Why in the world did the Chiefs and Packers not recognize the need for a second good WR? It cost them dearly in those losses. Shutdown Adams and Hill and the cupboard is bare!
Meanwhile, OBJ puts up a 100 yard game in the biggest game of his career that got the Rams to the superbowl.
The Rams have this figured out on NOT devaluing the WR position. You need multiple weapons to keep that defense off balance and McVay is a brilliant schemer. It sets everything in motion.
We went from trodding out practice squad guys to:
1) Watkins
2) Cooks
3) Woods
4) Kupp
5) OBJ
The pickup of OBJ was the heist of the century especially after Woods injury.
The Rams 2 key decisions were:
1) Valuing the WR position - Getting those #2 and #3 receivers that are not just competent but good
2) Not hoarding draft picks - You got a player you need, give up those draft picks every day and twice on Sunday. The player that has been there, done that, has a higher probability of continuing to play at a high level versus an unknown out of college
Watkins
Cooks
Ramsey
Stafford
Miller
and on and on