Jeff Fisher said there were no excuses for the Rams" loss, but he found one anyway

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That was some 7-9 B.S.

Carlos Hyde rumbles, 49ers defense dominates Rams. The second game of the Monday night doubleheader was nothing to see ... unless you"re a 49ers fan. They pitched the only shutout of the week, embarrassing the Rams 28-0.

New city, same Rams. It"s year five for Jeff Fisher at the helm, and the Rams are still bad. They can"t get out of their way when it comes to penalties (10 last night), the offense is putrid and uninspired and the coach says there are "no excuses" in the same sentence he offers up an excuse.

The last team to get shutout in Week 1? The St. Louis Rams.

Blaine Gabbert had nearly as many rushing yards as Todd Gurley. On fewer carries too. At least the Rams had 431 yards of punting!

Rams sticking with Keenum. Jared Goff must be really bad if they"re not willing to try someone else after that performance.

Kevin Harlan had an amazing call on the man running on the field during Monday Night Football. A fan, possibly drunk, ran on the field during the 49ers-Rams season opener. Kevin Harlan offered up spectacular play-by-play.

Rams’ Aaron Donald ejected after scuffling with a 49er and making contact with a ref. It"s got to be frustrating being one of the game"s best players stuck on a team that is never going anywhere near the playoffs.

KAEPERNICK"S RESPONSE

Colin Kaepernick responds to Trent Dilfer comments. Trent Dilfer had pointed comments about Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem. Kaepernick responded after the 49ers Week 1 win.

Colin Kaepernick’s protest is working. The ugly internet comments aside, a lot of people are actually thinking about what Kap is saying about how minorities are treated in America.

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STEELERS ROLL OVER WASHINGTON

Washington was a mess, and no match for the Steelers in 38-16 loss. Washington couldn’t get out of its own way, and the Steelers took advantage. For instance, Washington paid big money for Josh Norman, then let Antonio Brown demolish its second-best CB. Part of Washington"s problem was a schematic decision allowed Antonio Brown to feast on Bashaud Breeland while Josh Norman stood on the other side of the field.

Even Jay Gruden acknowledged that he got "outcoached." He added that there "could be merit" to the idea of letting Josh Norman cover a team"s best receiver. YA THINK???

Antonio Brown air thrusted 5 times, which was one too many to not get flagged. Five times was apparently too many.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a knee injury. He says he"s fine, but Steelers fans are watching this situation nervously.

DeAngelo Williams is still a beast. The Steelers leaned on Williams for 26 carries and six receptions, and they got 143 rushing yards, two touchdowns and another 28 yards receiving. Not bad!

DISCIPLINE COMING FOR HEADSHOTS ON CAM

Roger Goodell acknowledged that the refs "missed at least one" illegal hit on Cam Newton. He added that discipline was coming. Oh, but he"s not willing to use replay to review head shots like that.

Panthers defend their handling of Cam Newton after repeated headshots. Of course they did.

FANTASY CORNER -- WAIVER WIRE

Fantasy football waiver wire: 5 quarterbacks to target for Week 2. Alex Smith would"ve given you a lot of points last week.

Fantasy football waiver wire: 5 running backs to look at for Week 2. The Ravens" backfield is still in committee mode, but Terrance West could be emerging as the guy.

Fantasy football waiver wire advice: Wide receiver rankings for Week 2. It"s never a bad idea to grab some receiver help.

Fantasy football waiver wire advice: Tight end rankings for Week 2. Disappointed in your tight end? Get a new one!

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Jeff Fisher bristles at Carson Wentz, Jared Goff comparisons

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As the top two picks in the 2016 NFL Draft, Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are going to be unavoidably compared as long as they are both in the NFL. For the Los Angeles Rams right now, who have Goff as their third stringer while Wentz prepares to helm the Philadelphia offense, that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher was inevitably asked about Wentz starting while Goff sits inactive, and he had a rather shady response.

“Maybe if we traded our starting quarterback, we’d start our rookie quarterback, too,” Fisher said, via Steve Wyche of NFL Media.

It seems like there’s a little bit of bite in that response. That said, Goff is a third stringer right now with Wentz apparently progressing more quickly. If Wentz is a success, Fisher is just going to have to get used to hearing about the Goff pick until he’s able to play in the NFL.

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Astros GM Jeff Luhnow bemoans role of no-trade clauses in hindering Astros trades

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The Houston Astros have struggled to close out trades for some of baseball’s best players while rivals strengthen, and their general manager is sick of the role no-trade clauses have had in that.

Astros GM Jeff Luhnow told Bob Nightengale of USA Today that no-trade clauses have hindered the Astros and helped their closest division rivals, the Texas Rangers. Last year, Cole Hamels rejected a trade to Houston in favor of a move to Texas, which led to Houston’s ill-fated Carlos Gomez trade. This year, Jonathan Lucroy rejected a move to Cleveland that ultimately led to him being dealt, again, to Texas.

“So we’ve had two deals not accepted by the player that has directly impacted us the last two trade deadlines,” Luhnow said. “That’s why I sure wish teams wouldn’t give out no-trade clauses.”

This strikes me as sour grapes. Players have every right to ask for no-trade clauses to have some leverage over potential trade destinations, which Hamels and Lucroy both used. Nobody forced the Astros to make the disastrous trade for Gomez, a move which recently ended horribly. The Astros were one of baseball’s most notorious losers for several years prior to their 2015 breakout. Building a winner out of that isn’t easy, and Luhnow’s gripes don’t come across well. Besides, given that the Astros now sit ten back of Texas, I’d say that Hamels in particular made the right decision.

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Luke Walton visited Rams camp to study Jeff Fisher

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A new trend appears to be developing where NBA head coaches visit some of their NFL counterparts to study their methods and management.

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton is the latest to do it, visiting Los Angeles Rams camp to study how Jeff Fisher operates.

“I came down with an open mind,” Walton told the Rams’ official site, via Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk. “I know it’s obviously different sports, but coaching to me is coaching. It’s how you relate to the players and different strategies.”

Fisher has been coaching in some capacity since 1985 and has been a head coach since 1995. If Walton is looking for someone experienced, he’d be hard pressed to do better than Fisher.

Walton seems to be taking a cue from Jason Kidd, who shadowed this highly successful NFL coach earlier in the offseason for similar reasons.

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