[Hacksaw_64]

I heard they are bringing in Alex Barron as a penalty coach/consultant.

[St. Loser Fan]

I'll take a holding call over a sack any day and a Pass interference over a break away td...

But the problems are the so blatant holdings away from the play that bring back a Gurley run or the offsides on 3rd and 3 that give the other team a first down when they didn't have one on the play. Jeff Fisher's Rams teams seem to specialize in that sort of stuff.

[aeneas1]

I'd like to hear a1's take on the subject.

Kidding, kidding, just kidding!

here's where the last 5 sb winners ranked in penalties:

2015 - 5th (broncos)
2014 - 2nd (patriots)
2013 - 1st (seahawks)
2012 - 1st (ravens)
2011 - 6th (giants)

anyway the rams 2 penalties jumped out at me when i put together the "snap count" post, so i mentioned it there (rams 2 penalties, cowboys 10)... but, really, the rams low penalty count last weekend is just reason number 1,283 why preseason is meaningless in terms of what will unfold during the regular season, unless some actually think it's proof the rams' are likely to be among the lowest penalized teams in 2016?

[aeneas1]

Penalties for hard play as opposed to purely mental mistakes are more forgiveable to me.

i think most would agree, but there's also so many gray areas as already mentioned, an olineman who gets beat badly and holds instead of allowing his qb to get steamrolled, a db who gets badly and holds instead of giving up 6, etc... anyway, assuming presnap penalties are mental, the rams ranked 5th worst in offensive presnap penalties as a % of total offensive penalties, and league worst in defensive presnap penalties as a % of total defensive penalties, for a combined league worst in combined offensive/defensive presnap penalties.

[Juice]

False starts should be eliminated. That is coaching, folks. No way around it.

[Hacksaw]

I heard they are bringing in Alex Barron as a penalty coach/consultant.

[dieterbrock]

Today its a culture change, but if they have 5+ penalties against KC, it will be same old, same old

[Juice]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/


Gary Klein

August 16, 2016, 9:05 PM

The Rams’ defensive line is supposed to be the team’s strength, a cornerstone for a unit that must be stout as the offense seeks to develop an identity beyond running back Todd Gurley.

So defensive tackle Aaron Donald took Coach Jeff Fisher’s words as a challenge.

After the Rams’ exhibition opener against the Dallas Cowboys, Fisher said his team was not ready to play run defense and that it would be a focus of attention this week in practice.

“It’s a challenge to us,” Donald said after Tuesday’s workout. “We have to improve our game.

“We had mistakes, but that’s part of the game. . . . That’s just going to motivate us to work harder.”

Donald, a two-time Pro Bowl player, leads a line that features tackle Michael Brockers and ends William Hayes and Robert Quinn.

Quinn was absent from practice Tuesday because he was in Brazil to watch his sister compete in the Olympics, Fisher said.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn attends Kentucky and won the NCAA 100-meter hurdles title. She is competing for Puerto Rico in the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Fisher said Quinn approached him during the summer about the possibility of leaving camp for the Olympics.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Fisher said, adding, “It’s a really a neat thing for Rob and his family. It’s the right thing to do to let him go down there.”

Quinn, a Pro Bowl pick in 2013 and 2014, is coming off back surgery and did not play against the Cowboys. But Fisher said he expected Quinn would play on Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, “unless he has some flight issues.”

Donald said he was looking forward to playing the Chiefs after feeling “a little rusty” against the Cowboys.

“The speed of the game was a little different, but that’s part of the preseason — to get yourself ready,” he said. “It’s not going to be perfect. You want room for improvement, so that’s a good thing.”

Learning curve

Quarterback Jared Goff had a bit of a rough day.

The rookie had a pass intercepted by defensive back Marcus Roberson during seven-on-seven drills. Cornerback Lamarcus Joyner also picked off a pass during a team drill but the play appeared to have ended before the pass was thrown.

[Elvis]

False starts should be eliminated. That is coaching, folks. No way around it.

The false start of not knowing the snap count, absolutely.

But there's a game the Oline and Dline play trying to get a jump, anticipate the snap count, get a slight edge. That leads to a few offsides and false starts...