Sean McVay's vision for the Rams offense is all about putting pressure on the defenseCameron DaSilva
May 4, 2021 6:10 am
Les Snead and Sean McVay didn’t blindly go into the 2021 NFL draft with the plan to just draft the best players that fell to them. They also weren’t going to reach for players at specific positions of need for the sake of filling roster holes.
They had a plan, even if it seemed like they were just kids in a toy store shopping for whatever they pleased. And that plan – for McVay, at least – is to stress opposing defenses with as many dynamic weapons on offense as they can reasonably accumulate.
It’s why they drafted speedy 5-foot-9 receiver Tutu Atwell at No. 57 overall instead of taking an offensive lineman like Creed Humphrey, despite already signing DeSean Jackson as a free agent. It’s why they selected 6-foot-5 tight end Jacob Harris in Round 4 instead of drafting a player who could potentially take over for Andrew Whitworth in 2022, despite adding Brycen Hopkins in the fourth round last year.
Typically it’s the defense putting pressure on the offense with a pass rush – whether it’s with four rushers or exotic blitzes. But McVay wants to return the favor and pressure defenses by forcing them to defend an elite group of eligible receivers that welcomed Jackson and Atwell this offseason.
The Rams put very little pressure on opposing defenses last year with their dink-and-dunk offense. It will (hopefully) be a very different story in 2021.
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