May 06, 2017 05:51PM
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laram
But nobody fears Tavon on deep routes so he's not clearing out defenses for anybody because he's not drawing the coverage.

It took scheming against a predominant man coverage team to get him any consistent play downfield.

You don't have to line him up in the slot to get him a clean release you can put him in motion across the formation and accomplish the same.

The problem is running consistently good routes and creating separation is not his game. Fortunately Shotty demonstrated that he can be useful so hopefully an offensive minded HC can scheme him open.

He's a small dude from an offense that drew up their plays in the dirt and he's not the brightest bulb so you start with that handicap!

According to one source, Austin "has caught just six of 30 targets on post and ‘go’ routes, for 197 yards and two touchdowns throughout his career." That's a 20% catch rate on those attempts.

People have thrown to him long, and in fact he has had a couple of TDs called back, but I don't think it's his forte.

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  Rams Want Tavon Austin To Become More of a Deep Threat-PFF

RamBill1698May 06, 2017 06:10AM

  The Rams OCs have rarely used TA that way in the past....

SunTzu_vs_Camus653May 06, 2017 09:48AM

  Re: The Rams OCs have rarely used TA that way in the past....

Classicalwit487May 06, 2017 10:21AM

  we'll see

zn496May 06, 2017 10:36AM

  Re: we'll see

kw13584May 06, 2017 11:46AM

  LOL, no, he fast!

RFIP577May 06, 2017 12:02PM

  Re: LOL, no, he fast!

reggae400May 06, 2017 01:09PM

  Re: LOL, no, he fast!

RFIP441May 06, 2017 01:32PM

  If deployed properly he is a difficult player to defend

LesBaker465May 06, 2017 01:33PM

  Re: Austin ran a 11.47 100 meters (2009).

Billy_T685May 06, 2017 01:36PM

  Ron Brown ran a 10.2

TonyHunter87408May 06, 2017 07:37PM

  Once he gets going???

LesBaker373May 07, 2017 06:08AM

  Hard to be fast when you're going east and west all the time

TonyHunter87461May 07, 2017 09:49AM

  Re: Austin ran a 11.47 100 meters (2009).

Blue and Gold387May 07, 2017 06:41AM

  Re: Austin ran a 11.47 100 meters (2009).

Billy_T383May 07, 2017 07:27AM

  Re: The Rams OCs have rarely used TA that way in the past....

reggae399May 06, 2017 01:04PM

  Re: The Rams OCs have rarely used TA that way in the past....

Classicalwit400May 06, 2017 01:15PM

  Re: The Rams OCs have rarely used TA that way in the past....

reggae364May 06, 2017 01:07PM

  hands....

wv ram329May 07, 2017 02:16AM

  Re: Yeah, his hands are his Achilles' heel.

Billy_T699May 07, 2017 07:29AM

  Re: Rams Want Tavon Austin To Become More of a Deep Threat-PFF

Ramdom493May 06, 2017 10:04AM

  I'd Rather Austin be used like

droopy478May 06, 2017 12:07PM

  Re: I'd Rather Austin be used like

reggae379May 06, 2017 01:10PM

  Been saying this for years

Flipper336617May 06, 2017 12:33PM

  100% agree...

PaulButcher59486May 06, 2017 02:43PM

  Re: Yeah that's a nice fantasy....

laram498May 06, 2017 05:39PM

  Re: Yeah that's a nice fantasy....

zn448May 06, 2017 05:51PM

  Yeah that's a nice fantasy: I have to Agree on this

Anonymous User474May 07, 2017 04:44PM

  Re: 100% agree...

oldmanram461May 07, 2017 01:21AM

  It's nice to want

9er8er369May 06, 2017 02:39PM

  Re: Tavon usage

BC Ramsfan497May 06, 2017 08:10PM

  We know that regimes style

no name326May 07, 2017 07:49AM

  Keep in mind the Colts game

LesBaker399May 07, 2017 07:59AM

  Re: Keep in mind the Colts game

Classicalwit333May 08, 2017 11:48AM

  Re: Rams Want Tavon Austin To Become More of a Deep Threat-PFF

LA_Ram_#29416May 07, 2017 03:29PM