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So the Rams modified their practice schedule this year because Jeff Fisher gonna do Jeff Fisher, reasons be damned. Instead of the usual Wednesday-Thursday-Friday routine, the Rams are going with a Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday trio.
Why?
Fisher gave some soft allusions toward "energy" levels, but I'm hard pressed to believe they've unlocked some secret to physical fitness and stamina levels that the other 31 teams haven't.
In any case, it affects the injury report in a pretty unusual way. The Wednesday report used to cover the first practice of the week; Bate's piece from this AM on yesterday's report covered the Rams second practice. The Thursday injury report that the rest of the league uses for the second practice came with this disclaimer today since the Rams are off:
Jeff Fisher sees your mind games and raises them .
Here's your official hypothetical St. Louis Rams Thursday injury report:
Name | POS | Injury | Wed. Status | Thu. Status |
Chase Reynolds | RB | Knee | DNP | DNP |
Eugene Sims | DE | Knee | DNP | DNP |
Trumaine Johnson | CB | Concussion | Limited | Full |
Daren Bates | LB | Knee | Full | Full |
Tre Mason | RB | Thigh | Full | Full |
Todd Gurley | RB | Knee | Full | Full |
How Fisher and staff estimate Tru's psychomedical wellbeing on a day off is beyond me, but concussions+the NFL=nope, not happening. The real key is that the Rams are essentially down to two guys being unavailable in Reynolds and Sims. Impactful injuries to be sure, but fans should be plussed by the small size there.
Here's what Washington's looking at:
Name | POS | Injury | Wed. Status | Thu. Status |
DeSean Jackson | WR | Hamstring | DNP | DNP |
Justin Rogers | CB | Foot | DNP | DNP |
Martrell Spaight | LB | Concussion | DNP | DNP |
Terrance Knighton | DT | Rib | DNP | Limited |
Tom Compton | T | Calf | Limited | Limited |
Jordan Reed | TE | Quad | -- | Limited |
DeAngelo Hall | CB | Rib | Limited | Full |
Kory Lichtensteiger | C | Finger | Limited | Full |
Trent Williams | T | Ankle | Limited | Full |
Jackson Jeffcoat | LB | Thigh | Full | Full |
A couple big names to keep an eye on here, especially with TE Jordan Reed added. Still, they're going into Friday with just three guys out (and we knew DeSean Jackson is going to be sidelined for a while), so it's not a horrorshow here for Washington either.
Eyes wide for tomorrow's final report heading into the game on Sunday.