Odell Beckham Jr. returns to practice on a limited basis
How will that incident factor into how Los Angeles plays NY in London this weekend?
Despite that meeting, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher made a decision to forego the “bait Beckham” narrative, saying only that his team has “great respect” for Big Blue.
Beckham returned to pile up 211 yards and two scores on the day, so we aren’t overly concerned – at least not yet – about his status for Sunday’s showdown with the Rams in London.
It hasn’t been lost on Case Keenum. With a new coaching staff and a new image around this Giants organization, the team needs to handle this problem as efficiently and quickly as possible.
For those that want to watch NY and the Rams on Sunday, the game can be seen bright and early on the NFL Network. This brought negative national attention to the team but had coach Jeff Fisher passing the buck after the game. That doesn’t mean he won’t throw for a lot of yards and a couple touchdowns, but behind Aaron Donald and a strong defensive line, the Rams will put Manning under a lot of pressure.
WR Odell Beckham Jr. didn’t practice Wednesday (hip pointer) and might not be available.
Manning said “you can get real sick of it”, implying that he was saying it about his own displeasure.
After getting permission from the league to return from St. Louis to Los Angeles in January, the Rams (3-3) have been on the move. “Get plenty of rest in and give them an opportunity to get ahead of the game as far as that goes and then battle through our fresh Friday over there”. “It was something that got out of hand there with respect to both teams”.
This is going to be a close game until the very end. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
“It took a little time to get adjusted”, offensive lineman Rodger Saffold said, “but I think we warmed up pretty good”.
That’s of particular concern to Los Angeles, which had a three-game winning streak earlier this season because of a stout defense, but that group has struggled each of the past two weeks.
When order was restored, William Hayes of the Rams, plus wide receiver Preston Parker and defensive end Damontre’ Moore of the Giants, were all ejected. He’s playing the game the right way. CB Jimmy Smith did not play in the second half because of a concussion. Simple mathematics bares that the Giants would have had to attain a record of 6-4 in their remaining 10 games just to reach 8-8, a.500 record unlikely to even earn them a wild-card spot. Fisher said Beckham isn’t the only one who could become wiser from that mistake.
The Giants are going to have to protect Eli Manning. That’s what they’ve bought into’.
Long snapper Zak DeOssie (ankle) also did not practice Wednesday. Every high school, college and pro football team in the world has this concept in their playbook, and every defense spends plenty of practice repetitions determining how to stop it. The Ravens couldn’t take advantage of the improved field position resulting from the penalty, and the Giants escaped with the victory.