How uncensored we going? 😂 https://t.co/OQYP5ORkIg

— 𝒥𝒾𝓂 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉 (@Jim_Everett) July 25, 2019

A "Super Bowl Hangover" for the @RamsNFL? Just the opposite, says @PSchrags.

"The way they're being talked about, it's like they didn't even make the Super Bowl. I think they got better, but no one wants to hear that. Everyone's focused on the negative. For McVay, that's great." pic.twitter.com/7pd4gv7G77

— GMFB (@gmfb) July 25, 2019

Meet Nancy Goodman.

She called two Black women at an upscale restaurant in Raleigh “stupid niggers.”

It was filmed.

When the media came to her house she said she wasn’t sorry and would say it again because it’s true.

America. 2019. https://t.co/74rzZHlfvK

— Shaun King (@shaunking) July 25, 2019

‘I’ve just got to come out and compete and try and earn a spot on the team’ – Gaines
DT Greg Gaines addresses the media after arriving at Rams Camp.

https://www.therams.com/video/earn-a-spot-on-the-team-gaines

Henderson: ‘Whatever they ask me to do, I’m going to do it’
RB Darrell Henderson addresses the media after arriving at Rams Camp.

https://www.therams.com/video/henderson-whatever-they-ask-me-to-do-im-going-to-do-it

Long Jr. on what it’s like to be playing back home in SoCal
CB David Long Jr. addresses the media after arriving to Rams Camp.

https://www.therams.com/video/long-jr-on-playing-back-home-in-southern-california

Dakota Allen explains the advice he’s received heading into training camp
LB Dakota Allen addresses the media after arriving at Rams Camp.

https://www.therams.com/video/dakota-allen-advice-heading-into-training-camp

And so it begins pic.twitter.com/oWxBdFMnFs

— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) July 24, 2019

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Goff did not seem worried or concerned about a new contract as he goes into last year of his rookie deal. Sense is everything will work out on that front

Joel Corry@corryjoel
No need for any really good young pass rusher to sign for less than $20M per year with strong guarantees. Frank Clark helped define the market at $20.8M per year with $62.305M in guarantees ($43.805M fully guaranteed at signing).

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Brandin Cooks has generated the most receiving yards on deep targets since 2016! pic.twitter.com/r8I0vAwagC

— PFF (@PFF) July 24, 2019

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Things can change, but sense I’m getting is it’s doubtful that #Rams have an interest in recently released – available – ILB Mason Foster and DT Mike Daniels. They feel good about where they are at those positions heading into camp.

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Grind ain’t goin slow down camp is almost here @j.aggabao 💪🏽 @mambasportsacademy #campready #yeararoundwithit

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When u put the body of work in it always pays off at the end #hardworkpaysoff 📸 ❌❌ @coryg412 @210ths

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A fact, a piece of fiction, and a word of caution about the reality of NFL training camp

Amy Trask

https://theathletic.com/1090222/2019/07/23/a-fact-a-piece-of-fiction-and-a-word-of-caution-about-the-reality-of-nfl-training-camp/

As training camp kicks off this week for each team, former Raiders CEO Amy Trask offers some wisdom about what really goes on during this prelude to the season.

FACT: Dreams die at training camp.

Young men who have been dreaming of careers in the league may never play a down in an NFL game. Men who have played and worked at this for years may not make the final roster. Whether a player is at what he hopes will be the beginning of his career or trying to fight off what looks to be the conclusion of one, dreams will end and careers will end. Informing a player that he will not make the team should be done in a manner that reflects an understanding that this may be crushing news. Ending a player’s career should be handled not only in a professional manner but in a caring one. Players are men, not commodities. Dashing a dream or ending a player’s career should not be fodder for a television show.

FICTION: Training camp is hard for coaches and team staff.

Over the course of my decades in the league I heard umpteen coaches and others on staff state that “no one understands how hard this is.” Each time I heard that I thought: you are being paid a six or seven figure salary, you are standing outside on a football field in the Napa Valley (earlier in my career, in Oxnard, not too far from the Pacific Ocean), you are provided a room (in some cases a suite) at a beautiful hotel, you are provided every meal (and snacks!) and the team takes into account your dietary wishes and requests, you are provided a car (which is gassed and washed for you), and you get to perform your job in shorts and a t-shirt. I’m not suggesting that many of these jobs aren’t difficult. Of course there is pressure and stress associated with them. But let’s put this in perspective: hard is when you are a single parent working multiple jobs to support a family; hard is when you are earning minimum wage for maximum effort; hard is when you are serving the country in a hostile environment and know that at any moment you may be fired upon or step on a landmine. It is a privilege to work in the NFL.

A WORD OF CAUTION: Be careful when reaching conclusions.

Every year, teams and fans look forward to the start of training camp and to a new season in which every team ostensibly has the same likelihood of success. This annual sense of optimism is not fortuitous; it is borne of the league goal of parity: the belief that in any given season, any team can win.

As personnel and in some instances coaching moves are the subject of intense debate and analysis throughout the offseason, there is often a rush to judgment as training camp gets underway.

It is certainly fair to draw some conclusions from training camp practices. However, not all you see (or don’t see) during those practices paints an accurate picture of what to expect when the season starts. So be careful not to rush to judgment — training camps tell us some but not all things about teams.

Case in point: Raiders Training Camp, Napa Valley, 2006 — Throughout camp, numerous coaches and player personnel staff touted our pass protection. The praise was effusive. I heard that our pass protection would be the strength of our team and that our quarterback would have all day to throw.

Then came our opening game: Monday night football, San Diego at Oakland. Our quarterback was sacked 9 times. I’m fairly confident that had I been lined up at defensive end for the Chargers I would have gotten at least one sack. We went on to give up more sacks that season (72) than any other team. In fact, the team which was second in that category gave up 18 fewer sacks (54) than we did.

When these bold proclamations were made and these predictions were shared with me, I asked Al Davis (who, by the way, made no such proclamation and offered no such prediction) “how can we tell?” I went on to note that I didn’t believe we had enough data to reach such sweeping conclusions. Not only were our quarterbacks clad as they always were at practice in “no touch” colored jerseys, but it also appeared to me that we were blowing plays dead far more quickly than we traditionally did. I didn’t think we were letting plays develop long enough to get a real sense of the strength (or lack thereof) of our pass protection. He replied to me as he often did: “aw f***.”

This example of a rush to judgment at training camp is not intended as an indictment of our offensive line alone as many factors contribute to pass protection (or lack thereof): offensive line, tight ends, quarterback play, running back blocking assistance, etc. As is the case in most every aspect of the game, many pieces and parts work together.

This example is, however, a reminder of the danger of drawing sweeping or firm conclusions based on training camp alone.

https://t.co/ggwXAEge8k pic.twitter.com/DzBiwWtzrc

— SeattleRams (@seattlerams_nfl) July 24, 2019

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With this grand news, who wants to see Cooper Kupp’s first TD catch?

What am I saying, of course everyone wants to… pic.twitter.com/fohMHl7AfP

— SeattleRams (@seattlerams_nfl) July 24, 2019

Police officer Philip Brailsford executed Daniel Shaver as he crawled towards him on his hands & knees, begging for his life. He was tried & acquitted of murder. Now, news that he will get a disability pension because he says he has PTSD from the incident. https://t.co/kgpAsidpo9

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) July 23, 2019

from Top-10 active wide receiver-quarterback tandems in catchable target percentage

https://www.pff.com/news/pro-top-10-active-wide-receiver-quarterback-tandems-in-catchable-target-percentage

1. COOPER KUPP, JARED GOFF, LOS ANGELES RAMS
84.9% Catchable Target Percentage

Since Kupp entered the league in 2017, he has done nothing but be the go-to slot receiver for Los Angeles as the Rams’ quarterback has had a 127.0 passer rating, 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions when targeting the young receiver with catchable passes. Although, they’re not the longest-tenured couple – Kupp’s 84.9 catchable pass percentage leads all qualifying duos

Kupp saw 50 targets in just eight games last year as a consequence of his season being cut short due to an ACL injury. The excitement is mounting for the Rams receiver’s return, and his name has even been circulating in Comeback Player of the Year discussions as we approach NFL Training Camp. Undoubtedly a challenge, although, that award may not be out of reach for Kupp. In one-and-a-half seasons Goff has targeted Kupp 139 times resulting in 118 catchable passes. If the L.A. duo continues at this rate, they could be one of the most in-sync duos in the entire league.

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7. BRANDIN COOKS, JARED GOFF, LOS ANGELES RAMS
79.1% Catchable Target Percentage

Goff, the only quarterback to be listed with two separate receivers on this list, targeted Cooks 110 times, 87 of which were catchable balls (79.1%). Although the sample size is small relative to this group, the duo still managed to gain 1,204 yards on catchable passes, good enough for an average of 10.9 yards per attempt which exceeds all other duos on this list.

Geoff Schwartz@geoffschwartz
The Pats put a clinic on creating pressure in the playoffs. Attacked the Chargers right side, the Chiefs IOL and the Rams C. It was brilliant. Interchange parts on D so tough for OL to key on tendencies

Jane Slater@SlaterNFL
Just spoke with #Cowboys WR Allen Hurns on today’s release. He’s understandably disappointed saying “I’m good. Just wished they did this earlier, they asked me for a pay cut Monday. Couple days before camp.”

Ross Tucker@RossTuckerNFL
Squeeze to take pay cut on Monday before camp ✓

Cut on Tuesday before camp ✓

One year into multi-year contract ✓

After breaking leg playing for them in playoffs in January ✓

But please tell me again about players needing to “honor” their contracts. 😂