First Rookie Minicamp Highlights(00:58)

The Rams 2017 rookies hit the practice field for the first time. Go inside their first workout.

http://www.therams.com/videos/videos/First_Rookie_Minicamp_Highlights/50c6de0f-ebf4-4826-ba80-5ca759edc75b

Joe Curley‏ @vcsjoecurley

Rams safety John Johnson after first rookie camp session “Everyone out here belongs here.”

Kupp says he worked out with Jared Goff during his draft pick process. Goff was out here today watching.

Cooper Kupp after his rookie camp session, “There’s nothing like football.”

Rams No. 81 Gerald Everett after his first NFL practice “I felt like I was moving pretty well.”

Coach McVay compliments Kupp, Reynolds and Everett after first session of rookie camp. “We’re at the very early stages.”

New setup for post practice interviews

Former Auburn OL Alex Kozan was also already released. @CVRamsClub

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Rich Hammond‏ @Rich_Hammond

Rams draft pick John Johnson said he expected to play free safety but he started out at strong safety today. Comfortable at both, he said.

Toth, good tryout signing…see previous post.

I found this out:

…Toth, from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory in Indianapolis…

That’s my alma mater.

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Rams’ rookie-camp practices to include Gerald Everett, Cooper Kupp

Rich Hammond

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20170511/rams-rookie-camp-practices-to-include-gerald-everett-cooper-kupp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Rams rookie coach Sean McVay will get his first chance to work with his rookie players this weekend in Thousand Oaks.

The Rams will hold an abbreviated camp for recently drafted and signed players, with two practices on Friday and one on Saturday. It’s a chance for prospects to learn the Rams’ new systems and impress coaches in advance of training camp.

As many as 51 players are expected to participate, including the eight players the Rams drafted last month: tight end Gerald Everett, receivers Cooper Kupp and Josh Reynolds, fullback Sam Rogers, defensive lineman Tanzel Smart, linebackers Samson Ebukam and Ejuan Price and defensive back John Johnson.

Also compelling are the stories of the undrafted players who will try to earn roster or practice-squad spots in the fall, and another spot might have opened up Thursday when the Rams waived quarterback Aaron Murray, who had been expected to be third string behind Jared Goff and Sean Mannion.

The Rams are expected to have three quarterbacks in camp: Matt Davis (Southern Methodist), Bryan Scott (Occidental) and Dylan Thompson, who was in training camp with the Rams last year. Scott, a product of Palos Verdes High, participated in USC’s Pro Day in March.

Three other players with local ties are expected at camp: running back Justin Davis (USC), tight end Travis Wilson (San Clemente High, then Utah) and defensive back Ishmael Adams (Oaks Christian High, then UCLA), all of whom have joined the Rams as undrafted free agents.

The offensive linemen in camp also could make an impact, particularly Jake Eldrenkamp (Washington), Anthony McMeans (New Mexico State) and Jon Toth (Kentucky).

The Rams recently signed veteran John Sullivan to be their center, but Sullivan has a history of injury issues and the Rams have only untested center Demetrius Rhaney as a backup. Toth and McMeans were college centers, and the Rams are expected to have Eldrenkamp also work at center during camp.

After the rookie mini-camp, the Rams will return to the practice field in the last week of May for the start of the third and final phase of their offseason workouts. A veteran mini-camp will take place in mid-June.

zn wrote:

it starts tomorrow.

The roster has 51 players, 4 of whom are named Davis (Drew, Justin, Kevin and Matt).

— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) May 11, 2017

51 players are in as per Hammond

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from CROMWELL21

Eight draft picks
13 UDFAs
Thirty tryouts

zn wrote:

Didn’t they also invite Davis, qb from SMU?

Yes.

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Want to thank God and the @RamsNFL for the opportunity! Can't wait to get to work! #MobSquad pic.twitter.com/RDTm6BNvah

— Matt Davis (@That_DavisGuy) May 3, 2017

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So that’s 3 qbs coming to rookie camp on a tryout basis.

Matt Davis, SMU
Dylan Thompson, from last year
Bryan Scott, Occidental

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Agamemnon wrote:

I read the Rams are inviting this QB to camp.

http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20170511losbkx

LOS ANGELES — Former Occidental quarterback Bryan Scott ’17 has been invited to the Los Angeles Rams Rookie Camp this weekend.

The 2016 SCIAC Offensive Player of the Year will participate in team activities and drills from Friday to Monday.

Scott, who has drawn interest from everyone from NFL, CFL and AFL teams, got the call late on Wednesday night.

“It’s a great and exciting time for my family and me,” said Scott, who will graduate in less than two weeks with a degree in economics. “Getting that call was one of the best moments of my life. I’m proud and honored to be a Ram and very thankful to their organization.”

During his career as a Tiger, Scott led one of the best NCAA Division III offenses in the country and broke most Oxy and SCIAC passing records, including becoming the SCIAC’s all-time leader in passing yardage.

Scott, who’s from Rolling Hills, threw for a total of 9,073 yards as a four-year starter, led the SCIAC in passing yards per game (339.8) and touchdowns (27), was second in completion percentage (66.4), and third in rushing touchdowns (8) in 2016. He also became Oxy’s single season passing yards leader (3,058) during 2016 and his 339.8 passing yards per game ranked in the top 10 in the country for NCAA Division III.

Scott has been making a headlines this spring ever since he began getting serious about playing football at the next level. In April, Oxy alumnus and legendary LA Times columnist Sam Farmer ’88 wrote about Occidental’s Scott Getting His Shot at the Big Time after an impressive day at the University of Southern California’s pro day.

“I’ve had a special and blessed journey starting when I was 5-years-old and to get invited to an NFL camp is a dream come true,” Scott said. “Also a huge than you to Oxy and the Foxhole for getting me to this point.”

The Rams have waived QB Aaron Murray, per source. Sean Mannion remains Jared Goff's top backup.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 11, 2017

from Florida_Ram..

Josh Reynolds Interview on the Tex A&M Morning Show

Josh Reynolds Interview on Location at the Senior Bowl

Josh Reynolds Post Game at the Senior Bowl

Jared Goff ‘exceeding expectations’ in McVay’s offense

Kevin Patra

http://www.ramsfansunited.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5518

At this time a year ago Jared Goff was a lost puppy.

During his rookie minicamp, the Los Angeles Rams’ No. 1 overall pick struggled to understand verbiage of the play, move the offense in and out of the huddle, and get the play off on schedule.

Battling the leap from college to the NFL, Goff struggled mightily in preseason action and began the year behind Case Keenum. When he was finally put on the field in regular season, Goff was a one-read quarterback fighting to control his own offense, let alone read the defense.

Flash forward to this offseason and Goff has apparently made big strides.

NFL Network’s Steve Wyche reported on Tuesday’s Up To The Minute Live that Rams GM Les Snead told him Goff returned this spring with a better grasp of what’s expected of him as an NFL starter.

“The one thing (Snead) likes about Goff is Goff understood he had to understand the language and the alignments of the scheme,” Wyche said. “So when they came up for their minicamp right before the draft, he said Goff was right on point. He said after the minicamp, coaches said (Goff) exceeded expectations. And to quote Snead, ‘Last year he was a blank slate, now that is no longer the case. He understands what NFL offenses want, and more importantly, he understands what NFL defenses want to do.'”

The Rams’ paint-by-numbers offense was the butt of league-wide jokes in 2016. Some of that had to do with the former coaching staff, some with an atrocious offensive line, some with a lack of playmakers, some with Todd Gurley’s struggles, and some with Goff’s difficulties making the transition.

With Sean McVay taking over, upgrades on the offensive line through free agency, and adding pass-catching targets in the draft, some of those problems should be in the past. Goff’s leap in Year 2 could be the biggest boon of all.

According to Snead’s assessment, Goff is on his way to putting the rookie struggles to bed and becoming the player L.A. believed it was mortgaging the future to obtain.

wv wrote:

zn wrote:

No evidence (at that point) of collusion.

But collusion is not the only animal in this hunt.

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Yes. And fwiw, I dont have any doubt the rooskies spent a ton of money
helping Donald, as well as other candidates in other nations.

And can almost guarantee that other powerful nations have taken notice and are working on their own versions of influencing modern elections. China, Israel, etc.

And of course the USA is the king of influencing elections the world over. And thats putting it mildly.

Meanwhile the mega-corpse just laugh at it all. Trump, Obama, Hillary, Russians, Chinese, it dont matter.

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I dunno WV, sometimes you gotta turn from all global history for all time, and just look at x topic in its time and place.

The issue is, were laws broken. Collusion aside, which is just one thing on a long list of things, did the Trump circle have contact with Russians officials and/or business people in ways that broke laws.

If the answer is yes, I am not going to be talked out of interest in that specific topic because Everything is Wrong Everywhere.

It’s like, I am the coach, and I go, do I punt here or go for it? And then think, what’s the point, human nature has not lessened its depravity since the dawn of time, and winning is a form of indefensible greed. That’s just out of proportion to the real issue.

I don’t excuse this administration breaking the law and then covering it up because Everything Else Everywhere Is Bad.

You fight wars a battle at a time.

Days Before Firing, Comey Asked for More Resources for Russia Inquiry

link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html

WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in resources for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to four congressional officials, including Senator Richard J. Durbin.

Mr. Comey made his appeal to Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, who also wrote the Justice Department’s memo that was used to justify the firing of Mr. Comey this week, the officials said.

“I’m told that as soon as Rosenstein arrived, there was a request for additional resources for the investigation and that a few days afterwards, he was sacked,” said Mr. Durbin, a Democrat of Illinois. “I think the Comey operation was breathing down the neck of the Trump campaign and their operatives, and this was an effort to slow down the investigation.”

Mr. Comey briefed members of Congress in recent days, telling them about his meeting with Mr. Rosenstein, who is the most senior law enforcement official supervising the Russia investigation. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself because of his close ties to the Trump campaign and his undisclosed meetings with the Russian ambassador.

The timing of Mr. Comey’s request is not clear-cut evidence that his firing was related to the Russia investigation. But it is certain to fuel bipartisan criticism that President Trump appeared to be meddling in an investigation that had the potential to damage his presidency.

The F.B.I. declined to comment. But Sarah Isgur Flores, the Justice Department spokeswoman, said “the idea that he asked for more funding” for the Russia investigation was “totally false.” She did not elaborate.

In his briefing with members of Congress, Mr. Comey said he had been frustrated with the amount of resources being dedicated to the Russia investigation, according to two of the officials. Until two weeks ago, when Mr. Rosenstein took over as deputy attorney general, the investigation was being overseen by Dana Boente, who was acting as the deputy and is now the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Mr. Comey has said he was hoping that he would find a supportive boss in Mr. Rosenstein, and according to the officials, pressed for more resources so he could accelerate the investigation, which is also examining possible collusion between Trump associates and the Russian interference campaign. It was unclear how Mr. Rosenstein reacted to the request, or whether the White House was informed of it.

To a president who puts a premium on loyalty, Mr. Comey represented a fiercely independent official who wielded incredible power. Mr. Comey made his career standing up to members of the George W. Bush administration on matters of surveillance. And his advisers have cast his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as evidence that he was equally willing to criticize the Democratic nominee for president.

Mr. Comey’s handling of the Clinton investigation was the stated reason for his termination, and the White House has insisted it had nothing to do with the Russia inquiry, which has become a major distraction for the Trump administration.

Mr. Comey broke with longstanding policies by speaking publicly about the Clinton investigation twice last year. He also termed Mrs. Clinton’s handling of classified information as “extremely careless,” an estimation that went far beyond what the authorities normally say in cases where nobody is charged.

LMU93 wrote:

Tanzel Smart (from a PFF piece)

https://www.profootballfocus.com/draft-10-prospects-were-higher-on-than-most/

10 draft prospects we’re higher on than most

9. Tanzel Smart, DT, Tulane

As it stands, this defensive tackle class leaves a lot to be desired. There are a handful of guys in the Day 2 mix, with only “tweeners” like Jonathan Allen and Solomon Thomas getting first-round hype. One guy who we believe should be firmly in that Day 2 mix is the ultra-productive Tulane defensive tackle, Tanzel Smart. Smart was an iron man, playing 100 snaps in a game against Louisiana-Lafayette this season. Even though he rarely came off the field, Smart was still PFF’s ninth-highest-graded interior defender last season.

LMU says: This could be the kind of 6th round pick that sticks around this team for years (ie Eugene Sims). With the durability, work ethic and leadership he has and a quick first step he could become a decent rotational player. The Rams signed Tyrunn Walker as a backup DT in free agency but this kid is going to be right on his heels. PFF had him as their 81st best player in the Draft.