Gurley makes extra yards, almost always. There isn’t anything there for two quarters, and he hasn’t done much, seemingly. But, I like that he sees when there’s nothing there and goes forward to at least get something, even if it’s 1 or 2 yards.
Then, when he finally sees a hole, he just goes. No hesitation, one cut, and gone. Imagine this guy behind a good O-line. My word. He’d probably hit 6-7 big runs a game.
I like Tavon in the offense. He’s a great complimentary player who helps keep 8 out of the box. Imagine if there was another WR on the outside that teams had to actually worry about.
One thing on Tavon, though, he’s really bad on punt returns this year. He wants to get outside every time, and he’s costing the Rams yardage. If he would just get the punt and go forward, he’d be averaging another 5-10 yards a return.
If not for Gurley, I’d say the player of the game was Mark Barron. He’s got the same type of instincts as Gurley, just from the other direction. He diagnoses plays and hits the hole to make tackles. AND, he can cover gifted tight ends, which is something the Rams hadn’t had at LB in forever.
Every game will be a struggle as long as the Rams cannot sustain drives on a consistent basis. A game can turn on a mistake, as the fumble/face mask showed. If that play stands, this is a different ballgame. This D can win a game, but it still needs help.
I think the Vikings game will be close and could go either way. I’ll probably say that about almost every game moving forward.
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