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 on Saturday, Nov. 2, about your Los Angeles Rams before their Week 9 road game against the Seahawks on Sunday at 1:25 p.m.
Experts make their predictions for Week 9
Here's a collection of analysts' predictions and previews for Rams-Seahawks:
- All five of NFL.com's analysts picked the Rams to beat the Seahawks on Sunday. Read why Brooke Cersosimo chose the Rams here.
- Five of Sports Illustrated's six staffers picked the Rams to win on the road against the Seahawks. All of their Week 9 predictions can be seen here.
- Seven of ESPN's 11 experts chose the Rams to come out on top in Week 9. Picks for every game can be viewed here.
Preview coverage from therams.com
- Stu Jackson on injury updates on safety Kam Curl and nose tackle Neville Gallimore
- "Kam Curl's making really good progress. Got a little bit of a bone bruise on that knee, should be okay though." - Sean McVay
- Stu Jackson on special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn's perspective on the dynamic kickoff
- "If you look at just the pure numbers, you're like, oh, well, it's easier to hang the ball up you gain a yard, or two, you know, actually gain like, a half a yard, maybe on average. But then you're putting yourself at risk." - Blackburn
- Wyatt Miller on the Rams' offensive line being a driving force during the post-bye turnaround
- "It's just like anything, the more continuity you have, (the better). These guys have played together for a few weeks so you expect improvement and we expect to even see more, and I know they expect to see more from themselves." - Mike LaFleur
- Wyatt Miller on top quotes and talking points from the podium coming out of the bye week
- "(The Seahawks are) in the infancy stage with this thing, but there's just a ton of respect for them, because you know what they're doing. They know the challenges that they put on offenses. You can see a reason behind what they're doing each and every week. You can see how they're attacking an offensive scheme, and then also giving you enough change ups to just make you have to adjust on game day." - LaFleur
Other preview coverage heading into Week 9
- LA Times' Gary Klein on outside linebacker Jared Verse backing up his talk
- "Sometimes those best defensive players, they have some stuff to them that you're like, 'Oh man, we need that.' You need that edge, that energy, that swagger and Jared Verse definitely has that." - McVay
- The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue on the offensive line finding its identity
- "We were kind of looking for some different answers and just seeing the way that he pours into guys and some of the input he was able to give to me that we've tried to have be reflected in the way that we've approached certain things, I certainly think it's helped." - McVay
- LA Daily News' Adam Grosbard on linebacker Omar Speights adjusting to a larger role
- "I was really detailed in just my mental process as far as knowing what I got and different things like that. I think it was a solid day. Stuff to improve, but I think it was just me getting my feet wet." - Speights