Rams personal injury challenges mount on offense, in secondary

The beleaguered Rams bought extra lousy information Tuesday.

A day immediately after his crew experienced a beatdown by the San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay stated that middle Coleman Shelton would be sidelined four to 6 months simply because of a higher ankle sprain and basic safety Jordan Fuller two to four months mainly because of a hamstring personal injury.

The Rams (2-2) engage in the surging Dallas Cowboys (3-1) on Sunday at SoFi Stadium with a workforce thinned by injuries alongside the offensive line, receiver corps and secondary.

“We’ve had far more going sections than we’ve at any time had since I have been heading to the early section of the period,” McVay claimed all through a videoconference with reporters.

Middle Brian Allen is producing development in his return from a knee harm experienced throughout the time-opening defeat by the Buffalo Expenses, but it continues to be unsure no matter if he could return this week or subsequent, McVay stated.

That implies the Rams could participate in the Cowboys with 3rd-string Jeremiah Kolone at the time once again snapping to quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was sacked seven periods all through the 24-9 loss to the 49ers. The Rams also could elevate veteran heart Matt Skura from the observe squad.

Guard David Edwards stays in concussion protocol immediately after sitting down out from the 49ers.

“We’re preserving our fingers crossed that he’ll be equipped to get out of that and be readily available this week,” McVay stated.

Shelton’s absence Sunday guarantees that Stafford will work driving a distinctive commencing line for the fifth time in 5 online games.

Stafford has been sacked 16 occasions — tied for 2nd most in the NFL — with all but two coming in two video games. Stafford was sacked seven moments by the Expenditures, and then once in victories above the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals.

Like the Payments, the 49ers overpowered the Rams’ line.

“A few of individuals were being just psychological glitches that are uncharacteristic for our gamers to make,” McVay stated. “We want to try to reduce the amount of money of periods that our quarterback’s having strike.

“The way that equally individuals games have type of unfolded, that is not perfect.”

Linebacker Micah Parsons and ends DeMarcus Lawrence and Dorance Armstrong are between the standouts for a Cowboys defense that has amassed 15 sacks, tied for next most in the NFL.

That will be only a single of the issues for the defending Tremendous Bowl-champion Rams as they test to rebound from their seventh consecutive common-period reduction to the 49ers.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has not played given that struggling a thumb injuries throughout a season-opening decline to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but backup Cooper Hurry has led the Cowboys to victories over the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants and Washington Commanders.

“They’ve been on fireplace recently,” Rams linebacker Justin Hollins mentioned just after the reduction Monday night. “So, we’re going to have to get in the movie space, look at what they’ve been carrying out and occur out ready.”

Along with the offensive line’s difficulties, receiver Van Jefferson continues to be on wounded reserve while rehabilitating from knee medical procedures that was done through education camp. Cornerbacks David Extended and Cobie Durant sat out the final two video games since of groin and hamstring accidents, respectively.

The lack of continuity mainly because of accidents is not an excuse for the team’s performance by way of approximately a quarter of the year, McVay explained.

“I’m not sitting down in this article going to make excuses for why we have or have not carried out the factors that are in alignment with it's possible the expectations we have,” he said, “but there’s a large amount of football to be performed.”

And so forth.

Receiver Tutu Atwell, a next-round draft pick in 2021, was inactive towards the 49ers due to the fact of the Rams’ “overall approach” for the recreation, McVay explained. Atwell does not have a catch and does not play on unique groups. “It was really just distinctive to [Monday] — not just about anything that Tutu didn’t do,” McVay mentioned. “We’ll see what that indicates for his position this week.”… McVay on linebacker Bobby Wagner’s strike on the guy who ran onto the discipline with a smoke bomb: “Bobby’s obtained a way of just solving issues. That’s what he does.”