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19 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub Nation FanPulse2019 Los Angeles Rams Offseason2019 NFL Free Agency25% of fans of NFC West teams think the Los Angeles Rams aren’t favorites in the divisionNew ,53comments...right.CDTShareTweetShareShare25% of fans of NFC West teams think the Los Angeles Rams aren’t favorites in the divisionLos Angeles Rams HC Sean McVay during a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Dec. 17, 2017.Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the offseason, we send 32 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Los Angeles Rams fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.Last week, our FanPulse results showed that the Los Angeles Rams fan base feels extremely confident in the trajectory of the team coming out of free agency as well as being, strangely , rather certain that the team got better over the last month.Today, we get an even stronger piece of evidence of how much fan allegiance can overcome the most unlikeliest of outcomes.While most sports books aren’t offering many futures on the NFL until after the 2019 NFL Draft, we can expect most if not all to have the Rams as favorites to win the NFC West. But in polling the fan bases from the four NFC West teams (here at TST, Seattle Seahawks fans at Field Gulls, San Francisco 49ers fans at Niners Nation and Arizona Cardinals fans at Revenge of the Birds), only 75% of respondents had the Rams as favorites:Am I being too much of a homer to think that’s too low?I’m not saying it’s a certainty the Rams will win the division. We all know anything can happen in the NFL. But sitting at this point for anyone to suggest the Arizona Cardinals are the favorites to win the division is...something.It’s a good reminder that the passion fans have can often overtake their sensibility. Then again if you needed that reminder, you should probably come hang out in our game threads more often. San Francisco 49ers free safety Adrian Colbert likely will miss the rest of the season with a high ankle sprain he suffered Sunday.The 49ers placed Colbert on injured reserve Monday and signed quarterback Tom Savage to a one-year contract to take his roster spot.Coach Kyle Shanahan estimated Colbert would be sidelined for six to eight weeks. He would be eligible to come off IR for the 49ers' second-to-last game , at home against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 23.But Shanahan talked as if Colbert, a second-year player out of Miami, will be shut down for the season. Rookie D.J. Reed will get the first opportunity to start at free safety in his absence."It's tough. It's part of football, though," Shanahan said. "It's not the first time that's happened. Colbert is one of those guys who got his opportunity last year because a lot of guys went down."The 28-year-old Savage, who made nine starts over three seasons with the Houston Texans, originally signed with San Francisco last Tuesday. He was waived Saturday when the 49ers promoted defensive back Tyvis Powell from the practice squad for Sunday's game against the Rams because of injuries in the secondary.But Savage was quickly re-signed to provide San Francisco with a third quarterback alongside starter C.J. Beathard and backup Nick Mullens. The 49ers lost Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 3 to a torn ACL.Shanahan remained firmly committed to Beathard on Monday despite a shaky performance in Sunday's 39-10 loss to the Rams.Beathard threw two interceptions and lost a fumble , giving him seven interceptions and three lost fumbles in five games (four starts). San Francisco (1-6) is winless since Beathard took over for Garoppolo."We've had 18 turnovers this year," Shanahan said. "I've watched every single one, definitely more than once. I recommend you guys (the media) do it too. You guys will see there's a lot of people involved in each one."The 49ers have an NFL-worst minus-15 turnover ratio, and the offense is only half the problem. San Francisco has forced just three turnovers — one interception and two fumbles — in seven games.Colbert is one of a few second-year defensive players — linebacker Reuben Foster and cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon are others — who haven't made the impact that was anticipated after their promising rookie seasons.Addressing his group of second-year defenders as a whole, Shanahan said: "Those guys worked extremely hard in the offseason. They came in ready to take it to another level and they haven't done that so far. That stuff's hard."Shanahan praised Colbert, however, saying the free safety was enjoying a strong game Sunday before hurting his ankle while trying to intercept interception on a deep pass in the third quarter.NOTES: Running back Matt Breida is day-to-day after tweaking his left ankle Sunday , but "his strength is good," Shanahan said. ... Receivers Marquise Goodwin (ankle) and Pierre Garcon (knee) and strong safety Jaquiski Tartt (stinger) will be evaluated Wednesday. ... Foster (shoulder) is expected to practice Wednesday.

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