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LMU93
One thing I've thought about is, given Cooks is very likely to get more targets than Watkins did last year and there is only one ball to go around, how they might use the TEs more? Also factor in defensive coordinators studying the Rams looking to take something away. My theory is McVay may use the TEs- specifically Everett- more and as a result Gurley sees the ball less as a receiver. They killed defenses last year with Gurley getting screens and short passes. This year that may be more of a decoy as they look to get TEs the ball more. And Gurley averaged 23 touches/game last year. Maybe instead of 19 carries and 4 catches per game it's more like 21 carries and 2 catches per game in 2018 while Everett goes from 16 to around 40 catches.
Just a thought.
Seems like a good working theory to me, 93.
I’ll say this. We now seem to have O weapons everywhere we look, a clever HC that lives and breathes diversity in his O, and a QB that is perfectly capable of executing any play that McVay dreams up.
What does all that mean? I think it means that no D can shut down everything at once. I think it means that our O will be a nightmare to defend.
Opponents are once again in “pick your poison” territory. Something not seen from the Rams since the GSOT glory days, I might add.
