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Rams Making Progress After Joint-Practice With Cowboys

By Nic Moody

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The St Louis Rams gathered in Oxnard California today for a scrimmage against the Dallas Cowboys. Ignoring all of the political arguments of the crowds, the trolling, or Stan Kroenke showing his face, the Rams actually performed pretty well at practice. The Rams need all of the practice they can get, after their less than par showing at Oakland last Friday, it has been made apparent that this Rams team (that usually starts slow) needs to get as much work in as humanly possible.

The Rams started out by giving up eight pass plays in a row on defense. Janoris Jenkins got burned down the sideline for a 30 yard touchdown on the first play, not helping his case for the fans who want him gone. The Rams secondary still needs plenty of work before the season begins, and fans can already feel the loss of E.J Gaines before the season has began.

The Rams shined on offense, however. The receivers were able to return the favour and run around the Dallas defensive backs on multiple plays. The most impressive was Tavon Austin, who apparently “nobody could cover”. Austin caught multiple passes while being covered by multiple defenders, which included a 80 yard touchdown pass from Nick Foles. This is wonderful news if you are one of the many fans who have been waiting for Austin to shed his “bust” status and return to his former self. (Please see “Tavon Austin College Highlights” video for reference)

Foles was not perfect, he did throw a terrible interception, but most of the day was on point. The run game was effective as well, with a couple wonderful runs by Tre Mason. To end the day, Dez Bryant (who didn’t practice)  apparently was very upset that the practice didn’t have more fights/ trash talk. Because who needs sportsmanship, right? I mean does anyone expect a player who wouldn’t show up for the first game of the season because he didn’t get a long term deal to act any differently? I’m not taking a shot at Dez, but it’s saddening if the report is true.

Regardless, it was a good practice that offered some real competition for the players. the Rams had a lot of hiccups, but for the most part, they seemed to improve a vast amount from the Raider game. Granted it’s just practice, but it’s still live football. The Rams have another scrimmage and practice in Oxnard, and then will play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

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