The Facts:
Six teams with new head coaches are permitted to begin their offseason program on Monday: the Rams, Raiders, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Jaguars and Colts. Teams with a returning head coach may begin offseason workout programs on April 16.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The new collective bargaining agreement significantly altered the offseason schedule for all teams. New Rams HC Jeff Fisher will begin introducing himself to players and installing offensive and defensive schemes. "It's four hours a day for four days (a week) for the first two weeks," Fisher told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday. Under the previous CBA, Fisher would've started this process last month. He believes the new system presents challenges. "It's difficult, not only for quarterbacks but for young players to develop because you're waiting so long," Fisher said. "Not that you have to go to the extreme, but it would be great to be able to have the QB in the building, especially from a new head coach's standpoint and from an installation standpoint with a new offense." Fisher has plenty of work to do with Sam Bradford, who must soak up his third offensive game plan in three years in the league. Bradford couldn't touch the Rams' playbook until Monday morning, a rule Fisher doesn't think makes sense. That said, it beats the heck out of last offseason.
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