Rams coaches see no excuses as competition for starting spots gets serious

In a normal year, Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brandon Staley would have spent Saturday evaluating players’ performances in the team’s first exhibition game the night before.
As it is, they were still gearing up for the Rams’ first full-bore, padded practice sessions, which don’t begin until Tuesday.
A year of virtual coaching is about to get real for the Rams staff that must pare down the roster and choose the starters for th