If there was going to be a brawl it figured to be on the other field where the Rams’ defense worked against the Dallas offense on Monday and Tuesday.
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Martin went to the ground after making contact with a Rams defender and stayed down for several minutes before walking off the field on his own Tuesday. Whether that notoriety came from his moment in the spotlight with Dallas’ All-Pro receiver, or his signature plays from a year earlier, it was hard to say.
The Rams are in Oxnard, California, today for a joint practice that might have a special guest…
While most of the focus is on the 53-man roster, the team takes a close look at the 46-man game-day roster as well, which is part of the reason why Zack Martin is taking some snaps at center in camp.
Owners are expected to decide before the Super Bowl in February as to which team(s) will be moving to Los Angeles. This went beyond the usual training camp pushing and shoving, with bodies (some not wearing any helmets) flying everywhere. “I just think we have to emphasize we don’t want this in our game”. “He wasn’t able to do anything in the off-season program; it was all about rehabbing his back”, Garrett said.
“When you see the energy level out here with the fans, they enjoy it, watching the teams play”.
“I had a good little rest period there when we were getting ready for San Diego (last week), not having to throw as much during that period”, he said.
Not a dominant performance defensively, but the first half did enough to put the Rams on a course for success going into the regular season.
The Rams traveled to Los Angeles after a preseason loss in Oakland last Friday, and they had the weekend off from practice.
“They would be great here”, said Dickerson, who set the NFL record with 2,105 yards rushing for the Rams in 1984. The Cowboys and Rams had the first of consecutive joint practices Monday.
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“We got through a day and three quarters and we had some really good work and then unfortunately things got out of hand and we shut it down”, Fisher said. And it just so happened that from a timing standpoint it worked out that Dallas was our best option.
