Hey Ag, do you know how to load the vid from Jimi’s page? It’s at (as of right now) 8 minutes ago. It’s the OL in the hill drill.

https://twitter.com/jimiramsboy

thehammer

camp report 7/31

2 biggest things that caught my eye is the team looks thinner in better shape in general and thought Robinson looked MUCH worse at his smaller weight…really bothered me

looked like he didn’t get quicker feet player 25lbs lighter but lot of strength..smaller butt/thighs and upper body strength..good news is maybe it will take him some time to adjust to his new body

Brown also struggled at rg at times..tripped over the center once while pulling and looked uncomfortable at his new position…still has the perfect build for guard…also thought Reynolds looked ready to start day one if needed

Havenstein is money in the bank…just carries himself as a 10 year starter..did a great job when I watched him blocking at the 2nd level..just plays within himself

barely watched the centers but Barnes looks to be the early favorite to win the starting job

Battle looks very good at lt and thought Darrell Williams was worthless.Rhaney looked slightly bigger and Donnal looked like just a guy

both coacho and myself were disappointed with Foles athleticism and speed in going though his progessions….not awful but was hoping for more

watching Mannion I felt like John Sutter finding gold At Sutters Mill..much leaner/quicker then Foles, always surrounded by coaches, getting solid reps as the #2…lot to like..Davis still has a weak arm and is clearly the #4 qb and Keenum looks like a smaller Kellen Clemons ..

thought Gurley had the quick feet/burst of a young Marshall Faulk going forward..seemed to lose some speed going laterally…a WOW! Athlete

also thought Mason and Pead looked good while Cunnningham looked slightly bigger/slower

Quick is also a WOW! Player..carries himself with so much confidence now…Bailey is the #3 wr with Austin #4…did some quick hitting passes with him…IMO best hope for him is he becomes the 1999 Az-Zahir Hakim ..liked Slavin a little

on D Barron was hurt… love the pass rush hate the back 7 still…very little need for a nickle cb today as offense stayed in 2 te/pro set most of practice so Joyner got reps outside…best bet for fams IMO is Tru Johnson wins one outiside spot with Gaines inside…Coacho has a thing for fs Bryant and he flashed..dude is a good athlete

Alexander/Ayers struggled in coverage…teams will keep hitting the Rams with short passes till they get tighter coverage from their top 7…Marcus Robeson flashed today..Donald was Donald, Trinca-Pasat proved to quick for Washington to block…Claiborne looked slow at cb….

good but hardly a great beginning and Greg Robinson’s play today bothers me

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What are some of the biggest storylines heading into training camp? Nick Wagoner tells the Fast Lane

Plus don’t miss these, also from the 7/31 practice

http://theramshuddle.com/topic/ramview-73115-training-camp-report-long/

http://theramshuddle.com/topic/jim-fadler-walks-into-camp/

IMO … this is a good one.

Quick didn’t used to be a good interview. He’s getting there.

vid link, includes highlights

KTVI – Nick Foles took part in his first day of training camp with the Rams.

http://fox2now.com/2015/07/31/foles-rams-discuss-contract-extension/

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One-On-One with Isaiah Battle

Watch reporter Dani Klupenger chat with rookie tackle Isaiah Battle about his first NFL Training Camp and his newborn baby

http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/videos/One-On-One-with-Isaiah-Battle/3c8ca789-84b4-49ea-81e0-3619f7f216c5

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#RamsCamp Wired: Stedman Bailey

Check out wide receiver Stedman Bailey mic’d up the first day of Training Camp.

http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/videos/RamsCamp-Wired-Stedman-Bailey/55e668df-ea98-4a6d-b7bb-a2eed7450f66

Basically this is just all from the press conference so I put it here.

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Practice Report 7/31: Training Camp Begins

Myles Simmons

View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-practicereport/Practice-Report-731-Training-Camp-Begins/3e39fbc5-c94b-45e7-8f88-88a4f53cc86c

Football is back at Rams Park, as the team began training camp on a sunny Friday afternoon in Earth City.

With plenty of fans in attendance, St. Louis practiced without pads, as is customary for the team’s acclimation period over its first few sessions. And head coach Jeff Fisher said he was especially impressed at the way the players passed their conditioning tests earlier in the week.

“As long as I have been here this is the best we’ve had. From the weigh-in, from the conditioning test — guys have really worked hard during the summer,” Fisher said. “Overall, big picture, very pleased with the condition, and the athleticism, and the energy of this football team. They’re very excited to get back.”

But Fisher said the real enthusiasm comes once the team starts practicing in pads.

“It doesn’t feel like today was the first day of camp,” Fisher said. “But the first day of camp really, I think, it takes shape when you see the guys walk out with pads on. Because this is pretty much a repeat of OTAs that we’ve done from installation standpoint.”

As for the goals of camp, Fisher said that the team is keeping things general for the time being.

“There’s just, ‘Let’s get better each day,’” the head coach said. “It’s go out and have fun, enjoy your time together, listen, pay attention and just get better each day. It’s kind of simple here for the next 10 days.”

ON THE QUARTERBACK

According to Fisher, Nick Foles had a good day for his first training camp practice as a Ram.

“It is usually the first couple days of camp you tip your hat towards the defensive side. They usually have the advantage,” Fisher said. “That wasn’t the case today. Nick did a nice job.”

“I felt like it was good,” Foles said. “I mean there’s always — I’d like to hit every pass. That’s my goal every day. You strive for perfection. There’s things we’ll work on, but I felt like for the first day it was the right direction. So tomorrow we just need it to be a little better.”

Fisher added that the team is continuing discussions with Foles on a possible contract extension.

“We are talking with a number of our players right now and their representatives,” Fisher said. “I’m really not involved with it other than that I would like to see us get something worked out at some point with him.”

As for Foles himself, the quarterback said he’s remaining focused on getting better each day in practice.

“That’s why you hire agents because my thing here is to be with these guys, to be a player, to be their quarterback,” Foles said. “We have to win games. We hire agents so that clears the clutter out of our brain, and you know I trust them to do the job.”

ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE

It’s well known by now that the Rams are prepping young offensive linemen to begin the season as starters. And Fisher said Rob Havenstein and Jamon Brown have been steadily improving up front.

“Well again, in no pads, I think Rob’s technique is getting better. ‘JB’ is doing the same,” Fisher said. “And I have no reservation whatsoever, when we line up for the opener, playing rookie offensive linemen. They’re going to get plenty of reps. And they’re the best that we’ll put on the field. So we’ve got confidence.”

Plus, Fisher said that the young linemen have been earning endorsements from veteran D-linemen like Chris Long and Will Hayes.

“They’re saying, ‘These guys are going to be good,’” Fisher said. “Coming from Chris and Will and those guys, that’s pretty impressive.”

GURLEY’S HEALTH

Todd Gurley participated in positional drills on Friday, a significant development in the running back’s rehab process.

“I’m just glad to be out here and just being with the guys and starting camp again,” Gurley said.

Fisher said he wanted to keep the running back off of the Physically Unable to Perform list to give him a chance to practice with his teammates.

“We just felt, in fairness to him, the PUP thing — it just didn’t make sense because he was going to stand there and watch,” Fisher said. “We want to build him. We want to add individual reps. We want him to be able to practice.”

Miklasz: Potential move is buzzkill at Rams camp

By Bernie Miklasz

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/miklasz-potential-move-is-buzzkill-at-rams-camp/article_c4fb231e-3fcb-500b-aee6-838f23d3c627.html

The Rams have opened their training camp, and they’re hard at work, preparing for the season, trying to improve and doing their best to block out the noise.

In some ways, this will be business as usual. Coaches teaching. Players learning. Team meetings. Polishing fundamentals in the summer heat. Going through repetitions, and fine-tuning their knowledge of the offense and defense.

In other ways, this is a most unusual training camp — a strange way to begin a strange season. No one knows where the Rams will be practicing and training a year from now. They could be in Los Angeles. They could set up, like normal, in Earth City.

And if Rams owner Stan Kroenke gets his way, this will be the team’s final training camp in St. Louis. And for many fans, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to embrace the team they love. When you aren’t sure if the team will run away from you, the natural reaction is to hold back, stay at a safe distance and try to minimize the pain inside.

When an emotional connection between a fan and team is being frayed and gradually severed by feelings of uncertainty, fear and betrayal, it’s excruciatingly difficult to put on a front, feign enthusiasm and pretend that everything is normal.

Is this any way to begin the ritual of getting ready for some football? Something already has been taken away — the happy anticipation of the coming season — and that stinks.

The fans deserve better. But I have empathy for the players, the coaches, and the Rams’ front office. Coach Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead don’t ask for pity, but I sympathize with them, too.

I feel bad for everyone, really, including the non-football employees who have to market the product, sell the tickets and generate a positive vibe.

And I feel lousy because none of these people is named Stan Kroenke. They just work for Kroenke, but he’s not around. The people who keep the Rams organization going are still here, wanting to do a great job. But they’ll endure the fallout, dealing with the inevitable repercussions that surface when a fan base is agitated and alienated.

The Rams just want what every NFL team has right now: a fired-up fan base, amped to support them, and filled with optimism. Training camp is supposed to a time of building. Precious weeks that not only strengthen a squad of football players but reinforce the bond between a franchise and a community.

The Rams haven’t posted a winning record since 2003, or made the playoffs since 2004. Now in their fourth year in charge of the Rams football operation, Snead and Fisher are setting out in search of their first winning season.

They’ve made significant progress, reconstructing the roster and positioning the Rams for a brighter future. But the problem is away from the field, with the future of the franchise placed on hold.

This is Camp Kroenke. He’s not here, but his presence will be felt.

My thing is, I don;t have a REAL feel for Foles yet. I have to see him play. Right now he’s too “on paper” for me. I felt the same way about Bradford before the 2010 season.

From Fisher. Some good things to hear. Yeah it’s early yeah it’s coach speak to an extent but still.

(On if the players have always came in such good shape in his time as head coach for the Rams)
“I told them yesterday that this has been by far, from a results stand point it’s been the best since we’ve been here. When you talk about weight, when you talk about offseason improvement and then you talk about a conditioning level and a conditioning test that they blew away; as the rookies did as well.

(On how much of a luxury it is having everyone back on defense)
“Well, we do. We got the 11, but we also got some great competition at the backup spots, so we’ve got some depth. So, when you look at (S) Maurice (Alexander), for example, who’s just a tremendous surprise. You’re okay with him playing safety if you have a problem.

(On RB Todd Gurley)
We’re not going to take any chances or any risks or subject him to any danger. But, you can kind of read the tea leaves there. We feel like he’s ahead of schedule and he’s a tremendous athlete, and this is going to give him a chance to know the offense inside and out.

(On the young offensive line)
Just in talking with the defensive lineman, obviously we have a veteran group of defensive lineman, they’re saying, ‘These guys are going to be good.’ Coming from (DE) Chris (Long) and (DE) Will (Hayes) and those guys, that’s pretty impressive.”

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Jim Fadler ‏@jimiramsboy

Stretching and warming up start Barrett Jones actually has a helmet

Oline fittingly by itself on my right looking for GRob?

Starting Oline just coming out GRob looks noticeably lighter

If anything now that I get a closer look at GRob I understated how much trimmer he looks

Special teams practice with the hero coach Fassel

And just when I had honestly forgotten about Pead my son pointed him out in the pursuit drills

Todd Gurley on the side with a coach doing agility drills

Gurley headed off to the trainers area now

Janoris non tweeter actually looked good as a gunner on a punt drill

More limbering up work now some kick returners Givens among them on the other side

Tre Mason doing some special teams work

coach Fisher once again has on long sleeves in the STL summer sun

Gurley

Gurley in all of the Back drills so far

Position drills the running backs are closest to me I did see Brian Quck with Bailey and Britt

Oline doing some “hit the pads” drills away from me

QB’s join the RB’s Gurley’s burst and quicks stand out

QB’s throwing to receivers now. Keenum gets good extension. Gurley acquits himself well in pass pro drills

Trey Watts did a great job on pass pro, rookie named Terrence Franks woeful

Isiah Battle looks the part of a pro RT

Receivers doing a close order drill slalom drill around 6 trash cans turn a corner, catch a pass, turn a corner another pass

It looks like 7 on 7 time and Oline vs DLine

Quinn is wearing #2 for some reason. Havenstein got beat badly to the inside and then turned his man the next

Jamon Brown looked extremely good including one rep vs Fairley. Timmy Barnes getting manhandled

Saffold and Donald great match up. GRob countered an inside spin move by Quinn

Took a break and watched the 7 on 7. Foles with a really nice deep out to Britt dropped over the defense

Brockers getting the best of Jones for the most part Brandon Washington getting destroyed

Single most impressive rookie on the Oline was Jamon Brown. I thought GRob looked very good

11 on 11 Tre Mason opens at RB

It looks like Chris Long is sitting out today and Tavon has on #1

On deep balls Foles throws awfully flat off his ear

Austin Davis and Trey Watts running with the 2’s

Jacob Hagen a rookie undrafted from Liberty worth watching

Foles hits Cook for a TD down the seam. This pass was perfect good arm extension and loft

Lots of play action and QB rolls so far I assume signs of the future

On a deep fly pattern either the ball slipped from Keenum or Tebow is in town

Mannion looks solid so far doing extremely well on crossing patterns

Ayers with the 1’s on defense

Two minute drill now Tavon drops one

Havenstein not having the best of debuts. Givens half asses a deep pass

And Case Keenum is not having the best of days either

Isiah Pead looks the part, acts the part, should be the part and somehow never is the part

Rams have a 6:05 very fast undrafted rookie named isiah Ferguson WR who has caught my eye

Sean Mannion continues to be nails on crossing routes to a Clemson rookie named Daniel Rodriguez

Greg the Leg finally nails the tower guy…dead center

Rams skimped on camp legs this year and have punter kicker named Palardy

Back to 11 on 11 with Foles and Mason. Maurice Alexander getting some reps with the starters

Timmy Barnes getting the start at center today doubt he can hold it

Givens redeems some of it with A nice sliding grab across the middle

I really like most of what I have seen from Sean Mannion today.

The kid safety I mentioned earlier Hagen with a pick off a deflection

This is the kind of stuff I look for. While the rest are down at Rookie 7 on 7, Brian Quck and Rhaney working with the other 3 QB’s

Cignetti walks down and the post stretching begins heading home now

Brockers and Quinn

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