{"id":54250,"date":"2016-08-06T20:59:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T03:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54250"},"modified":"2016-08-06T23:28:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T06:28:58","slug":"rams-training-camp-notes-08062016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54250","title":{"rendered":"Rams Training Camp Notes: 08\/06\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher \u2013 Post-Family Day \u2013 August 6, 2016<\/strong><\/u>
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(Opening Remarks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, well that was fun. That was great. This actually will conclude that first difficult phase of training camp. You couldn\u2019t think of a better way than to do it here, in front of the fans and in this environment. It was just really, really, really fun. Players had a blast. We talked yesterday, they were looking forward to it. They came out and we got better today. I don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to be next week, but we definitely got better today as a team. I saw good things from everybody. We stayed healthy and what we would consider to be somewhat of a physical practice, so we stayed healthy. We got in great work, so they got a day off tomorrow. We start up next week. It\u2019s just going to fly by and before we know it, seven days from today we got the Cowboys here in town. It was a great experience here. The organization, the Coliseum and everybody looked at it kind of as that first step, that dry run type of thing, and things were perfect everything was perfect. We\u2019re looking forward to next weekend. Really a good day. This concludes the first stage of training camp. Players need to rest up a bit, and we\u2019re going to get going again on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On the crowd and enthusiasm today helping the team)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different feel. Now, I\u2019m not saying that we don\u2019t have the support at U.C. Irvine because we do. There\u2019s a lot of people out there everyday, but this is just different. Walking down the tunnel for some of these guys, for the first time was a cool experience for them. Thinking that \u2018this is going to be home for a while,\u2019 so let\u2019s make the most of it, and let\u2019s make it a hard place to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On Coach Fisher walking through the tunnel in his return)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI told you guys, dad brought me out here and I sat way up there when I was about seven years old, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. To be able to have the opportunity to play here in college and then come back on numerous occasions during my NFL career was really cool. But this is really, really fun, really fun for me. Great memories here, and we just want to carry on that winning tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how QB Jared Goff is coming along)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe I didn\u2019t bring up Jared to start with. So, I don\u2019t know if you saw the two-minute drill, but that stuff was real. He was locked in, focused, and he knew exactly where the play clock was, game clock, timeouts, everything. He had a good day today – you know, finish up the week on a really good note and now he can get his mind right for next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On if Goff will start taking reps with the 1s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been taking reps \u2013 you haven\u2019t seen him because he\u2019s been taking reps in the walk-thru with the ones, which is good. He\u2019s getting used to (C) Tim Barnes up front, so there may be a period or two where he does that, but (QB) Case (Keenum) is starting next week and we\u2019ll get Jared in as soon as we can and just let him play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On how WR Duke Williams has come along in the last week)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDuke\u2019s coming along. He\u2019s making more and more plays. He\u2019ll catch three, drop one, so we\u2019ll need to get him to catch four, no drops \u2013 that type of thing. But he\u2019s getting a feel for what we\u2019re doing, he\u2019s been active, and as I mentioned, Duke lost a lot of weight during summer, and he knows that this is his only opportunity, so we\u2019ll wait and see how he does, but you should expect to see him be productive in the second half of the preseason games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On his remarks of everything being perfect in regards to the relocation and the Coliseum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything. Yeah, the league office was heavily represented today here from an operations standpoint. So, there\u2019s a lot of things that are involved in this, when you talk coach-to-quarterback devices and coach-to-coach devices, the sideline, the officials\u2019 communication, the communication to the spotters, and everything was working. It was great. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s going to be a kink or two, but that\u2019s the case any time you start the season. Wherever you are \u2013 even if you\u2019ve been in the same place for 10 years. But things went really well today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how preparation would change leading into the preseason game next weekend)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to install Monday, Tuesday \u2013 Wednesday is going to be a special teams practice and then they\u2019ll do yoga or whatever they\u2019re going to do, and then Thursday, we\u2019ll still install. Half of Thursday will be dedicated to preparing for the Cowboys. Out of fairness to the players, there\u2019s different systems \u2013 offense, defense and special teams, so you want to get them familiar with that so they can go out and compete \u2013 so that\u2019s half of Thursday and then it\u2019ll be the case Friday. We\u2019ll have a walk-thru, a fast-Friday walk-thru and prepare to go play the Cowboys.\u201d<\/p>\n

RB Todd Gurley \u2013 Post Family Day \u2013 August 6, 2016<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On the crowd recognizing and acknowledging him)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c(Head) Coach (Jeff Fisher) said there were going to be a lot of people out here, so I expected it to have a little energy. I just wanted to come out here and have a great day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On the team\u2019s excitement for today)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just excited being able to play at home for the first time and then have Family Day and fans come. Everybody was a little amped up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On Coach Fisher\u2019s remarks about the team\u2019s growth today)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe most definitely got better today. It was a great day of work, especially for the offense. We were able to get some of those red zone scores and some of those goal-line runs, which we really need to put points on the board. It felt like offense and defense – we all got better today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On first coming out of the tunnel for practice)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGetting ready for practice, it was cool to be able to play in the Coliseum for our first time and get a reaction. I was just ready to have a good practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On entering the Coliseum and hearing the crowd yelling)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty cool. I tried to wave to everybody, but it was cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On if it was tough to focus at practice today with the number of people at practice today and in the Coliseum environment)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s just like a game, you know. You practice every day, so you know when to lock in. So, when people are calling your name, you hear all the stuff, but you know you have to get better. So we\u2019ve just to go out there, do our jobs, do our assignments, lock in. Once gameday comes it\u2019s going to be a lot more people, so you\u2019re definitely going to have to pay attention then.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if there were any new players or rookies that stood out to him)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI love the receivers. Everybody from Nelson (Spruce), Duke (Williams), Mike (Thomas), Pharoh (Cooper). A lot of those guys, even Aaron Green, the running back. Everybody has been doing a great job. \u2018Little Baby Gronk\u2019 (Tyler Higbee) I call him, the tight end. Everybody\u2019s been doing a great job, so we definitely see everybody getting better and better especially from OTAs to now.<\/p>\n

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(On how QB Jared Goff is coming along)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been doing great. Interceptions haven\u2019t really been a big thing. He\u2019s maybe had one or two so far this camp. That\u2019s just what happens. He\u2019s been doing a great job with his reads, and he\u2019s been getting better every day. Everybody\u2019s been actually doing a great job, so I am just happy. We\u2019re progressing slowly as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how he believes he\u2019s been progressing and what he\u2019s been trying to work on this week of camp)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJust letting the whole game slow down to me, just being able to line up right. Just not have any MA\u2019s (missed assignments). Some stuff happens, but you learn from it and you come back out the next day and you get better. (Running Backs) Coach (Skip Peete) always says, \u2018You either get better or you get worse every day.\u2019 My focus is to come out here and give the offense a little energy and try to get better every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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QB Jared Goff \u2013 Post-Family Day \u2013 August 6, 2016<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On if he thinks this is his best day of practice)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u00a0\u00a0I think everyday I\u2019ve been trying to improve and slowly but surely, I feel like I\u2019m getting better everyday. I would expect the next practice to be even better. I hope to get better just everyday – that\u2019s really what I\u2019m trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On the team\u2019s confidence in him)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSure, yeah.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m starting to settle in a little bit. I feel more comfortable everyday with memory. The more comfortable I feel, the more in control I feel. The more confident I am going to be and the better I\u2019m going to play. Everyday it gets a little bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On his comfort level with the two-minute drill during practice)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, a lot of plays we have ran a lot. I felt really comfortable with it. We didn\u2019t run anything out of the ordinary, so it was good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how it felt to play in front of the fans in LA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great. I don\u2019t know how many people were out here\u2026probably a couple tens of thousands. It was awesome to see all the fans out here and how excited everyone is for us to be back in LA. It was just really cool, really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On the fans)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate the fans here and everything they do. They\u2019re a lot of fun. Right now, they are very happy to see us and hopefully we can keep it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how it felt coming through the tunnel of the LA Memorial Coliseum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s nice. Getting a cheer coming out the tunnel as everyone went through – it was nice. I love the field here. It looks like they did something really nice with it. I haven\u2019t seen it this nice in a long time, so I am excited to play on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On first team reps verse second team defense)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHave I felt different? Not really. It\u2019s the same stuff. Against our first defense, it speeds up a little bit, sure – with how talented they are. I felt the same and have the same mentality in every rep I get.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On WR Duke Williams dropping a pass in practice and going right back to him)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI told him, right after he dropped it. I said I\u2019m going to come right back here. Sure enough, I did. He ran a good route on the last play and was open and made a good play. It was good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On his excitement for the first game)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019ll be nice. Seems like a long time coming. But it\u2019ll be nice. I think it\u2019s one week from today. I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be great. I\u2019 m sure we will have a packed house and have a lot of fun playing the Cowboys and hopefully execute and play well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how he feels that he has changed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m going to go back to what I\u2019ve been saying – just the comfortability. I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s a word. Is that a word? Comfortability? With everything, I have become more comfortable everyday. And felt better about everything everyday and continue to gain confidence. That\u2019s really what it is. Just each day, try and take a little bit of a step. And I felt like I\u2019ve done that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(On if there is a way he can measure how he has progressed and his comfort level)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe results. That\u2019s about it. I think if the results, if they get better, you are probably more comfortable and you are probably more confident, and it willresult in playing better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if playing today at the Coliseum is more of an opportunity to showcase his abilities as opposed to practicing in Irvine)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we treat it the same as any other practice. We came out wanting to execute. We did have the added factor of some fans, but it was all good and it was all fun. We really just tried to treat it like another practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if it felt different playing at the Coliseum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am pretty comfortable with the Coliseum. I\u2019ve played here once. Was here for the rookie premiere, so I am fairly comfortable with it. But, yeah, being on the field practicing is really cool. Expect it to be pretty packed when we have our first home opener here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if there has been a time when he has had an \u201cah ha\u201d moment while going over a difficult play)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSure. I think early in camp, there\u2019s some plays that kind of click, and you feel good about it. You know you make the right decision, you make it on time, you make a check at the line and it all worked, and you\u2019re kind of like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s how you do that.\u2019 It\u2019s just different stuff like that. I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s one in particular, but every day you just feel like that, where you\u2019re more comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Rams media release 08\/06\/2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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