LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Rams' offseason program began with T-shirts and platitudes, but some real, substantive work immediately followed.
The NFL grants teams with a new head coach an extra week in their offseason program, and there's a reason for that. So much is involved with introducing an entire roster to an entirely new staff, and thus the Rams will have a lot on their plate this spring -- all of which must be done within the constraints of a restricted on-field schedule.
In phase one, which absorbs these first two weeks, players are limited to strength, conditioning and physical rehabilitation.