You know when I thought Tavon was leaving, I posted something about how McVay just didn't seem interested in using him in all the ways he can be used. I am doing a 180 on that. I think Tavon staying means that McVay is now willing to use him in all the ways he can be used (and not just some of the ways, like last year).
It's a little tricky because there's only so much you can expect from Tavon as a pure receiver. I don't know how much he can refine his game, or run crisp routes, etc. (Though to be fair we have seen him break free on some outside deep plays before).
So it really is (IMO) a matter of McVay using Tavon the way Tavon can be used. (Though along with that Tavon getting better at the things he can do, too.)
He's not a receiver. He's not a running back. Not only does he have some limitations as a receiver, also no receiver has 184 rushes accounting for 48.7% of their touches. And you can tell he's not a pure back either just by watching him run. He's an offensive playmaker you can use on many kinds of runs and on some passing plays plus some gadgets.
Since Tavon doesn't have some of the skills you associate with pure receivers you have to accommodate him and use him in the passing game the ways you CAN use him. You do that because you're trying to set up explosive plays (and the threat of them). The trick there is adjusting the offense to incorporate the things he CAN do.
So now I am saying, Tavon staying probably means that McVay is now willing to incorporate a lot of the things Tavon can do into his offense. Stuff he left out last year but which we saw in 2015, Tavon's best year.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2018 07:00PM by zn.
