2) A spring of "tremendous growth" for fourth-year QB Stetson Bennett
Between last year's backup Jimmy Garoppolo being unsigned and contemplating retirement, and the plan the Rams had for Stafford this spring, Bennett received more reps than he normally would. Although evaluations from OTAs must be taken with a grain of salt – rules prohibit live contact during this time of the offseason, and with the majority of the Rams' true team drills being 7-on-7, McVay said "this is not real football" – McVay was pleased with what he has seen out of Bennett.
"I've seen tremendous growth," McVay said. "Obviously, with Matthew not being out here based on the plan and the schedule that we've kind of thought was going to be best for him for now and for the long term, Stetson's gotten a lot more reps than he would've otherwise. I think he's done a really nice job. He's earning the confidence of his teammates in terms of commanding the huddle. Then, he's done a lot of good stuff in terms of reading with his feet. [Associate Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach] Dave Ragone does such a good job with those guys as a whole but both he and Ty have had good growth. Stetson especially, I think he's had a really good last couple of weeks, and I've been proud of him."
3) Better idea of Myles Garrett's impact on defense in training camp
Given the new Rams defensive end arrived toward the end of OTAs, the primary focus was getting him acclimated. He only did individual drills, watching team drills during the two OTA workouts open to media. Thus, it was too early to get a sense of how Garrett would be used – we'll likely learn more during training camp as Garrett gets more comfortable.
Because Garrett started out working with outside linebackers coach Joe Coniglio's group, defensive coordinator Chris Shula was asked if – given Garrett has always been a 4-3 defensive end – whether Garrett's arrival changes how he thinks about the structure of the defense, or if Garrett is an outside linebacker now.
"Obviously, we're still going to have our principals with that stuff, but we're going to let him do what he does best and we all know exactly what he does best," Shula said. "You're not going to take Michael Jordan, LeBron (James), all those guys and pull them out of their comfort zone. We're going to work with him and put him in the best spots that we think for him and the defense to succeed."