{"id":54284,"date":"2016-08-09T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54284"},"modified":"2016-08-11T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:20:38","slug":"rams-traning-camp-notes-08082016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54284","title":{"rendered":"Rams Training Camp Notes: 08\/08\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher \u2013 Training Camp Post-Practice \u2013 August 8, 2016<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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

\u201cThat was a quick day off, by the way. We looked at the tape and I was really pleased with the practice session at the Coliseum. As I said after practice, everything went smooth and well and so we\u2019re looking forward to this weekend. Day off, everybody came back last night and got up bright and early; we got our meetings in and had a walk-thru. We got a lot accomplished today; it was a little spirited \u2013 which we anticipated, just because of the nature of the practice when you\u2019re practicing short-yardage and those kind of things. I thought they handled things pretty well. We didn\u2019t do a lot of running, a little shorter today. Tomorrow we\u2019re coming back out in pads again and we\u2019re going to have a couple of run periods that will also get very competitive. We\u2019re in a good place, we don\u2019t have many issues physically. We\u2019ve got a couple guys that are working their way back now and that should be up and available for the game Saturday. Questions?\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if it\u2019s amazing that once it gets to game-week, everything amps up a little bit)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt does. For them right now, it\u2019s a long ways away. They\u2019re focused on the meetings tonight and what we\u2019re going to do tomorrow. Wednesday, we have a special teams session. I think, as we get into Thursday\u2026there\u2019s a lot of things we have yet to cover. We have to cover pregame warm-ups, the National Anthem and all those things that we cover before. So those things will take place later in the week. We\u2019ll give them a little bit of a head start on the Cowboys, probably just a day or so, maybe 20 reps or 24 reps \u2013 so they\u2019ll have some familiarity with their systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if DE Quinton Coples getting reps at DT is a skillset they\u2019re trying to tap into)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, you\u2019re perceptive. Today was the first time he moved inside. We talked about it this morning. We kind of are going to flip a little bit and give (DL) Ethan Westbrooks some defensive end work and we\u2019ll give Quinton some stuff inside, just as a rusher.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

(On some of the best qualities about QB Case Keenum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very athletic. He can run around, extend plays with his legs. He knows what to do. He knows where to go with it. He\u2019s just great in the huddle. If there\u2019s a negative play he\u2019s got it behind him before he calls the next play in the huddle. He\u2019s just very positive \u2013 a positive influence on the offense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On describing WR Tavon Austin\u2019s personality)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve oftentimes joked about this \u2013 he\u2019s got two speeds: one\u2019s fast and the other\u2019s sleep. When he\u2019s not sleeping, he\u2019s going fast and that\u2019s how his personality is, also. He\u2019s just going fast all the time. That\u2019s what\u2019s great about him He\u2019s a really smart player, a very exciting, explosive player. He loves to play and compete.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how much other players take their cues from Austin because he\u2019s such a vocal guy during practice)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody practices different. He wants to score every time he touches the ball and he wants the offense to score every time we call a play and that\u2019s just how he\u2019s wired. Everybody\u2019s different; the other guys are focusing on their assignment and their alignment and technique and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On if they take after Austin because of his leadership)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah. You should see it \u2013 it\u2019s one thing to see him on the practice field and it\u2019s another thing to see him in a game. On the sideline, when the defense is on the field, he\u2019s rooting for the defense. He\u2019s excited to have any chance to participate in special teams. He just wants the ball. He\u2019s one of those guys who\u2019s really unselfish from the standpoint of, as long as we get the ball in the end zone, he doesn\u2019t care who does it and that\u2019s the important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how much he will use RB Todd Gurley in the preseason)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll get a few reps. I\u2019m not going to come in and say he\u2019s going to get 12 carries this week and 16 next week. He\u2019s going to get some reps. I don\u2019t know how much we\u2019re going to do this week with him, but we\u2019ll sit down in the middle part of the week and talk about playing time. We\u2019ll have some more specifics for you, we won\u2019t keep any surprises from you, we\u2019ll let you know how much we\u2019re expecting everybody to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(On how S Maurice Alexander is responding to the opportunity in front of him to start)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDay one of the offseason program, he was here and ready to go, he really was. In (S) T.J.\u2019s (McDonald) absence, he really stepped up. He really has worked hard, not only from a football standpoint, a meetings standpoint, but he\u2019s worked very hard physically. He\u2019s one of those guys that hung around St. Louis \u2013 obviously because he\u2019s from there \u2013\u00a0 throughout the early part of the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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