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March 1, 2018 at 1:35 pm #83320
wvParticipantOnce hes moved on to another team, can he hold onto punts? Can he find a meaningful role on another team? He does have good running-stats. Good average per run.
I hope he does well with his second team, but I just see more muffs and injuries in the future. Hope I’m wrong. He’s a good kid.
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wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavon_Austin017 season
Austin’s production took a dramatic drop off in 2017, including numerous statistical career lows. Under new head coach Sean McVay the Rams reached the playoffs for the first time since 2004,[15] but Austin’s contributions to the team during the 16 games he played in were almost nonexistent. Austin was targeted mostly with short passes, or was phased out of the passing game altogether, failing to catch a pass in 10 games, and not being targeted for a pass in 6 of those. Austin predominately became used as a runner on jet sweeps or during garbage time, and was also removed from his special teams duties after Week 5 due to fumbling issues, as well as his career low 4.4 average return per punt on 12 attempts.[16] Austin caught 13 passes for 47 yards, and rushed a career high 59 runs, but the 270 rushing yards meant a new career low average of 4.57 yards per rush on the year. His 317 total yards from scrimmage was also a new career low. As in 2016, Austin tied his career high for fumbles with five, and set a new career high in lost fumbles, with four. His lone touchdown, from a 27 yard run, marked a low in scoring for Austin; 2017 was the second year of Austin’s career without a receiving touchdown, as well as his second consecutive year without a returning score. Through five years as a Ram, Austin has had only one game of at least 100 yards receiving, and only five games with at least 100 yards from scrimmage.
2018 seasonMarch 1, 2018 at 3:26 pm #83324
joemadParticipant“””Through five years as a Ram, Austin has had only one game of at least 100 yards receiving, and only five games with at least 100 yards from scrimmage.””””
1 game of 100+ yard rec….. I had to look it up… his rookie year vs Indy….
Kellen Clemmens was 9 for 16 that day..
URL = http://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/331110011
Tavon has come close 2 other times to 100+ rec yards….
I was very surprised of his contract extension in 2016…….
March 1, 2018 at 5:43 pm #83333
znModeratorI was sayin this way back when. But, the real Tavon was 2015. Ranking his 100 yard games as a WR is meaningless because he was not a WR, he was something else. He had 52 catches and 52 rushes in 2015, so they used him on routes where he could do it, and didn’t bother acting like he was a pure or real WR. He’s more than a “gadget” player though. He’s just not a WR per se though you can use him in the passing game.
McVay wasn’t interested in that, which is fine. McVay didn’t draft Tavon so there’s nothing that says he should be interested in that.
Teams that use him right will get value from it.
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March 1, 2018 at 6:40 pm #83337wvParticipantTeams that use him right will get value from it.
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I hope so, but I dunno. He’s gonna have to get his confidence back as a punt returner. And he’s gonna have to stop putting the ball on the ground.
And as the hits mount his speed is gonna erode, of course.
I’d love to see him zooming around like he did in college, but I’m skeptical at this point about his value.
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vMarch 1, 2018 at 6:48 pm #83338znModeratorRams expected to move on from underachieving receiver Tavon Austin
RICH HAMMOND
Tavon Austin’s tenure with the Rams, once filled with optimism and potential, soon will end in disappointment, less than two years after the team signed him to a massive contract.
In an unsurprising move, the Rams are expected to release Austin, their top receiver in 2015, before the NFL’s free-agency period opens on March 14. NFL Network reported Thursday that the Rams might pursue a trade for Austin, but that seems unlikely, given Austin’s contract and his ineffectiveness last season.
If the Rams cut Austin, they will receive $3 million in salary-cap relief in 2018, but will retain $5 million against their cap total. For the Rams, that’s a better choice than keeping Austin, because that cap space is valuable and Austin’s role in their offense had been reduced to that of a decoy.
Austin, the No. 8 pick of the 2013 draft, signed a four-year, $42-million contract with the Rams in Aug. 2016, even though he had yet to exceed 907 yards from scrimmage in a single season.
The Rams, under then-coach Jeff Fisher, thought they could build a big part of their offense around Austin, a speedy, 5-foot-9 receiver who also contributed in the run game, but in 2016, Austin totaled only 668 yards and four touchdowns and Fisher got fired before the end of the season.
Austin never found a role in the offense of new coach Sean McVay last year. Wrist and hamstring injuries limited Austin’s role in the offseason program and in training camp, and once the season started, Austin landed low on the receiver depth chart, behind Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp.
Austin even lost his job as the Rams’ primary punt returner early in the season because of fumbling problems, and by midseason his role was limited to that of backup running back. Austin finished with 13 catches for 47 yards, and 59 carries for 270 yards.Once he is cut loose by the Rams, Austin, who turns 27 this month, will be free to sign with any other team. The Rams will use the extra cap space to help sign pending free agents.
High on that list is Watkins, who is set to become a free agent this month. If the Rams don’t sign Watkins to a new contract — as is likely — they could choose to apply the NFL’s one-year “franchise tag” to Watkins. The Rams already have Woods, Kupp, Pharoh Cooper, Josh Reynolds and other receivers under contract for 2018.
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