i don’t think he’s on par with a beckham. i think he’s right below that. which is good. won’t have to pay top dollar to keep him.

but i think more importantly he complements the other guys well. he’ll open things up for the other receivers.

i’ve said it before, but i think ultimately, it’s going to be watkins and kupp. i like woods, but i think the rams have the potential for 2 1000 yards receivers in watkins and kupp. not this season. but for the future.

either way. all three should be getting lots of looks this season and hopefully for a lot longer. and that’s not even considering the tight end group which also has lots of potential.

so at washington, mcvay had garcon, jackson, and reed.

he had other receivers, but i think that was his core.

now with the rams, he has watkins, woods, and everett.

right now it’s all just potential though with his second group. that first group has done it. and done it consistently. but on paper. man. they compare pretty favorably i would think. and that’s not even including kupp who i think ultimately should take on that garcon-type role. and i think he’ll be better than garcon honestly.

and oh yeah. they got gurley in the backfield.

and ryan asks in the podcast if this puts pressure on goff. yeah it does. if he can’t show anything, i expect the rams to move on from him quickly.

another thing. this guy was playing in the run heavy buffalo offense. we were making arguments that woods would see a surge in production playing in the mcvay offense. i would have to say the same should apply to watkins. i’m liking this gamble.

which means it probably will flop.

zn wrote:

A lot of people are saying Watkins means Tavon is gone. That’s probably true, after this year (they can’t lose him this year because it would mean a 5 M cap hit). There’s a big however coming, but, my take all along was that it looked like McVay wanted Tavon to be DeSean west, and that that wasn’t going to work–Tavon is not a pure receiver in that mold.

But now? Tavon, for one year anyway, doesn’t have to be DeSean west. They have that now in Watkins. He can be Tavon 2015–back when he was a multiple hybrid player, not a pure receiver.

i wasn’t thinking this year. and i believe snead when he says he isn’t up for a trade ONLY because watkins hasn’t even signed a long term contract. IF watkins signs long-term, then tavon is gone. by trade or by cut.

and yeah. i immediately thought watkins plays the desean role. the explosive downfield threat. but more than that he could be the number one receiver desean isn’t. he brings more to the table than a desean in my opinion. IF he’s healthy.

and i think he can get back to being healthy. dez bryant had 2 foot surgeries i believe, and he came back. i think watkins can too.

also. and not trying to think too far into the future. let’s say goff is a bust. well next year they sign cousins, and he’s got a ready made supporting cast waiting for him in los angeles. possibly as good as what he had in washington.

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wv wrote:

I dont see why people think this means Tavon is a goner. What if Watkins and Woods and Kupp and Gurley and the TE’s open up a lot of SPACE for Tavon to work in?

Ay, what then?

We might see some electifying stuff.

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you got watkins, woods, kupp, and then austin. i just don’t see a team paying him that much money to be the fourth receiver.

i like the watkins pick by the way. he could be a stud receiver if healthy. stud!

i’m not gonna feel comfortable with this team until 10 years and multiple superbowls from now.

the sense i get is this practice is going much better the second time around.

11 on 11 just started Havenstien at RT Brown at RG

not quite sure what to make of it. i’m guessing if havenstein starts this saturday it’s more than just experimenting.

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

That said if it becomes clear Goff can’t handle the job I couldn’t take another Tony Banks length tryout .

i have no doubt mcvay will pull goff if it’s clear he isn’t the guy. and it won’t take long.

my bet is he’s got one season to prove it. and if he isn’t rams go after cousins if he’s available.

zn wrote:

Under McVay, the Redskins’ offense excelled at throwing the football but ranked 20th in the NFL in rushing yards per attempt in 2015 and 2016. In that two-year stretch, however, McVay’s offensive line coach Aaron Kromer oversaw a Bills unit that helped Buffalo lead the NFL in rushing in back-to-back seasons.

yeah. one key is how mcvay and kromer can find a way to blend in the running game with the passing game. that should be interesting.

yeah a lot of it depends on injuries and who is available. and it looks like capwise it’s not possible right now.

i did read that they are using him like fisher used him, but i actually take that as a negative. i take it that he’s not adapting well to the mcvay offense and what he requires of tavon with mcvay just trying to make whatever use he can out of him. but if guys like coop and thomas can adapt i see tavon being phased out this year.

of course that depends on if these guys can even play so a lot of things have to happen to get to a point where the rams are willing to cut tavon.

• This reply was modified 9 years ago by InvaderRam.
• This reply was modified 9 years ago by InvaderRam.

this is going to be a long week. shoot. this is going to be a long 5 weeks!

i do agree about the toughness. i think goff has it. i think the problem is processing the information in front of him. that’s just being overwhelmed. hopefully, mcvay simplifies that for him. but yeah. i think the kid is tough enough.

sounds like gurley is doing good things. goff too but still lots to work on.

it’s only one clip, but whitworth looks like he’s in total command. i hope he’s got three years left in him.