If you watch our games, you'll see that we do not attack the middle of the field a lot. Woods and Cooks get looks in this area...just not a lot. I counted 3 maybe 4 plays against KC that we attacked he middle. Personally, I think guys like Belichick realize this and adjust coverages accordingly. But, imagine if could control the middle of the field. You think our offense is good now?
Higbee is what he is. He's a guy who catch a 5 yard pass (usually an out pattern or screen) and once in a while like Monday, he'll run for a few yards.
Everett is not a true TE...he is a large WR. He has no physical presence in the middle...I don't know if it toughness...strength...whatever. His catches come mostly between the numbers and the sideline. He's a big slot receiver. He will run a short in pattern down by the goal line on play action. He will never be a TE in the mold of a Kelce or Kittle. That's just not his game.
We score like a pinball game with no middle presence. And...you know the NFL...DCs figures things out. That's why guys like McVay say we need to get better...challenge ourselves.
It's not happening this year. But if Im the Rams, and you want to do the best you can di for Goff other than protecting him...give him that big body in the middle who can handle both short passes, get down the seam or sit in the middle of a zone coverage for 15 yards.
It would make every receiver on this team better. It would significantly expand the pattern tree and give McVay even more creativity.
