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We have multiple reports to discuss on today's episode from a tight end going to miss some time this offseason to Myles Garrett missing his second practice in a row what the backup quarterback situation is looking like behind Matthew Stafford all that and more all on today's episode of the Rams Digest. 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the two were in terms of just connecting they weren't really there because Stafford was missing training camp dealing with the injuries Devontae coming to a new team coming to play with a new quarterback he actually talked about this recently he was breaking down how CJ Daniels a six-run pick for the Rams is kind of growing and working and it feels like Devontae really is taking him under his wing and kind of teaching him and mentoring the kid to kind of how he can grow as a professional and so Devontae when talking about that he said look he's coming to the NFL he's coming to a new level you can see a little bit of at first or before they had like a five-week break before training camp started you can see during the mini camps like there was some hesitation at times for CJ Daniels and and Devontae expressed like hey look I had a deal with growing with a new quarterback playing with a new quarterback that's going to be a situation for the rookie as well and so he understands that perspective kind of laid that that perspective over to CJ Daniels it looks like CJ Daniels has improved since those rookie mini camps and so the shout out to Devontae for that but he's acknowledging hey look I had growing pains playing with a new quarterback just last season so I know how it feels and we know we saw that ourselves right just kind of seeing how Devontae and Stafford weren't really connecting early in the year and even when you look at the stats for the full season 14 games played so shout out to Devontae for being relatively healthy most of the year and to the end they're dealing with that hamstring injury but at 33 years of age he played 14 games he had 60 receptions on 114 targets which is not the most efficient uh work in terms of his catch percentage right but 789 yards not the most yardage the yak wasn't there as well for Devontae and not as much as it has been in the past in his career at his prime at his peak but he still was able to peak with 14 receiving touchdowns I think it was number one in the NFL with uh the receiving touchdowns ranked number one in the NFL for receiving touchdowns for Devontae helping lead Stafford right to that MVP to that 40 plus touch passing touchdown season for Matthew Stafford obviously you see the separation wasn't great the cushion wasn't great the catch percentage wasn't great the yak wasn't great all of that is definitely in is affecting the total numbers the total yardage for Devontae Adams he talked about himself though that grown those growing pains those learning learning how to get on the same page with a new quarterback there are adjustments to be had even for a veteran who's been in the league for as long as Devontae Adams has been and so I'm saying all that to say yes is Devontae Adams one year older 100% understand he could be on a decline but I honestly think Devontae is more comfortable in this offense he's more comfortable Matthew Stafford I think he's more comfortable with himself in this offense I truly believe Devontae Adams is going to have an even better year than he did last season maybe not in terms of touchdowns receiving touchdowns is a lot I think he still be will be a really popular target for Matthew Stafford but I do think he's going to improve in terms of that total yardage I wouldn't be surprised if we see Devontae Adams go for over 1,000 yards this upcoming season alongside Pukunukuwa doing his same thing on the opposite side this offense is going to be great because the defense is also going to be great it's going to lead to this offense being really really good as well so shout out to Devontae Adams shout out to Matthew Stafford for kind of just uh having these this early spark in training camp love to see the stars going out there making things happen early in training camp because you know the Rams want to see this offense the fans want to see this offense succeed when they go out and watch these practices so shout out to Devontae and and um and Stafford for delivering on that they're looking pretty good thus far uh Myles Garrett is out back to back days shout out to Joshua Finers he posted a full video on the update yesterday just kind of some hypotheticals on the concerns there and how this can affect the defense going into the season and whatnot but I also want to make sure I emphasize this is not a major concern multiple coaches have said it's not a major concern it's more of like rest precautionary he's dealing with some soreness I want to make sure that obviously Myles Garrett is doing okay and healthy when it comes down to the important stuff like the regular season uh right now I want to make sure he's good to go if he's dealing with any type of small injury take him out let him rest don't don't push him too hard because we know we really need him when the pads are on and the Myles Garrett remains out the Rams aren't concerned Garrett missed another practice because of what McVay described as a minor lower back lower body soreness the coaching staff has emphasized that the absence is precautionary rather than a sign of a serious injury prioritizing having him healthy for week one like I just said over maximizing training camp reps obviously we don't really need him to be out there getting all the reps necessarily I want to see him getting some reps like Josh Finer said that's so important to see the number one guy getting reps we want to see these actually backups and these guys behind Myles Garrett getting their reps as well because hey what if he does deal with some soreness or some injuries when the season comes uh that obviously is going to be important for the backups to to be ready to roll but in terms of that again going back to not being concerned about Myles Garrett I just wanted to screenshot this for you all here is Myles Garrett's full uh career thus far since 2017 when he was the number one overall pick in the NFL draft uh early in his career looked like he was dealing with some injuries but since 2021 the last five years again knock on wood want to make sure he stays healthy this year but over the last five years Myles Garrett has done a really good job of taking care of himself taking care of his body and being healthy for a Browns team that had not seen that much playoff success so you're looking for a guy who's hungry to get that playoff success hungry to be on a team that could potentially win a Super Bowl last uh since 2021 17 games played 16 16 17 17 so obviously a guy who's played 134 games in his career got a lot of uh tread on those tires but the same time been relatively healthy over the last five seasons so we love to see that hoping hoping that continues again knock on wood that continues into this upcoming season we should not be too worried about injury concerns over Myles Garrett just yet obviously if anything comes up we'll discuss we'll break it down but look at those numbers man 23 sacks last year then 14 14 16 16 uh the last couple years before that the Rams are in a very very fortunate situation to have Myles Garrett on their squad moving on from that uh the defense by the way if you're worried about the defense without Myles Garrett how they've been performing they've been performing pretty well that was another note from camp the defense continues to show an impressive depth and energy especially on that d-line even without Myles Garrett on the field the Rams defense remained competitive veterans and newcomers alike have drawn praise for the unit's communication and versatility and intensity suggesting the defense is quickly developing chemistry under coordinator Chris Shula that's exciting look at these notes here from a couple tweets first and tuna says interception by cam curl nothing open Stafford looks to tay with a collapsing pocket doesn't see curl undercut the route and he's running the other way this is after Stafford and tay again we just talked about have had a great practice they had a great day and still cam curl went out there and said i'm gonna disrupt this great day and have an interception take it the other way and then another deep uh ball pass breakup for the defense Stafford almost hits tay down the field again those guys had a great day and still the defense made some plays occasionally Watson catches up last moment and rips it down from tay incomplete instead of a touchdown i also did see a play where Devontae Adams was running looks back Jalen Watson's covering him and Matthew Stafford puts his ball in like a magician way right into the hip of Devontae Adams insane catch insane uh it looks good on both ends and that is iron sharpens iron right here you're going to hear that all day every day this is one of the best defenses in the nfl against one of the best offenses in the nfl super exciting for the ramps to have that every single day in their prep because when it comes down to the regular season these guys are going to be ready to roll against pretty much anybody that they face you got Myles Garrett facing Myles Garrett on one side and in terms of the offense and that defense Myles Garrett having to face a guy like Stafford in this offense he's just going to help this team be more and more prepared for the regular season all right moving on from that we do have an injury update to the tight end room we are talking about Davis Allen unfortunately he is dealing with an injury looks like he's going to miss some time Sean McVay said Allen has a soft tissue quad injury those are not uh fun to deal with and it's considered day to day slash week to week so not looking like he's going to be rushed back they're going to kind of let him uh heal and recover which is good news for him but also scary news for him I think if you're Davis Allen because he is one of those guys does he do the rams even have space on this roster for Davis Allen they have a lot of tight ends in his tight end room is Davis Allen being hurt just going to leave him as the odd man out of this tight end room we'll have to wait and see on that the rams aren't rushing him back believing he'll still play a significant role in the offensive season of course they're going to say that right now of course they're going to say it right now he just he's dealing with an injury he can't control that he's not gonna be able to practice so Sean McVay has to come out and say look if we plan on him being an important piece of this offense but I am concerned a little bit for his own sake his own career the rams are gonna be fine at tight end without David Davis Allen I think but I'm hoping that Davis Allen I'm sure he wants to hope as well that he could get healthy and play because uh the rams do have a lot of depth here Tyler Higby Kobe Parkinson those two guys are gonna be your more consistent offensive weapons you got Terrence Ferguson as a sneaky kind of slot receiver type tight end down the field we've seen what he can do there rookie Max Claire also providing depth while Allen recovers so Allen is a good blocking tight end I think he's been kind of put in that uh situation with the 12 personnel 13 personnel a lot of that being out there multiple tight end uh looks for the rams on offense he's been a guy who can go out there get 24 catches 208 yards last season not too bad right in terms of a backup tight end situation but also a good run blocker one of the best run blockers in this tight end room so that's important for Davis Allen for sure he needs to make sure he goes out there and blocks this year to make sure he gets some playing time but I do think with four tight ends on the roster healthy it's a concern for Davis Allen in terms of what he's going to look like next season is he going to play much who knows but again this depth I mean the rams are in pretty good hands with just these two guys alone right Tyler Higby and Terrence Ferguson are going to do a lot of stuff a lot of great work on offense let alone one of Matthew Stafford's favorite tight ends uh being Kobe Parkinson out there we've seen what he can do game winning touchdown type stuff shout out to Kobe Parkinson and what he's done in his career so far with the Rams have a plethora of tight ends that's a good news but just letting it noting it there if you guys are curious as to why you're seeing Davis Allen maybe not out there as much maybe not out there during the season this could be a start of something that that is trending in that direction where maybe Davis Allen could be the odd man out we'll see we'll give him some time to recover for sure I want to see him healthy we'll see him in a couple weeks hopefully he's back sooner rather than later moving on from that last but not least kind of the big point I want to talk about on we'll make it quick though I've been keeping up enough of your guys time uh so far in training camp shout out to Ty Simpson we want him to do well we want him to succeed we want him to be that backup quarterback for the Rams because the Rams took him in the first round but the reality is we talked about this over and over and over again he is probably not going to be ready to be your backup quarterback this season puts a lot of pressure on the shoulders of Stetson Bennett but the good thing is Stetson Bennett has responded right now Stetson Bennett has a firm grip on the quarterback two job Bennett continues to impress coaches with his command of the offense and efficient play Sean McVay even praised his development and the backup quarterback competition appears to be tilting decisively in Bennett's favor as he continues stacking strong practices I mean today I think one of the biggest things for me is that um uh Ty Simpson actually had basically had another day off from practice but either day off from from competing uh basically competing with uh these the ones and the twos uh he was not uh chosen to go out and get the reps Matthew Stafford and Stetson Bennett actually got every rep in terms of the team drill so if you're talking about Ty Simpson his career his career path so far early in his young NFL career it's definitely looking like he's going to be a quarterback three at this point again we're still so early in the process um so I'm not really going to be worried about this it's not a concern it's just a note of like hey if you're curious what the backup quarterback situation is if you're hoping that Ty Simpson is that backup quarterback right now tilting towards Stetson Bennett not necessarily a surprise there the guy's been in the NFL for quite some time an older prospect when he came out of college after winning the uh the national championship in college as like a 25 year old quarterback of course uh he should be actually uh in a better position uh to step up and step into that backup quarterback role so good for Stetson Bennett to be stepping up it's important for the Rams for him uh to be uh comfortable in the offense looking good at least because you need to have a good backup quarterback just in case Ty Simpson isn't ready to go at all this upcoming season which again is something that I kind of anticipate being the case I'm not sure Ty Simpson will be ready at all this upcoming season to start many if any games at all for the Rams uh that's gonna do it for me on today's episode of the Rams digest before you guys go one more time please do me a favor and consider pressing that subscribe button before you go like I said about 60 percent of you guys keep watching the videos but you're not subscribed to the channel at the moment do me a favor if you keep coming back for more if you like what you see and you want more daily content with some live streams coming up in the future consider pressing that subscribe button before you go thank you all for your support of the channel thus far thank you all for watching that's it I'm your host Josh O'Heron and I am out