Bubbaramfan's Day 2 TC Report

[Loyal]

They were there today. Saw them yesterday doing field goals with McQuaid.

They were visiting St Louis to practice for old times sake...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ_tHqMVRzw

 

[Karate61]

Bubba!

 

[Karate61]

Showing off the ROD Hat!

 

[den-the-coach]

Oh lastly re: Demby taking snaps with the first team... What position?

Right guard.

 

[den-the-coach]

Showing off the ROD Hat!

Looking in good shape too....Karate...Who knew?

 

[Soul Surfer]

Fox on the outside as a stand up OLBer?

They wanted to use him there last year before his injury. Thought he was going to be a down lineman.

I read that as well that Fox was going to be a DE.

If he had the movement skills though he'd be a hell of a scary outside linebacker a 275 lbs.

 

[Selassie I]

Curious. I haven't seen Greg Zurlien or John Hekker. Not even on the sideline

That's because they're not even real people. Come On :rant:

 

[snackdaddy]

No oko on second team?

I've been hearing about a lot of options at LB. Kiser in the middle. Matthews inside or outside. Hager, Littleton and Ebukam. Even Dakota Allen. Rapp might be seeing time as a hybrid LB. But nothing on Oko. I'm thinking he might not be in their plans. He's gonna have to step up if he wants to make the roster come September.

 

[I like Rams]

I've been hearing about a lot of options at LB. Kiser in the middle. Matthews inside or outside. Hager, Littleton and Ebukam. Even Dakota Allen. Rapp might be seeing time as a hybrid LB. But nothing on Oko. I'm thinking he might not be in their plans. He's gonna have to step up if he wants to make the roster come September.

I would think Obo would be on the line where Fowler is. At least thats where he was in college.

 

[Selassie I]

Didn't want this burried on page 3 so started new thread. Mods can merge if u want.

Great practice day. I just got off the 405 parking lot, cracked a Belgian White. We didn't visit the beer tent today, VFR and I agreed to concentrate on the field. Want to get this out to you all as fast as possible.

I'm not going to go through my notes and just put info out as I put them down, so it's going to be somewhat jumbled.

Got here early and got a good seat in north stands, really good view of 11 on 11 later on, WR work and DB's. Bones came out and tossed balls to kids and had them run. Kids loved it. Goff came over and tossed a few to the kids. Gurley in uni but not taking part today.

First workout in front of us. Fielding punts from machine. Taking turns were Jo Jo, Thomas, Webster, Hendricks, Lloyd, Jalen Greene and Austin Proehl. Webster has good hands and is fast with good moves. Henderson also, guy has great burst and change of direction. Jo Jo also did a good job. The others so so. Coach Bones spent time between each KO with all of them in a huddle, teaching. Each got a couple reps.

Further down the field the OL worked on hand placement, footwork hitting the sled. Kromer moving in and out teaching.

QB's practiced with RB's handing off left then right. WR's taking quick passes from coach after zigging and zagging. Good drill to see who makes good cuts, Webster impressed me again. Of course Woods and Cooks were the best. Kupp didn't participate.

McVay came over and oversaw QB's passing quick outs to WR's and RB's. Lots of interaction and instruction. (no DB's).

Here I have to comment on QB's after watching them yesterday and an hour into today. Goff looks great, and looks to have put on some weight. Bortles is definitely an improvement over Mannion. Quick release, good footwork and a better scrambler than Goff (so far). John Wolford so far is better than Brandon Allen IMHO. Nice tight spiral and leads receiver better and more accurate than Allen.

Now 11 on 11. 1st team O vs 2nd team D. LT Whitworth, LG Noteboom, CAllen, RG Blythe, RT Havenstien. 2nd D RDE Morgan Fox, DT F-Meyers, NT Gaines, DT Smart, LDE Lawler.

2nd team O- LT Edwards, LG Kolone, C Neary, RG Demby, RT Evans. 1st team D- RDE Ebukam, DT Donald, NT Jo-Day, DT Bockers, LDE Fowler.

First teams stayed pretty much the same, though Demby got reps with 1st team and F-Meyers got rep with 1st team. I may have missed subs.

They went pretty had at each other in 11 on 11, considering no pads, hard to tell who got the better, especially along the line.

1st team went with 11 formation, put Kupp in motion on 1st play and Goff went incomplete to woods. a few plays later AD and Demby went at each other. Some good pass plays to Woods and Cooks. Malcolm Brown made a great one handed catch for TD. Brown looked good today, he got a lot of touches.

Goff to Kupp over the middle. Kupp looks great, Can't tell he's coming off an injury.

Bortles to Reynolds nice throw and catch. Kelly swing pass from Wolford, nice run after catch.

Hodge end around for some good yds. Peters with a pass breakup. Henderson catching screen more than a few times. Guy has good hands.

Big collision between Reynolds and Weddle, they helped each other up, both fine.

Tanzel Smart and Brian Allen shoving match had to be broken up. Tempers flaring and McVay stops action and calls a huge huddle of all the players, I'm guessing to calm them down and focus.

Action resumes with Kelly getting a good run. Justin Davis turns a swing pass in a gain of 10.

Talib just misses a pick 6.

There it is fellow Ram Fans. A very good practice. I'm forming some opinions about players. Who's doing good, who doesn't. Just 2 days in so a lot can happen. Without them being in pads, its hard to judge OL or DL play. Some guys look good so far. I like what I've seen from most of the starters. New guys Weddle and Mathews look very good. Wolford at QB, Jo-Day at DT and Webster at WR-returner have impressed me the most.

I'm there tomorrow and hopefully there will be less of a crowd so I can get around the field easier to see position groups.

I'll be keeping tabs here and watching for VRF's pics. I'm sure he'll have more to add, which should jog my memory on what I missed.

I like hearing that you noticed good foot work by Bortles. I've watched him throughout his college years and while he was with the Jags. His mechanics have been a weakness in the pros... when things go south during a play, his mechanics (foot work especially) go south too. That has been one of his major stumbling blocks in the pros... and the Jags did a very pro job of helping him with it.

I have to believe that McSlay's coaching will really help Blake improve here. I really think that it's a big reason that Bortles wanted to play here.

 

[den-the-coach]

I have to believe that McSlay's coaching will really help Blake improve here. I really think that it's a big reason that Bortles wanted to play here.

I concur, a win, win for both....If Bortles does play (hopefully garbage time and maybe one start last game of the season) and being coached up by McVay, it will open doors for him. Like what I'm reading about John Wolford too as he could be a long term solution as the backup to Jared Thomas Goff.

 

[OnceARam]

When you see the QB's throwing against air, in person like that is the talent gap between Goff and the rest as evident as it would be in a game situation? I've always wondered. Gonna have to get my ass out to a training camp one of these days. Cheers for the reports @bubbaramfan !!!

 

[Merlin]

Been harboring hope that Obo gets tried at ILB. But yeah either way it'd be nice to see him start showing something. Really surprising to me that he's not pressing for some snaps, just based off of pretty damn good film in college.

But there's time. One thing's for sure: he isn't going to have much opportunity at OLB with Matthews in there.

 

[BonifayRam]

Surprising.......
Morgan Fox still lining up @ left OLB 'er behind OLB Dante Fowler.
5th rd rookie David Edwards lined up @ OLT.

Not surprising that OLB'er Lawler was getting reps over Okoronkwo, Young, Durham & Carraway. Neary is the 2nd team center, Demby playing right behind Blythe @ RG.

 

[den-the-coach]

Neary is the 2nd team center, Demby playing right behind Blythe @ RG.

Can't seem to shake Aaron Neary.....Edwards at LT not shocking as some felt he had the best feet for it, not the length, which Evans has the length, but the footwork is a work in progress.

 

[Ram65]

Surprising.......
Morgan Fox still lining up @ left OLB 'er behind OLB Dante Fowler.
5th rd rookie David Edwards lined up @ OLT.

Not surprising that OLB'er Lawler was getting reps over Okoronkwo, Young, Durham & Carraway. Neary is the 2nd team center, Demby playing right behind Blythe @ RG.

Fox lining up at OLBer is interesting and somewhat surprising as I thought I read he was going to be a down lineman this year. They were going to stand him up last year. Definitely something to keep a watch on. Lawler showed enough last year to be a number 2 to start camp. Lot of bodies for the OLBer stops.

Neary as the second team center seems like a problem with his four game suspension coming up. They have to have a first and second team for these practices. Neary is the only one with time in the system at OC. Kromer will be moving the O Lineman around as training camp continues. Somebody will have to backup at OC while Neary is out. Stay turned for musical chair lineman assignments.

 

[fanotodd]

1) anybody who is ready to move a player up or down at this point, based on 3 camp reports, has lost credibility. Cmon, man

2) yeah, where is O-O? If he doesn't show up this camp...like we can't find another "steal"? I'm guessing/hoping that he might be a secret weapon and he isn't part of the 1rst tier of tryouts on the edge.

3) the OL is gonna be a scramblefest.

Many thanks for the report, bubba.
Keep up the good work