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10 Observations from OTA's
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So Goff is a 15 speed, long nose Kenworth tractor and Jimmy G. is Hyundai with a trailer hitch? GOT IT!
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Basically any QB who’s team has lost to another good team isn’t good. In other words there are no good QBs in the nfl.
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Damn I love that light(er) blue of the practice jerseys. Hope it is our blue in 2020 but the helmet blue has to match.
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Goff torched the Eagles defense. Half as many plays, just as many points. He didn't have refs calling bs drive extending penalties to help either.
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Team insider Myles Simmons shares his top 10 observations from Los Angeles’ second OTA practice on Tuesday.
1) It’s just the second day of Phase III, but the offense began the day’s session with a ball security drill. It’s a small thing, but what a team practices during this early stage indicates what is a priority for the club.
2) Quarterback Jared Goff
looked sharp early on once again, even during the early drills. On one throw he hit wideout Cooper Kupp with a really nice intermediate out route. In group drills, Goff also nailed a deep pass to Robert Woods off play action that ended with the wideout catching the ball as he crossed the goal line. Those are throws that should look that good against air, and they did.
3) During individual drills, the Rams mixed in receivers to work with multiple quarterbacks. That way, some of the younger players had an opportunity to catch passes from the QBs at the top of the depth chart like Goff and Sean Mannion.
4) On the second play of 11-on-11 drills, Goff uncorked a deep ball down the right side to wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The Oregon State product had already blown past the two scout-team defenders, but at first glance Goff appeared to have overthrown his receiver. But with Cooks’ speed, the ball was in just the right spot — he caught it and took it to the end zone for a (theoretical) touchdown.
5) It’s sometimes difficult to evaluate the execution of run plays during OTAs because players aren’t tackling, nor are they wearing pads. But running back Todd Gurley appears to be running well in practice, finding holes along the line of scrimmage. He also consistently finishes his runs all the way to the end zone.
6) After the first-team offense finished a series of plays, Goff went over to receivers to ostensibly talk over what happened on the field and what the receivers saw. Goff made a few different hand motions to indicate routes. It was a prime example of the quarterback growing more into a leader and taking more ownership of the offense.
7) The connection between Goff and Kupp appears to be picking up right where it left off in 2017. During 7-on-7 drills, Goff threaded the needle deep down the middle of the field to Kupp to fit a ball between a couple of defenders. And then Kupp made a leaping catch over the middle during team drills to show off that connection again.
8) Communication is always key on defense, and during the Rams 11-on-11 defensive drills, there was plenty of talking going on with players on the field. That’s important for the unit going against Los Angeles’ offense, which uses a ton of movement to try to throw things off for a defense.
9) There’s no real “down time” in practice for players, even during special teams drills. Players who aren’t participating in them — like quarterbacks, offensive linemen, top wide receivers — are off to the side doing drills with their position coaches. For instance, the four quarterbacks on the roster were working on different routes and ball placement with Gurley, Woods, Cooks, and Kupp.
10) Finally, safety Lamarcus Joyner made his mark in the second 11-on-11 period against the scout offense. Joyner broke up a deep pass on the defense’s right, leaping to knock a ball out of bounds out of the receiver’s reach. And a few plays later, Joyner jumped an out route, dove, and deflected the pass out of bounds on the right sideline. It’s a usual sight, but Joyner certainly had a good period.
1) It’s just the second day of Phase III, but the offense began the day’s session with a ball security drill. It’s a small thing, but what a team practices during this early stage indicates what is a priority for the club.
2) Quarterback Jared Goff
looked sharp early on once again, even during the early drills. On one throw he hit wideout Cooper Kupp with a really nice intermediate out route. In group drills, Goff also nailed a deep pass to Robert Woods off play action that ended with the wideout catching the ball as he crossed the goal line. Those are throws that should look that good against air, and they did.3) During individual drills, the Rams mixed in receivers to work with multiple quarterbacks. That way, some of the younger players had an opportunity to catch passes from the QBs at the top of the depth chart like Goff and Sean Mannion
.4) On the second play of 11-on-11 drills, Goff uncorked a deep ball down the right side to wide receiver Brandin Cooks
. The Oregon State product had already blown past the two scout-team defenders, but at first glance Goff appeared to have overthrown his receiver. But with Cooks’ speed, the ball was in just the right spot — he caught it and took it to the end zone for a (theoretical) touchdown.5) It’s sometimes difficult to evaluate the execution of run plays during OTAs because players aren’t tackling, nor are they wearing pads. But running back Todd Gurley appears to be running well in practice, finding holes along the line of scrimmage. He also consistently finishes his runs all the way to the end zone.
6) After the first-team offense finished a series of plays, Goff went over to receivers to ostensibly talk over what happened on the field and what the receivers saw. Goff made a few different hand motions to indicate routes. It was a prime example of the quarterback growing more into a leader and taking more ownership of the offense.
7) The connection between Goff and Kupp appears to be picking up right where it left off in 2017. During 7-on-7 drills, Goff threaded the needle deep down the middle of the field to Kupp to fit a ball between a couple of defenders. And then Kupp made a leaping catch over the middle during team drills to show off that connection again.
8) Communication is always key on defense, and during the Rams 11-on-11 defensive drills, there was plenty of talking going on with players on the field. That’s important for the unit going against Los Angeles’ offense, which uses a ton of movement to try to throw things off for a defense.
9) There’s no real “down time” in practice for players, even during special teams drills. Players who aren’t participating in them — like quarterbacks, offensive linemen, top wide receivers — are off to the side doing drills with their position coaches. For instance, the four quarterbacks on the roster were working on different routes and ball placement with Gurley, Woods, Cooks, and Kupp.
10) Finally, safety Lamarcus Joyner
made his mark in the second 11-on-11 period against the scout offense. Joyner broke up a deep pass on the defense’s right, leaping to knock a ball out of bounds out of the receiver’s reach. And a few plays later, Joyner jumped an out route, dove, and deflected the pass out of bounds on the right sideline. It’s a usual sight, but Joyner certainly had a good period.
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Ball security all but lost their playoff game against the Falcons so it better be a priority. Even if it was mostly one man's problem. But still nothing but great things coming out of OTAs especially regarding the offense. I get the feeling McVay had a huge smile on his face the whole day they traded for Cooks. Well.... a bigger smile than the one he usually always has lol.
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I think the biggest thing was Brockers going out. Coopers fumbles was a very close 2nd though.
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As was the meltdown of Pharoh Cooper(at least based on what he did the rest of the season).
View: https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/999056837075980290
View: https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/999112681234878465
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I will agree that Goff had a bad game against the Jags and Vikings, but as Bluecoconuts states he destroyed the Eagles defense for the entire game save for 1 fumble that wasn't his fault.
And you know how I feel about the Falcon game.
1 punt after the first quarter and the Rams defense couldn't stop the Falcons in the second half. If not for 3 dropped TD passes, Goff would have had a respectable game with a possible come from behind win in a playoff game.
As a result, I will always point out these facts when you state the Falcons stopped the Rams offense. It was the Rams defense that stopped the Rams offense in that game.
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4) On the second play of 11-on-11 drills, Goff uncorked a deep ball down the right side to wide receiver Brandin Cooks
I suspect this is why McVay had tried to get him for a year. When he's in, with Goff's arm, the defense will have to have a safety deep - opening up the rest of the field for Gurley, Kupp, and the TEs especially.
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I like this interviewer. I've seen the woods one and this one. The interview flows well.
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