refresh my memory. Do we know who the 1st read was on that pass to Kupp? I seriously don't remember. because if it was Watkins 1st and Kupp 2nd and Goff went to Kupp, thats not on McVay. If it was Kupp first, then Watkins I could see how McVay is at least partially at fault. Ultimately its on Goff to find the open WR. And it was Watkins.
As far as redzone scoring, McVay has always used the big play or the threat of a big play (why Watkins was so important) to open the underneath stuff that Kupp and Woods excelled at. Have Watkins dragging defenders down the field and open up not only WRs and Gurley, but to open up space so once they caught the ball they had room to make a play.
That gets taken away once your inside the 20, and this is a major flaw in McVays offense IMO.
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