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visited Seattle Shaquem Griffin Color Rush Jersey , they were announcing themselves as the new powerhouse in the NFC West by handing the Seahawks a drubbing unlike any they had experienced in Pete Carroll’s tenure.As much as the Seahawks would like to forget that day last December, a 42-7 loss to a division rival lingers.Less than a year later, the Rams are more than just the favorites of their division. A quarter through the season, they may be the prohibitive Super Bowl favorites. The Rams (4-0) make their annual trip to Seattle on Sunday looking to take control of the division just five weeks into the season.“I think there’s definitely a lot of confidence that comes with playing well and definitely can get some momentum going, but I think we’re just executing,” Rams quarterback Jared Goff said. “We’ve done a pretty good job executing.”And there is little reason not to believe Los Angeles will be leaving town with a three-game lead.The Rams are scoring an absurd amount of points, having scored at least 33 points in all four games. Goff is coming off a career-high 465 yards passing and five TDs, carving up a Minnesota defense that was regarded as among the best in the NFL and posting a perfect passer rating in the process. Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Brandin Cooks each had 100 yards receiving against the Vikings.Oh, and there’s still Todd Gurley, who the last time he saw the Seahawks rushed for 152 yards and scored a career-high four total touchdowns. And this time, they’ll be facing a Seahawks defense without safety Earl Thomas after suffering a season-ending lower leg fracture last week against Arizona.“Not having Earl now, this week changes a lot and just how good he is at understanding offenses and concepts,” Goff said. “You wish he was there, you want to get them at full strength with him as part of that and how good he is. Would have been great to compete against him.”The Seahawks (2-2) have recovered from a 0-2 start by knocking off Dallas and Arizona in consecutive weeks. The Seahawks have rediscovered their run game with consecutive 100-yard rushers and their defense has held three straight opponents to under 305 total yards of offense.But they know the Rams are a different challenge.“They’re going to do something that we haven’t seen before, but if we’re disciplined and we do what we practiced, we should be fine,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “That’s why your eyes are so important this week.”Here’s what else to watch for:FIRST THINGS FIRSTSlowing the Rams’ powerhouse offense on first down would be huge for the Seahawks, but it’s been almost impossible this season. Goff is an astonishing 46 of 56 for 668 yards and six touchdown passes on first downs in the Rams’ first four games, averaging 11.9 yards per pass. Add in Gurley’s steady running on every down, and Los Angeles is tough to contain.“We’ve done a pretty good job so far (of) staying in second-and-manageable, and then third-and-manageable, as well Bradley McDougald Color Rush Jersey ,” Goff said.RUNNING OPTIONSSeattle is coming off consecutive 100-yard performances by running backs for the first time since the 2014 season. But it was two different backs accomplishing that feat, leaving open the question of how Seattle divides the carries going forward. Starter Chris Carson is expected to return Sunday after missing last week with a hip injury. Mike Davis has earned a role after rushing for a career-high 101 yards and two TDs in the win over Arizona. And, rookie first-round pick Rashaad Penny has started to look more like the back Seattle expected in a limited role.Running won’t be easy against a Rams defense giving up just 86 yards per game on average.TEDRIC TIMESecond-year safety Tedric Thompson knows he’s about to get a lot of attention. Thompson will be stepping in at free safety replacing Thomas after the former All-Pro was lost for the season in last week’s win. Thompson gained plenty of experience in the offseason and training camp when Thomas was holding out as part of a contract dispute, but there couldn’t be a tougher team to debut against than the top passing offense in the NFL through four weeks.“He’s really mature about stuff, he’s really worked hard to understand the scheme and the principles of what we want and he plays really strict and disciplined football,” Carroll said.TEMPORARY KICKERKicker Cairo Santos will make his Rams debut in Seattle. Los Angeles signed the former Chiefs kicker Tuesday after cutting Sam Ficken and determining that All-Pro Greg Zuerlein isn’t quite ready to return from a groin injury.Santos, who injured his own groin twice last season, is getting his shot at an NFL return in a high-pressure rivalry game, but he welcomes the challenge.“Coming out and playing for a great offense, hopefully I’ll get a bunch of kicks and show the other 31 teams that I’m back and I belong in this league,” Santos said. With NFL teams like the Seattle Seahawks in the middle of their OTAs, the 2019 NFL Draft now nearly a month in the past and the frenzy of free agency long since forgotten, the news cycle for the..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsFiled under:The OffseasonWhat are some major changes a new CBA could bring to the NFL?New,55commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareWhat are some major changes a new CBA could bring to the NFL?Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsWith NFL teams like the Seattle Seahawks in the middle of their OTAs, the 2019 NFL Draft now nearly a month in the past and the frenzy of free agency long since forgotten, the news cycle for the NFL is entering the slowest portion of the year. However, that does not mean that NFL news will be completely going away over the next couple of months, as there will certainly be reports of various new injuries suffered by players, as well as updates on how players who suffered serious injuries during the 2018 season are progressing. And, of course, there will be the annual parade of reports on players all across the league who are coming to training camp in the best shape of their life. However, one important topic that has already started to see progress well in advance of the dangerous deadlines looming on the horizon is the end of the current CBA following the 2020 season. As NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reported earlier this week, there have been talks between the NFL and the NFLPA Brett Hundley Color Rush Jersey , and while it’s obviously early in the process, positive reports are good to hear. That said, many of the things that we as fans take for granted, including the rookie wage scale, and salary cap rollover were material changes made in the last round of CBA negotiations. With that in mind, what kind of significant changes could we see this time around? There is no doubt that minimum salaries will be given a significant bump up from where they currently stand, as the growth of the salary cap has far outpaced the growth for minimum salaries. The minimum salary for rookies has increased 32 percent since 2011, while the salary cap has increased 56%, while at the top end salaries for veterans with ten or more years of experience have increased barely twelve percent over that same time frame. In addition, while teams obviously like the ability to roll cap space over, it takes money from the players on the roster in a given season and pushes it forward to players in the future season. As such, I don’t necessarily expect, but would not be surprised to see, some kind of modification in the way cap space is handled. Whether that would be to roll a portion of the space over while distributing the remainder to the players who were on a roster in a given season, or some other variant. Many of the others are subjects we discussed in the comments of the article from earlier in the week regarding Pete Carroll’s proposal to get rid of instant replay, including roster expansion, practice squad expansion, the formation of a developmental league, the removal of marijuana from the list of the league’s banned substances and others. What systemic and structural changes would you most like to see in the next CBA? Better automatic injury protections? More guarantees in contracts? Cap adjustments for players on IR? More detailed injury reporting from teams? (Not rules changes like replay or changes to pass interference, as those are operational and not covered under the CBA.)