{"id":54752,"date":"2016-08-30T10:07:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T17:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54752"},"modified":"2016-08-30T10:07:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T17:07:10","slug":"rams-training-camp-notes-08292016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54752","title":{"rendered":"Rams Training Camp Notes: 08\/29\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher \u2013 Training Camp Post-Practice \u2013 August 29, 2016<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

(On if the team is done with the roster moves to establish the 75-man roster)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to be in tomorrow at 4 P.M. eastern, so we\u2019ll turn everything officially in. I\u2019d say we\u2019re 90 percent there. We\u2019ll release it as soon as we finish, but we\u2019re about 90 percent there. Again, like I said, it\u2019s not an easy situation. I talk to each and every player and thanked them for the contribution and all that. Now we\u2019re more into play-time mode \u2013 as you can see, there\u2019s a moving van out there \u2013 we\u2019ve got a lot going on here over the next couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how good it was to see T Rob Havenstein on the practice field)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good. We got him out there; he got a couple reps in each period. Me seeing him out there was better for him getting out there the first time \u2013 that was the purpose for us taking him off the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform list). We\u2019ll see how he does over the next couple of days; we haven\u2019t ruled him out for the game for Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if the competition level along the defensive line during camp was what he expected)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got depth and we created competition. I thought it\u2019s worked out well. Especially late in preseason games, when you get guys like (DE) Matt Longacre and some of those guys just making plays out there and earning a right to play on Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if the fourth preseason game is more important than fans realize for guys who are on the roster bubble)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is. We value each and every rep, whether it\u2019s out here at practice or whether it\u2019s in the fourth preseason game. There are some decisions that are going to be made based on some performances there. In addition to that, you\u2019ve got some guys that we\u2019re grooming to play in specific special teams positions when the regular season starts, so they need to get experience at those positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On what went into the decision to let go of DE Quinton Coples)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Q\u2019 did a good job coming in here. We started him off at defensive end, and then we asked him to move to tackle, just to give him a chance inside to see. I really appreciated everything that he did \u2013 his attitude and going from end to tackle, if you\u2019ve never been in there, is quite a change. He worked really hard at it. Out of fairness to a player like \u2018Q,\u2019 I didn\u2019t see him making the team and that\u2019s exactly what I told him. I wanted to give him a chance and give him an opportunity to get out there early to see if he could find work. If not, we\u2019re going to keep the door open for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if that shows how much defensive line depth the team has)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt does. We still have some tough decisions to make up on the defensive line, and the final roster comes down to, as you guys know, what\u2019s going on, sometimes, at other positions, as well. Do you have the luxury to carry 10 or nine defensive linemen and then fewer at another position. Those are things that we\u2019re kind of massaging right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if QB Jared Goff will start on Thursday at Minnesota)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t decided yet. That\u2019s a good question. Do you think he should?\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if QB Case Keenum will play in the final preseason game)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in the discussion stages right now. Great questions, we just don\u2019t have answers for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if he would be in favor of the active roster on a Sunday in the regular season being at 53 or staying as it is now with 46 dressing for games)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, there\u2019s proposals to adjust the roster size. All those things are collectively bargained. There\u2019s been a push since I got in the league to play more guys on Sunday, have more guys available. It gets back to that competitive situation where, if we\u2019re playing opponent A and they have 53 healthy guys and we have 49 healthy guys, then there\u2019s a competitive disadvantage there. That\u2019s what it always ends up coming back to is what\u2019s competitive and what\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how LB Alec Ogletree is doing)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing well. Each week, through the preseason games, he\u2019s getting better. Keep in mind, he\u2019s coming off a season-ending injury last year. He\u2019s worked really hard through the offseason, once we made the change and moved him to Mike (linebacker); I think he\u2019s handled his responsibilities very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On going with Thursday as the players day off during the regular season)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we did that last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On why he\u2019s going with Thursday and not Tuesday, like many other teams)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve traditionally been Tuesdays forever. And giving it some thought, we just kind of tweak our week a little bit. It\u2019s all about recovery, it\u2019s all about when is the necessary down-time, when does it fit in the week? A lot of reasons for it, but we like the way it works. Now, the players love it, it\u2019s a little harder on the coaches because you have to accelerate the game-planning through Monday because you\u2019re basically doing some install on Tuesday because we\u2019re actually working on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if it feels like it helps that the players have the game plan on Tuesday or Wednesday)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think they get so far ahead, yeah. And most players come in on their days off, anyway. When you come in on Tuesday as a day off, you haven\u2019t even been introduced to the game plan, you\u2019re sitting there looking at an opponent. When you come in on Thursday as a day off, you\u2019ve already have two days of install in, so you know exactly what you\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Rams Media Release 08\/29\/2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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