbee gets to see if he’s more consistent. Cody McElroy caught some passes in 1-on1 drills then was non-existent the rest of the day. Same with Everett ; not many pays went to him today.
That’s it for now. I hope to make it to one of the practices where they will be in pads so there will be more to talk about.
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