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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford is working with the same offensive coordinator in consecutive seasons for the first time in his career, but plenty has changed about the team's offense. With RB Steven Jackson gone, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will now run the O through Bradford while trying to bust more big plays. 'The speed that we have acquired and what we have on the outside now -- and even the inside -- it suits us more to spread it out and play more one-back this year,' Bradford said. He also thinks defenses will have to design specific coverages for some of the speed weapons, a reversal from St. Louis' more predictable offense last season. Rookie WR Tavon Austin is lining up in the slot, on the outside and in the backfield. Schottenheimer said Austin Pettis has had the strongest offseason of any Rams wideout. TE Jared Cook and WR Brian Quick deepen the amount of players that St. Louis hopes bolsters their red-zone potency.
St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford will ask skill position players, particularly wide receivers and tight ends, to participate in 'Camp Bradford,' which are informal workouts run by the quarterback at his home in Oklahoma. 'Yes, I'm actually planning on that. I'm having a (youth football) camp - I believe it's the second weekend of July. So I'm planning on bringing those guys in and getting a few days of work with them, and hopefully they can stay and help out with my camp as well.'
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The St. Louis Rams offense is likely to be more high octane after adding plenty of weapons via free agency and the draft by QB Sam Bradford. However, it was holdover WR Chris Givens which Bradford was working with on the long ball during organized team activities (OTAs).
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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford has been working on routes and throws with WRs Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey during offseason workouts.
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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford is expected to take more of a leadership role on offense in 2013, especially with RB Steven Jackson (Falcons) having moved on during the offseason. 'You now we saw it was coming (last season),' head coach Jeff Fisher said. 'Sam really took things over the second half of the season. We've got guys who can stand up and take charge and carry the torch. I'm not concerned about that. Sam, I was very impressed with how he handled things.'
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St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher indicated the play of QB Sam Bradford was negatively affected by some of the other players on offense this season but is happy with Bradford performed in 2012. 'His play was directly affected by the people around him. There's times when it's difficult to step up in the pocket and make the good throw. That's not the quarterback's fault. That's whatever's going on out front,' Fisher said. 'We're pleased with what Sam did. He's got an exciting future. I know he's really excited about coming back in here in April and getting started and not having to learn another offense.'
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If the St. Louis Rams had decided to keep the No. 2 overall selection in last year's NFL Draft and taken Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III, they would have received a high first-round pick back from a team willing to trade for QB Sam Bradford.
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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford went 35-for-55 for 377 yards, three touchdowns and one interception against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15.
Fantasy Impact: Bradford had two bad turnovers but his overall numbers were very good for fantasy teams.
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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford completed 26 of his 39 pass attempts for 221 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in the Week 13 game against the San Francisco 49ers. He carried three times for 31 yards.
Fantasy Impact: He didn't have a bad game but made some mistakes, which proved costly.
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St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford completed eight of his 17 pass attempts for 205 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Week 12 against the Arizona Cardinals. Bradford left the game briefly due to an undisclosed injury, but returned after missing one play. QB Kellen Clemens had an incompletion in his brief appearance.
Fantasy Impact: Bradford didn't get many chances but made some big plays with his chances.
Hot -- Moving Up in the Player Rankings.
Injury Concern.
Sleeper.