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Bonsignore: Go time has arrived for the RamsBy VINCENT BONSIGNORE / STAFF COLUMNIST
Inherently, the NFL bye week is rife with worry.
Coaches wave so long to their team for five days or so, and while their practical side understands the need for players to unplug and unwind and rest up for the remaining balance of the schedule, the anxious side worries about the sometimes volatile mix of youth and money and too much free time on one’s hand.
“I don’t want any early-morning phone calls,” is how Rams coach Jeff Fisher put it soon after sending his players on their merry way last week.
From a tactical standpoint, there is concern the break might adversely affect a team’s momentum or throw rhythm out of whack or that division foes will gain ground on them or create more distance from them by winning games while they’re at home watching.
Point being, there’s apprehension.
So consider that breeze sweeping north from Thousand Oaks this week, a giant sigh of relief from the Rams.
The bye week passed without incident. All players were present and accounted for when everyone returned in Ventura County.
They were rested, energized and raring to go
And in surprisingly good shape to make a move in the NFC West.
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