Film room: Breaking down Robert Woods’ historic 171-yard day vs. Houston
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Film room: Breaking down Robert Woods’ historic 171-yard day vs. Houston
For most people, Robert Woods was viewed as an afterthought for the Rams when he signed a five-year, $39 million deal this offseason. Many called him overpaid considering he’s never had a season with more than 700 yards receiving, but he’s proving all of his doubters wrong with the Rams.
The best performance of his career came on Sunday against the Texans when he caught eight passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Only four other players in Rams history have ever put up those numbers in a single game: Tom Fears, Henry Ellard, Isaac Bruce (three times) and Elroy Hirsch. That’s it.
More than half of Woods’ yards came on one play, but that shouldn’t detract from the notion that he put on a show at the Coliseum. Let’s take a deeper dive into the film to examine just how Woods got it done.
First, let’s look at the biggest play of the game (and season): Woods’ 94-yard touchdown.
Robert Woods.
94 YARDS TO THE HOUSE! https://t.co/hTWkhNW7v3
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 12, 2017
In real-time, Jared Goff and Woods made it look easy. However, if you slow it down a bit and realize what happened, you appreciate the read Goff made and Rob Havenstein’s miraculous block.
As you can see in the clip below, Havenstein gets beat by Jadeveon Clowney initially. He somehow recovers, holds Clowney a bit, and gets in front of him just before Goff releases the ball. Goff winds up to uncork it downfield as soon as Kareem Jackson turns to follow Cooper Kupp to the corner, knowing Woods was one-on-one. The rest was a piece of cake.
https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/929848154148823042
Woods’ second touchdown of the game came about eight minutes later, though this one was more about Sean McVay’s creativity than Woods’ athleticism. Woods faked the end-around, running from the slot all the way to the backfield.
After the play-action to Todd Gurley, Goff hit Woods on the swing pass with almost nothing but green grass in front of him. He made one defender miss at the 2-yard line before diving into the end zone.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/SmoothCoolBluemorphobutterfly
Woods showed off his speed on the play, but it was McVay that put him in a spot to succeed in the open field. Sheer brilliance from the head coach.
In the fourth quarter, Woods took advantage of yet another great play call by McVay. It’s a simple two-route concept with max protection for Goff, allowing this long-developing play to, well, develop.
Woods starts in the slot, fakes a post route before breaking it outside. The Texans were playing with two defenders over the top and one underneath on Woods, but the route is so well run that Jonathan Joseph had no chance to cover him for that long.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/OrganicKindheartedErne
Goff makes a perfect throw, but the play was set up by Woods’ route-running savvy.
The last play we’ll look at was one that shouldn’t have gone for as many yards as it did. Woods’ elusiveness turned it into a nice 13-yard gain, though, showing off his short-area quickness in the open field.
He runs a simple hitch route against zone coverage, sitting down in the hole. He should’ve been tackled for a 7-yard gain, but Woods spun out of two would-be tackles and gained an additional 6 yards to set up third-and-short. He did all the work here after the catch, which isn’t usually viewed as his best asset.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/DemandingComplexChrysalis
Cooper Kupp caught a 7-yard pass for a first down on the next play, extending the Rams’ drive and allowing them to milk the clock further. It’s a play that doesn’t get much recognition, but Woods showed why the Rams opted to sign him this offseason.
In this one game alone, Woods showed he can be a weapon at all three levels. He can make defenders miss in the open field, run deep corner routes or burn a defense on a post down the middle.
These are the exact reasons Woods has pushed ahead of Sammy Watkins as the Rams’ No. 1 receiver. He’s on pace for a huge season in Los Angeles, needing just 77 yards and two touchdowns to set new career-highs.
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood
For most people, Robert Woods was viewed as an afterthought for the Rams when he signed a five-year, $39 million deal this offseason. Many called him overpaid considering he’s never had a season with more than 700 yards receiving, but he’s proving all of his doubters wrong with the Rams.
The best performance of his career came on Sunday against the Texans when he caught eight passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Only four other players in Rams history have ever put up those numbers in a single game: Tom Fears, Henry Ellard, Isaac Bruce (three times) and Elroy Hirsch. That’s it.
More than half of Woods’ yards came on one play, but that shouldn’t detract from the notion that he put on a show at the Coliseum. Let’s take a deeper dive into the film to examine just how Woods got it done.
First, let’s look at the biggest play of the game (and season): Woods’ 94-yard touchdown.
Robert Woods.
94 YARDS TO THE HOUSE! https://t.co/hTWkhNW7v3
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 12, 2017
In real-time, Jared Goff and Woods made it look easy. However, if you slow it down a bit and realize what happened, you appreciate the read Goff made and Rob Havenstein’s miraculous block.
As you can see in the clip below, Havenstein gets beat by Jadeveon Clowney initially. He somehow recovers, holds Clowney a bit, and gets in front of him just before Goff releases the ball. Goff winds up to uncork it downfield as soon as Kareem Jackson turns to follow Cooper Kupp to the corner, knowing Woods was one-on-one. The rest was a piece of cake.
https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/929848154148823042
Woods’ second touchdown of the game came about eight minutes later, though this one was more about Sean McVay’s creativity than Woods’ athleticism. Woods faked the end-around, running from the slot all the way to the backfield.
After the play-action to Todd Gurley, Goff hit Woods on the swing pass with almost nothing but green grass in front of him. He made one defender miss at the 2-yard line before diving into the end zone.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/SmoothCoolBluemorphobutterfly
Woods showed off his speed on the play, but it was McVay that put him in a spot to succeed in the open field. Sheer brilliance from the head coach.
In the fourth quarter, Woods took advantage of yet another great play call by McVay. It’s a simple two-route concept with max protection for Goff, allowing this long-developing play to, well, develop.
Woods starts in the slot, fakes a post route before breaking it outside. The Texans were playing with two defenders over the top and one underneath on Woods, but the route is so well run that Jonathan Joseph had no chance to cover him for that long.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/OrganicKindheartedErne
Goff makes a perfect throw, but the play was set up by Woods’ route-running savvy.
The last play we’ll look at was one that shouldn’t have gone for as many yards as it did. Woods’ elusiveness turned it into a nice 13-yard gain, though, showing off his short-area quickness in the open field.
He runs a simple hitch route against zone coverage, sitting down in the hole. He should’ve been tackled for a 7-yard gain, but Woods spun out of two would-be tackles and gained an additional 6 yards to set up third-and-short. He did all the work here after the catch, which isn’t usually viewed as his best asset.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/DemandingComplexChrysalis
Cooper Kupp caught a 7-yard pass for a first down on the next play, extending the Rams’ drive and allowing them to milk the clock further. It’s a play that doesn’t get much recognition, but Woods showed why the Rams opted to sign him this offseason.
In this one game alone, Woods showed he can be a weapon at all three levels. He can make defenders miss in the open field, run deep corner routes or burn a defense on a post down the middle.
These are the exact reasons Woods has pushed ahead of Sammy Watkins as the Rams’ No. 1 receiver. He’s on pace for a huge season in Los Angeles, needing just 77 yards and two touchdowns to set new career-highs.
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood
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