WOODLAND HILLS, Calif – Throughout the regular season, theRams.com will be taking a look around the internet for the top Rams headlines of the day. Here's a look at what's out there for Saturday, Sept. 14, about your Los Angeles Rams before they open the season against the Cardinals on Sunday.
Experts make their predictions for Week 2
Here's a collection of analysts' predictions and previews for Rams-Cardinals:
- Four of NFL.com's five analysts picked the Rams to beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Read why Gennaro Filice chose the Rams here.
- Four of the Sports Illustrated/The MMQB staffers picked the Rams to win in Arizona. All of their Week 2 predictions can be seen here.
- Of ESPN's 11 experts, seven chose the Rams to come out on top in Week 2. Picks for every game can be viewed here.
Preview coverage from therams.com
- Stu Jackson on Beaux Limmer's full week of preparation for his first pro start at center
- "I was really pleased with (Limmer) in that atmosphere, that environment (at Ford Field) to handle it the way that he did." - Sean McVay
- Stu Jackson on WR Tyler Johnson stepping up in Puka Nacua's absence
- "It's a blessing, man. Like I said in that interview (with Voice of the Rams J.B. Long), I wasn't understanding what God was doing to me and for me, but over time, I look back and I'm just thankful to be where I am and how things are going right now." - Tyler Johnson
- Wyatt Miller on Jared Verse's promising pro debut
- "There's a lot of things I've got to clean up. (But) I feel like I had a successful first step." - Jared Verse
- Wyatt Miller on significant quotes from the podium ahead of Week 2
- "They can run it a bunch of different ways. They can get 11 (personnel), kind of spread you out and run it, or they can get bigger personnel and with a lot of tight ends and run it that way. So it's going to be a great challenge." - Chris Shula
Other preview coverage heading into Week 2
- The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue on wide receivers coach Eric Yarber preparing his players for big moments
- "As early as it could possibly be, I've known Yarbs and his energy. It's cool seeing that he hasn't lost any of it at all. He's still the same guy he was eight years ago, and those guys are getting the same vigor, the same intensity that I was getting (back) in my rookie year." - Cooper Kupp
- LA Times' Gary Klein on John Johnson III speaking with school children
- "I got a collection of personalities and styles of play. I do have stories, and different ways to skin a cat." - John Johnson III
- The Athletic's Ted Nguyen on five units with the best chance to improve in Week 2, including the Rams' defense
- "One of the major questions for the Rams heading into the season was how their defense would look without future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald. They were gashed on the ground in Week 1 by the Detroit Lions, who rushed for 163 yards with the league's highest rushing success rate (73.3 percent) on designed runs. But it took Detroit overtime to score 26 points on the young Rams defense." - Ted Nguyen