Bills firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman after 2 gms into yr. He was NFL's highest-paid OC.
Anthony Lynn has been named new offensive coordinator.
Anthony Lynn has been named new offensive coordinator.
49ers OT Anthony Davis has had a bizarre couple of weeks after missing practice and losing the starting right guard job last week just before the game. Davis appears on the team's Friday injury report with a concussion and is listed as out for Sunday's game against Carolina. The 49ers had a walkthrough on Friday and are traveling to Charlotte this afternoon.
Jets WR Brandon Marshall (mild knee sprain) is walking around fine today, per Todd Bowles. No concern about him. It's a different story with LG James Carpenter (calf) and LB Erin Henderson (foot). Both are having MRIs today. Bowles sounded concerned about the potential severity of the injuries. Neither player returned to last night's game, which wasn't a good sign.
Firing Greg Roman on Sept. 16 isn't the earliest offensive-coordinator firing in recent Bills history: Buffalo fired OC Turk Schonert on Sept. 4, 2009. By Nov. 17 of that season, head coach Dick Jauron was gone too.
Cardinals S Tyrann Mathieu was back at practice after a scheduled day off. G Evan Mathis was also out there during portion open to the media. Only two Cardinals not at practice were DT Frostee Rucker (knee) and OLB Kareem Martin (knee).
Patriots OT Cameron Fleming was fined $18,321 in the season-opener against Arizona for unnecessary roughness (leg whip). The expectation is that Fleming will appeal. The play came at the 1:56 mark of the first quarter. No penalty was called on the play.
Jamaal Charles will be listed as doubtful on the Chiefs' final injury report of the week when it issued later today. But Charles again did most of his work with the scout team in practice this week, making it unlikely he would play Sunday against the Texans in Houston. Also, the Chiefs will declare both starting guards, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Parker Ehinger, as out for Sunday's game because of injuries.
Last month, the NFL announced that it was changing its injury report. The probable designation has been eliminated, and the remaining classifications have been redefined. There were 125 players listed on the injury report in Week 1, down from 188 in Week 1 last season and the second-fewest in any week over the last 16 seasons. Of the 125 players on the injury report, 78 (62 percent), were designated questionable. With several players formerly designated probable now falling into the questionable bucket, 65 percent of players designated questionable played in Week 1, the highest percentage in a Week 1 over the last 16 seasons. That number was 33 percent last season and 46 percent over the previous 15 seasons.
DE Joey Bosa (hamstring) did not practice all week and has been ruled out by Chargers.
Dolphins C Mike Pouncey is the only player ruled out for Sunday's game against the Patriots. WR DeVante Parker (hamstring) and RB Arian Foster (hamstring) are among those who are listed questionable.
Saints officially rule out LB Dannell Ellerbe (quad), CB Delvin Breaux (fibula) and TE Josh Hill (ankle) after they missed practice all week. LT Terron Armstead (quad) is listed as questionable but should play against the Giants after practicing on a limited basis all week and playing a full game last Sunday.
The Texans' final injury report before Sunday's game against the Chiefs lists Christian Covington (groin), Derek Newton (knee) and Jeff Allen (calf) as questionable. Duane Brown (knee) and Brian Cushing (knee) will not play. Though limited in practice the past two days, J.J. Watt will play on Sunday.
Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday at Washington, but he said he would play. He was able to get through a full practice Friday. Defensive end Jack Crawford (shoulder), guard Ronald Leary (groin) and tight end Geoff Swaim (ankle) are also questionable.
Cornerback Sam Shields (concussion) was listed as doubtful after Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he was examined by the doctors on Friday.
Drew Brees is 5-1 in his career against the Giants, with 19 passing touchdowns and four interceptions. His team has averaged 41.8 points in these games. In his last four games against the Giants, Brees is averaging 397.8 passing yards and has totaled 16 touchdown passes. To put that in perspective, the Vikings (14) and Rams (11) threw fewer touchdown passes all of last season
WRs Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham Jr. were fined $12,154 for unsportsmanlike conduct. It stems from a group celebration following Cruz's game-winning touchdown. Beckham pretended to take a picture of Cruz after the score.
Final Bucs-Cardinals injury report. Dirk Koetter said all players will travel, so nothing serious here. Also, keep in mind, there is no longer a 'probable' status for these injury reports, so 'questionable' is now the highest level of certainty. I expect Robert Ayers to play.
Todd Gurley is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game, but he has been a full participant in practice each of the last two days, so, you know. EJ Gaines (thigh) and Nelson Spruce (knee) out; Pharoh Cooper (shoulder) was a limited participant in practice and was upgraded to doubtful. Michael Brockers (thigh) and Lamarcus Joyner (foot) are questionable, but both fully participated today.
Rams name Jared Goff backup QB vs. Seahawks.
THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. -- Rams coach Jeff Fisher made official what coaches told rookie Jared Goff earlier in the week: That the No. 1 overall pick had been promoted to the No. 2 quarterback for Sunday's game against Seattle.
Goff was inactive behind Keenum and Sean Mannion for Monday's season-opening 28-0 loss at the 49ers. Mannion will be the No. 3 quarterback on Sunday.
"They've done a good job of throwing me in there," Goff said about practice this week, where he got some reps with the first-team offense. "I'm preparing the same. Preparing as if I am going to play."
The move was not surprising. Fisher said last week that he could "flip" Goff and Mannion on the depth chart and move Goff to the backup role for the home opener. Fisher said that he kept Goff inactive Week 1 because he wanted to remove all pressure from him and to let him get a perspective of the game from the sideline with no expectations.
Fisher did not rule out rotating Goff and Mannion from backup to inactive, but demoting the first-overall pick at this point would seem unlikely. If he's ready enough to be the backup against Seattle, which boasts one of the NFL's top defenses, why would he not be ready to maintain that role -- at the very least?
Which leads to the dynamic now of how short of a leash will Keenum be on. For weeks we have heard that Goff is not up to speed. However, Keenum completed 17 of 35 passes for 130 yards with two interceptions and a passer rating of 34.2 against the 49ers. Anything close to that performance could trigger a move to Goff.
It is only a matter of time for Keenum and he is well aware that he is a bridge to Goff. If Keenum plays well, he keeps his job. The question with Friday's announcement regarding Goff's status is will Keenum be anxious knowing that a mistake or two in front of an expected 90,000 in the first regular season game in Los Angeles in 22 years could lead to his removal?
The first real player fans of this new version of the Rams were exposed to was Goff, when he was drafted in late April and immediately deemed the future quarterback for the team. Even though running back Todd Gurley and defensive tackle Aaron Donald are the young stars of the team, much of the hoopla has surrounded Goff.
Goff didn't look ready through the preseason, but if Keenum struggles again, the Rams will turn to the future, change expectations and build for tomorrow instead of recycle the same sub-.500 fortunes that they've mustered under Fisher and his slew of unproven veteran quarterbacks.
The other dynamic involves Mannion, who actually looked decent at times in the preseason and is a player that coaches and personnel staffers said has grown. Clearly, they don't want to build around him since they drafted Goff, but he might be the best option in the short term if it comes down to winning games.
Even so, if there is a change at quarterback, it would have to be to Goff. Otherwise, there would be a million more questions than answers as to why Goff isn't getting a shot, especially with other rookies like Dak Prescott (Cowboys) and Carson Wentz (Eagles) starting.
Mannion said he's tried not to look at his situation as being the odd man out, knowing the dynamics that have surrounded him since the team made the trade with Tennessee to move up to get Goff.
"I've tried to not think about things that way," said Mannion, who wasn't happy that he'd been demoted but kept a professional demeanor. "All along I've tried to take things day to day and play my best football. I thought I put a lot of good stuff out there in OTAs, training camp and in the preseason. I just have to keep doing that and see what happens."
THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. -- Rams coach Jeff Fisher made official what coaches told rookie Jared Goff earlier in the week: That the No. 1 overall pick had been promoted to the No. 2 quarterback for Sunday's game against Seattle.
Goff was inactive behind Keenum and Sean Mannion for Monday's season-opening 28-0 loss at the 49ers. Mannion will be the No. 3 quarterback on Sunday.
"They've done a good job of throwing me in there," Goff said about practice this week, where he got some reps with the first-team offense. "I'm preparing the same. Preparing as if I am going to play."
The move was not surprising. Fisher said last week that he could "flip" Goff and Mannion on the depth chart and move Goff to the backup role for the home opener. Fisher said that he kept Goff inactive Week 1 because he wanted to remove all pressure from him and to let him get a perspective of the game from the sideline with no expectations.
Fisher did not rule out rotating Goff and Mannion from backup to inactive, but demoting the first-overall pick at this point would seem unlikely. If he's ready enough to be the backup against Seattle, which boasts one of the NFL's top defenses, why would he not be ready to maintain that role -- at the very least?
Which leads to the dynamic now of how short of a leash will Keenum be on. For weeks we have heard that Goff is not up to speed. However, Keenum completed 17 of 35 passes for 130 yards with two interceptions and a passer rating of 34.2 against the 49ers. Anything close to that performance could trigger a move to Goff.
It is only a matter of time for Keenum and he is well aware that he is a bridge to Goff. If Keenum plays well, he keeps his job. The question with Friday's announcement regarding Goff's status is will Keenum be anxious knowing that a mistake or two in front of an expected 90,000 in the first regular season game in Los Angeles in 22 years could lead to his removal?
The first real player fans of this new version of the Rams were exposed to was Goff, when he was drafted in late April and immediately deemed the future quarterback for the team. Even though running back Todd Gurley and defensive tackle Aaron Donald are the young stars of the team, much of the hoopla has surrounded Goff.
Goff didn't look ready through the preseason, but if Keenum struggles again, the Rams will turn to the future, change expectations and build for tomorrow instead of recycle the same sub-.500 fortunes that they've mustered under Fisher and his slew of unproven veteran quarterbacks.
The other dynamic involves Mannion, who actually looked decent at times in the preseason and is a player that coaches and personnel staffers said has grown. Clearly, they don't want to build around him since they drafted Goff, but he might be the best option in the short term if it comes down to winning games.
Even so, if there is a change at quarterback, it would have to be to Goff. Otherwise, there would be a million more questions than answers as to why Goff isn't getting a shot, especially with other rookies like Dak Prescott (Cowboys) and Carson Wentz (Eagles) starting.
Mannion said he's tried not to look at his situation as being the odd man out, knowing the dynamics that have surrounded him since the team made the trade with Tennessee to move up to get Goff.
"I've tried to not think about things that way," said Mannion, who wasn't happy that he'd been demoted but kept a professional demeanor. "All along I've tried to take things day to day and play my best football. I thought I put a lot of good stuff out there in OTAs, training camp and in the preseason. I just have to keep doing that and see what happens."
