January 16, 2017 04:58AM
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SunTzu_vs_Camus
TA would be in teh ProBowl. imo
TA is a unique talent with the ball in his hands....how the ball gets there(run or catch is incidental),
I dunno...but once it's there - he's a fearsome open field runner one of the best I've seen in a long time.
I hope this is the year McVay just feeds the ball to TA with more successful route combos to bust him free.

You put your finger on it. No one is going to raise the level of TA's general route running. It has been 4 years, and this is what Austin is as a receiver...he's fine on a certain bunch of routes but you don't count on him to do more. Just as you don't count on him to suddenly develop the kind of catch skills you see in real pure receivers.

No what you do is scheme to take advantage of what he CAN do.

And, yeah, route combos is more to the purpose when it comes to that than the idea that somehow after 4 years someone is going to turn TA into this advanced, refined overall route runner (like Hakim was).

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2017 04:59AM by zn.
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  Can McVay make Austin...

Ramsfsninmd1389January 15, 2017 04:18PM

  Can McVay make Austin... If not there could be a transaction

Anonymous User636January 15, 2017 04:22PM

  Re: Can McVay make Austin...

zn481January 15, 2017 04:26PM

  2015 Austin is right

Hazlet Hacksaw433January 15, 2017 04:31PM

  Re: Can McVay make Austin...

six2stack396January 16, 2017 04:29AM

  at wvu...

wv ram373January 16, 2017 06:02AM

  Re: at wvu...

zn365January 16, 2017 06:51AM

  and occassionally get him deep

Hazlet Hacksaw318January 17, 2017 10:06AM

  agreed

zn325January 17, 2017 05:19PM

  Re: agreed

RounderRick318January 17, 2017 07:16PM

  Re: agreed

zn296January 17, 2017 08:23PM

  Still picture Austin as a Az-Zahir Hakim type receiver

IowaRam443January 15, 2017 04:27PM

  oh but he's just not that though

zn341January 15, 2017 04:53PM

  The Rams never did many patterns that NFL offenses do

Rams_81344January 15, 2017 05:52PM

  it's not just patterns AND Austin did what he COULD do

zn412January 15, 2017 10:40PM

  Re: it's not just patterns AND Austin did what he COULD do

Classicalwit335January 16, 2017 03:25PM

  but they do get good things from him

zn345January 16, 2017 05:52PM

  Re: but they do get good things from him

Classicalwit366January 16, 2017 06:08PM

  Re: but they do get good things from him

zn326January 16, 2017 06:13PM

  imagine TA on the Packers...with that offense?!

SunTzu_vs_Camus381January 16, 2017 04:27AM

  Re: imagine TA on the Packers...with that offense?!

zn355January 16, 2017 04:58AM

  Re: Still picture Austin as a Az-Zahir Hakim type receiver

Classicalwit320January 16, 2017 03:27PM

  Re: Can McVay make Austin...

reggae388January 15, 2017 06:18PM

  Re: Can McVay make Austin...Austin can get better

BumRap345January 15, 2017 06:53PM

  Can McVay/Fassel make Austin a good punt returner?

LMU93351January 16, 2017 03:22AM

  Austin is a good punt returner

Rams_81327January 16, 2017 03:23AM

  I don't think he is...

LMU93319January 16, 2017 04:18AM

  Re: I don't think he is...either!

RamBum327January 16, 2017 04:41AM

  Re: I don't think he is...either!

21Dog344January 16, 2017 04:45AM

  he's not a consistent yards-getter as a PR but he IS a threat

zn340January 16, 2017 04:47AM

  Re: he's not a consistent yards-getter as a PR but he IS a threat

LMU93319January 16, 2017 05:00AM

  thanks

zn352January 16, 2017 05:58AM

  Re: thanks

LMU93323January 16, 2017 06:34AM

  Re: I don't think he is...Agree

RamsFanSinceLA333January 17, 2017 08:04AM

  Even if he could, he'd still be WAY overpaid

9er8er480January 16, 2017 08:09AM

  Can McVay make Higbee into Jordan Reed?

LMU93396January 16, 2017 09:10AM

  Re: Can McVay make Austin...

oldmanram382January 16, 2017 10:07AM

  Tavon will have a break out year.....

Rampage2K-399January 16, 2017 11:52AM

  Re: Tavon will have a break out year.....

Rams43379January 16, 2017 12:21PM

  Re: Tavon will have a break out year.....

LMU93263January 17, 2017 03:44AM

  Re: Tavon will have a break out year.....

zn394January 16, 2017 12:50PM

  Re: Tavon will have a break out year.....

Rampage2K-345January 16, 2017 01:37PM

  correct...but TA's one helluva football player!!!!!!

SunTzu_vs_Camus300January 16, 2017 03:04PM

  After 5 years not seeing it

TonyHunter87272January 16, 2017 12:54PM

  I thought 2015 was his breakout year?

9er8er329January 16, 2017 04:31PM

  Re: I will say this…

dzrams350January 17, 2017 08:21AM

  Re: I will say this…

RAMSINCE ARNETT381January 17, 2017 08:56AM

  Re: I will say this…

dzrams404January 17, 2017 09:09AM