Long week to week with knee injury; Rams unsure on Saffold

“It’s the other shoulder, not the shoulder that we problematic previous year, so that’s the best thing for his future”.

There was plenty of learning to be gained from the Rams’ 24-10 loss at Green Bay on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Saffold was place on injured reserve without designation for return, thus ending the season for the Rams’ most experienced offensive lineman. “Once we got both opinions together… he was willing to try to play, but inevitably it’s going to come out again, when we talk about the condition of his shoulder. We just felt for career-wise and future-wise, it’s just best to get it fixed”.

(On how G Rodger Saffold is handling the news about his injury) “He was obviously very disappointed in the ball game, and then after the ball game a little optimistic”.

“He fought through it with the left shoulder past year”, Fisher said.

Saffold’s latest injury adds to a growing list of ailments since coming to the National Football League in 2010.

“It was just the way it went”, Gurley said.

Veteran Garrett Reynolds is likely to start at guard for the time being.

The Rams signed swingman Garrett Reynolds to a free agent deal in the offseason for just such a situation.

“You can’t give up explosive plays against the best in the business right now”, Johnson said. “He was a settling factor and was cutting people downfield and finishing plays”. “He’s a great player, he’s been running hard – and we’ve been blocking hard”. “We’ve just got to get back used to playing next to each other – the communication and everything”. You don’t want them to fall behind and you don’t want them to get in this funk to where they don’t see an opportunity to play. If the Rams are able to plug Reynolds in without losing much they may be able to right the ship after their bye week as their schedule gets a bit easier going forward. “Step in and fill in wherever they tell me to go”. Tight end Lance Kendricks underwent surgery this week for a torn ligament in his finger and Fisher said he is questionable for next weekend’s game against Cleveland. Kendricks sustained the injury Week 1 against the Seahawks, but has played through it.

“He was one of the vets in the room and we need that leadership on the field”, Robinson said. We waited through the bye week.

Garrett Reynolds will be a man on the spot when the St. Louis Rams return to action following this week’s bye. Justice has earned the right and so we’ll be fine until Lance is ready to come back.

Cunningham said he found out the move just before practice on Thursday.

“I want to keep improving every day”, Foles said. “You’ve got to be prepared always”.

“You can’t put them all on the quarterback”, Fisher said. “He can play the fullback position, do all the same things that Lance has done”. Guard Rodger Saffold played just four snaps in the preseason after suffering a shoulder injury in the first summer game, and when he came back just before the start of the season, he flipped from left guard to the right side with Brown going from right to left guard.