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Gary Trent Jr. Jersey -- and caught two of those pa ses for 18 yards. That lone time he and Stafford mi sed was later on in Los Angeles' opening drive when the quarterback threw an interception deep over the middle of the field. Quinn noted that this was more on Stafford trying to force the ball to Beckham more than anything the wide receiver did, which was an early example that suggests these two will need time to jell. Quinn also highlighted that folks shouldn't expect Beckham to be a plug-and-play replacement for Robert Woods, who is now out for the year with a torn ACL. While you could stack Woods with on the same side of the field, Quinn feels Beckham is better suited as an X-receiver that the Rams isolate on one side of the field.In a larger point, Quinn suggested that Sean McVay should head back to his roots by running the outside zone. That offensive scheme used to be the team's calling card and stems from Kyle Shanahan's system, which was on full display Monday night. Ru sell Wilson's new normal. Wilson made his return to the field last week after mi sing three games due to a broken finger that required surgery. While Wilson was able to get back on the field rather quickly, he wasn't the quarterback we've been accustomed to seeing as he completed just 50% of his pa ses for 161 yards and two interceptions in Seattle's 17-0 lo s to Green Bay (the first shutout lo s of his NFL career). Quinn -- who dealt with a similar injury back in 2008 -- previously predicted that Wilson may struggle upon his return. He said that the Seahawks quarterback will have to live with a "new normal" as it relates to releasing the football. From his prior experience, Quinn said he battled inconsistency with controlling his pa ses, which is something we saw from Wilson. He appeared
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