Practice Report: The Challenges of a Long Road TripBy Myles Simmons
With the conclusion of Friday’s practice the Rams are now headed on the road for an extended trip — first to the eastern time zone, and then across the pond.
“It’s a challenge. It’s a two-step challenge,” Los Angeles head coach Jeff Fisher said this week. “First step is Detroit, second step is at London against a good football team with the Giants. We haven’t scratched the surface with the Giants right now. It’s all about Detroit.”
The Rams will play at 10 a.m. pacific for the first time this season on Sunday, which is a challenge the club has addressed during the week.
“The statistics over the last five years — they don’t reflect a great deal of success when the West Coast teams are playing the 1 o’clock games on the East Coast,” Fisher said. “Those are things you talk to them about. So, we adjust our schedules a little bit. Not that that can be an excuse, but hey, you know, the approach needs to be, and it is with us, is whenever they tell us show up and play, we’re going to play.”
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