ped for 2018 Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-cooper-kupp-jersey , a survey of fans across the NFL powered by SurveyMonkey. Each week, we send 32 polls to 100+ plugged in fans from each team. Rams fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.Back in mid-August, we asked ye Los Angeles Rams fans to help us out with a new initiative we’re launching across all of the SB Nation NFL network this year: FanPulse. Collectively each week, we’ll hear from fans of every team to get a sense of where things stand internationally for the league, for each team and for the major topics being pushed by national media.This week:The Rams’ Week 1 game against the Oakland RaidersCurrent confidence level in the direction of the teamThe worst NFL rule entering the 2018 seasonWill the Rams win or lose in Week 1?Rams fans think they will beat the Raiders by 11I mean, cmon. Of course we’re going to be biased. We’re heading into the season with the highest expectations in a decade and a half on the back of an offseason peppered with acquisitions of the highest name recognition following a historic turnaround season in 2017 facing an opponent that just traded perhaps the best edge rusher in the game.If anything, I’m surprised it’s just 11.How confident are you in the direction of the team?Very confident: 85 percentSomewhat confident: 15 percentMeh: 0 percentNot very confident: 0 percentNot confident at all: 0 percentAgain...yeah.The real question here might be...who is in that 15%?! Not that there’s not reason to have some hesitation about things overall Womens Tyler Higbee Jersey , but man...this is about as good as it gets prior to Week 1! Or at least as good as it’s been in a long, long, long time. But good for those of you with such high standards. Keep em up!What is the worst NFL rule?Man this one is hard.The helmet rule is carrying the day probably thanks to some recency bias from the preseason where it was overlegislated to try to and affect gameplay headed into the season.I don’t know how much it will take though for the catch rule to come back on top here. Already from last night’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles (zzzzzzzzz...), we were already reminded of just how confounding the catch rule remains...Ultimately though, this will come down to whatever rule affects a Rams game. Let the Raiders pick up a first down on third and long from the helmet rule and this’ll jump to 90%. A close game late and what looks like a catch from WR Robert Woods or WR Cooper Kupp ruled incomplete and held up on controversial review? The helmet rule will be the least of Rams fans concerns.So stay tuned this season as we track fan sentiment with FanPulse. And if you want your voice heard, sign up here! For the second straight year, the Patriots have tried to show Rob Gronkowski how much he's valued.The All-Pro tight end says he's feeling the love and is looking forward to showing them his appreciation on the field.Last week the Patriots added $4.3 million in incentives to Gronkowski's contract over the next two seasons. The deal includes $1 million in per game bonuses and $3.3 million in incentives for catches, playing time and touchdowns.It is the second consecutive season the team has added sweeteners to the 29-year-old's contract. Last season the incentives New England gave him pushed his compensation to more than $10 million.With this latest restructured deal he has the potential to make $12.3 million this season and $13.3 million next year. It could again place him among the league's highest-paid tight ends as he prepares to open his ninth NFL season Sunday against Houston."It's definitely a relief to have that all out of the way Michael Brockers Jersey ," Gronkowski said Tuesday. "That was last week. That's in the past, which is good. I'm just gonna put my main focus on the Houston Texans."This new pact comes after Gronk made a silent statement by skipping the voluntary portion of offseason workouts.When he returned for the mandatory minicamp he wasn't bashful in saying he'd like to see his contract redone again on the heels of other NFL players getting offseason raises.Gronk insisted that there was never any acrimony between himself and the Patriots this summer over his contract."It didn't weigh on me at all," he said. "I mean, everything is always 'in the works.' Nothing is just gonna happen in a day when it's something like that. It's in the past. ... It's go-time now."Gronkowski put himself in position to renegotiate after leading the team in receptions (69), receiving yards (1,084) and receiving touchdowns (eight) last season.Though he never contemplated holding out, Gronkowski said he isn't envious of some of the heftier contracts that some of his NFL peers have gotten recently."I'm super-satisfied with my situation," he said. "If I wasn't http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-joe-namath-jersey , then I would try to pull a move like they (did). It just works out. You get rewarded for holding out. But I'm not frustrated at all. ... I'm ready to play."He expected to again be one of 41-year-old quarterback Tom Brady's top targets in the passing game. His importance to the offense will only be amplified with receiver Julian Edelman suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers.Brady is also adjusting to some new receivers, following the trade of Brandin Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams and Danny Amendola signing a free agent deal with Miami.With Edelman out, Chris Hogan — entering his third season in New England — is the most-tenured receiver Brady will have at the start of the season.Special teams captain Matt Slater is listed as a receiver. But he has caught just one pass in 10 seasons with the Patriots.Still, Gronk said he doesn't feel any extra pressure to produce more than he normally does."There's always pressure around this building, no matter what the situation is," he said. "When you lose a guy, or for example when they lose me out there on the field, the goal is just to keep on maintaining what you're doing."No matter who is in there Nolan Cromwell Jersey , who's not, I just gotta keep focusing on my job and keep helping the team the best way I can."NOTES: Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey made headlines last week when he told "ESPN The Magazine" that "I don't think Gronk is as great as people think he is." Asked if he had any reaction, Gronkowski said he'd defer responding for now. "We got the Houston Texans this week," he said. "That will just be another time and place to talk about (that). But, as of right now, I'm just focused on the Texans." New England visits Jacksonville on Sept. 16.