Training Camp Report: Everything You Need to Know From Day 3

Training Camp Report: Everything You Need to Know From Day 3

By Kristen Lago

Missed Day 3 of Rams training camp? We’ve got you covered. Check out today’s top takeaways from the field.

On Monday afternoon, the players took the field once again for their third practice. The Rams worked without pads again and kept practice light, ending about fifteen minutes early. The first practice in full pads will be tomorrow afternoon.

Though it was a work day for many fans, the players did not let it bring them down, having fun and looking energetic throughout the practice. Here’s a look at Day 3 of Rams Camp:

TOP TAKEAWAYS

1. Vets day off

In preparation for the Rams first day in full pads tomorrow, a number of players received a veterans day off from practice. Offensive linemen Andrew Whitworth and Roger Saffold, as well as linebacker Connor Barwin were among those players.

But it wasn't completely a day off for these guys. Whitworth, Saffold, and Barwin could be seen on the sidelines coaching up many of the Rams’ younger players throughout the individual, 7-on-7, and 11-on-11 portions of the day.

The entire team took the time to focus on technique and fundamentals at today’s practice, a pointed effort by head coach Sean McVay in anticipation for tomorrow’s full pads.

“Going into training camp, Reggie Scott and Ted Rath — our strength and conditioning coach and then [Scott], obviously, our head athletic trainer — they did a great job setting up the plan where, we had targeted some guys just being mindful of their workload,” McVay said. “Especially with going into pads tomorrow, I wanted to be smart. We’re kind of in the three-day progression, so this was really our third day and then the fourth day, we’ll ramp it back up getting into the pads for the first time.”

2. Now it’s real football

Though there won’t be any live periods in tomorrow’s practice where players are tackling to the ground, McVay says the pads will give a better indication as to how the team is progressing overall.

“I think a lot of the things that occur especially at the line of scrimmage are definitely different based on just being able to get your hands inside and some of the fits and things that occur,” he said on the addition of full pads. “That’s how we play the game and that’s where really us as coaches get the best evaluation for what type of players that we do have and there’s a little bit more physicality, while also being smart protecting each other.”

This will be McVay’s first time seeing the team in full pads, as the players cannot practice with them in the offseason program. It will give many players on the roster the chance to fully compete in front of their new head coach and will be a necessary step in preparing them for preseason games coming up in August.

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