{"id":54533,"date":"2016-08-25T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54533"},"modified":"2016-08-25T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:03:35","slug":"rams-training-camp-notes-08252016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54533","title":{"rendered":"Rams Training Camp Notes: 08\/25\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rams\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher \u2013 Post Training Camp Practice \u2013 August 24, 2016<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

(Opening remarks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good day. What happens often times is this is actually the last day where we\u2019re going to be able to legitimately compete, offense and defense, with pads on. Particularly because this week, the week is short now. We\u2019re traveling, coming back, we have a short week, then you are doing scout team work. We had some things we want to accomplish, and got the first period. The first drill was really good. And then we got into the second period, they got a little testy so we gave them a timeout. Go sit\u00a0 in the corner, go to your room, take a little time out. So we cooled off and we got a lot done. You don\u2019t like to see this happen. I\u2019m not concerned about this carrying over to the games. It was a good learning experience for us, they\u2019re competing, 1s against 1s, we had some good work. At this point, we move on. Start to game plan, start focusing for the Broncos. Play time is going to be a little bit more than what it was last week. Some guys have played a lot more, some guys have played a little more. But we want to get, not necessarily going to go through halftime experience with them or anything like that. So, you can probably expect to see the starters play about a half, or something like that. We healed up. We got a couple guys back. \u2018Grigs\u2019 (LB Nicholas Grigsby) came back, Battle (T Isaiah Battle) came back, which is good. Overall health, the team is in good shape going into week three.<\/p>\n

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(On if he was surprised RB Todd Gurley was at the bottom of that pile, especially since he said no one was allowed to tackle him)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was his choice. We all need to be smarter than that. But, that was his choice. It shows you what kind of competitor he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On an update of T Rob Havenstein)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still on PUP (Physically Unable to Perform), it counts against the roster. He\u2019s making progress. We\u2019re going to take him with us, going to give him a good workout, good pregame workout, things like that. We\u2019ll see how he is; we\u2019ll see how he does next week. That\u2019s all I can say right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On something he feels he needs to work on, or get more comfortable with going into the Denver game)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOffensively, I want to find a way to keep running the football. And this defense is really good.Earlier, I watched them play the 49ers, and (Defensive Coordinator) Wade (Philips) does such a great job with fundamentals, and technique against the run. It\u2019ll be a good test for our early group in there. I\u2019d like to see the defense get off the field…(inaudible).\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On which wide receiver needs to step up during this third preseason game)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what Kenny (Britt) can do, and Tavon (Austin), and obviously we\u2019ve seen what \u2018Coop\u2019 (Pharoh Cooper) can do as well. It\u2019s the guys that have been dropping the footballs. It\u2019s the Brian Quick\u2019s and some of the younger guys. We\u2019ve got to be more consistent catching the football.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On whether this is a make-or-break game for those receivers)<\/strong>
\n\u201cNot necessarily. We\u2019re looking at, now, through our eyes, it\u2019s let\u2019s get to 75, then to 53. But then I got to get to 46, kickoff, so which guys are going to be on the field playing for you that you trust them to make plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On WR Duke Williams)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDuke hasn\u2019t missed a day, he\u2019s making a lot of plays. He really showed us some things on special teams last week, for his first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On TE Tyler Higbee\u2019s blocking and receiving capabilities)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage, early in his career, he\u2019s doing those things. He\u2019s dropping his hips, he\u2019s learning how to block, learning the techniques. It\u2019s not easy at this level. Especially when you reach an outside linebacker, you got a one-on-one that you\u2019ve got to win against a defensive end. But, he\u2019s hanging in there right now. It\u2019s just a matter of him playing. He missed last week. We expect him to play this week. He\u2019s shown what he can do in the passing game. It\u2019s just become a little more efficient and effective in the run game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if the cut to a 75-man roster is easier or more difficult than the cut to the 53-man)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Any time you release a player, or a number of players, it\u2019s not easy. But that\u2019s our business. One would think common sense says, it\u2019s easier to get this roster to 75 than it is to 53. But still, you got guys who you want to try to still evaluate in the fourth game. Sometimes that\u2019s impossible to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if there is a fine line between fighting in practice, and showing tenacity and competitiveness)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about it. There\u2019s no place for it. But, as I said it earlier, this was the last day we\u2019re going to compete in pads against each other. Both sides had something to prove. We got them settled down.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Rams Media Release\u00a0 08\/24\/2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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