Tavon Austin

[lockdnram21]

People keep saying why dont we do this with Tavon Why we dont do that with Tavon. Tavon is not a traditional Wr. Teams have been playing him different then last year he cant beat man coverage hes just not a good route runner. But as far as bubble screens and reverses and jet sweeps we need to see more of those. But everybody wants him to be DJax and i just dont see it

 

[Dodgersrf]

I do.
He's only a year and a half in.
There's still growth to be had.
Bailey is an option outside as well. He may be a better option anyway. He seems to be ahead of TA as far as running routes.

Maybe they go back to Givens at the Z. It seems Britt should move to the X either way.

Idk. I guess we'll see.

 

[Rams and Gators]

Looks like an awful pick at the moment, a career killing pick possibly.

 

[lockdnram21]

I do.
He's only a year and a half in.
There's still growth to be had.
Bailey is an option outside as well. He may be a better option anyway. He seems to be ahead of TA as far as running routes.

Maybe they go back to Givens at the Z. It seems Britt should move to the X either way.

Idk. I guess we'll see.

From what i seen Bailey cant get open either only in garbage time. i would go with Britt and Givens

 

[lockdnram21]

Looks like an awful pick at the moment, a career killing pick possibly.[/Q

Looks like an awful pick at the moment, a career killing pick possibly.

yep he shouldnt have been drafted until 3rd or 4th round. wish we would have let jets get hi.

 

[WvuIN02]

The Brian Quick broken record is spinning still it seems, but the song name has changed.

Brian Schottenheimer + Austin Davis + second year receiver. There's your answer.

Put Tavon in Philly or Denver and he would be used exponentially better and his stats would reflect it. Speaking of Dasean Jackson himself, his stats are well off pace of what they were last year in Philly. Hmm, I wonder why that is???

 

[lockdnram21]

The Brian Quick broken record is spinning still it seems, but the song name has changed.

Brian Schottenheimer + Austin Davis + second year receiver. There's your answer.

Put Tavon in Philly or Denver and he would be used exponentially better and his stats would reflect it. Speaking of Dasean Jackson himself, his stats are well off pace of what they were last year in Philly. Hmm, I wonder why that is???

Deseans still producing. If Tavon cant get open how can u blame schotty? He needs to improve his route running

 

[jrry32]

Well, with Brian Quick out, hopefully the Rams actually make him a key component of the game-plan at WR. Frankly, at this point, I'd rather just see him traded. I love Tavon but I'm tired of the same old crap. Trade him to Denver, Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, Arizona, New England, Indy, San Diego, etc. and see just how much of a bust he actually is.

 

[WvuIN02]

Having Tavon run a go route isnt exactly rocket science, yet they a) dont have him run those and b) dont have a QB with the arm strength for it anyways. This is what he excelled at in college, and the underneath stuff opened up from it. The Rams drafted a receiver which thrives in a spread type of system and put him in the 3 yards and a cloud of dust Big 10 offense. Square peg round hole.

I agree with jerry, trade him to a team for a high pick who knows exactly how to use him because the Rams dont. Bailey is a good fit for what the Rams want to do though.

 

[Zombie Slayer]

The only thing I keep saying with Tavon is for him not to be used in runs up the middle. Just don't see why we would do that given his size. I don't want him to get hurt by being landed on by multiple 300+ pound lineman. I would like to see him lined up in the backfield and going out in patterns. Try to get him one on one with a linebacker. Surely he can get open past one of them. Other than that I don't know what is going on with him so I'll try to not speculate. Still way too early to label him a bust for sure. One thing is for sure though, with Quick now out someone will need to step up and get open consistently.

 

[iced]

well, there's not another better test for Schotty - see if you can still make this offense work with what you have.

Personally barring some magical turn around, it's hard to imagine him coming back after this year, especially if Tavon continues to be a non-factor

 

[thirteen28]

Well, with Brian Quick out, hopefully the Rams actually make him a key component of the game-plan at WR. Frankly, at this point, I'd rather just see him traded. I love Tavon but I'm tired of the same old crap. Trade him to Denver, Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, Arizona, New England, Indy, San Diego, etc. and see just how much of a bust he actually is.

On at least four of those teams, he'd light it up like a pinball machine.

 

[jrry32]

Having Tavon run a go route isnt exactly rocket science, yet they a) dont have him run those and b) dont have a QB with the arm strength for it anyways. This is what he excelled at in college, and the underneath stuff opened up from it. The Rams drafted a receiver which thrives in a spread type of system and put him in the 3 yards and a cloud of dust Big 10 offense. Square peg round hole.

I agree with jerry, trade him to a team for a high pick who knows exactly how to use him because the Rams dont. Bailey is a good fit for what the Rams want to do though.

Seriously. Guy was burning people deep last year when he got the chance and yet when was the last time the Rams targeted him on a deep pass? When was the last time the Rams ran a play using the route combination for the purpose of getting Tavon isolated 1 on 1 deep? The guy has blazing speed and yet we can't figure out how to get him down-field?

Look at the Cardinals:
http://www.azcardinals.com/videos/v...n-vs-PHI/9c1b4566-7488-4ef1-ac0d-f0c9eaa0a62c

You telling me we can't do that with Tavon?

 

[LetsGoRams]

Yea, you're telling me that John Brown for Arizona is better than Tavon Austin? It's the lack of a creative offensive coordinator.

 

[lockdnram21]

Seriously. Guy was burning people deep last year when he got the chance and yet when was the last time the Rams targeted him on a deep pass? When was the last time the Rams ran a play using the route combination for the purpose of getting Tavon isolated 1 on 1 deep? The guy has blazing speed and yet we can't figure out how to get him down-field?

Look at the Cardinals:
http://www.azcardinals.com/videos/v...n-vs-PHI/9c1b4566-7488-4ef1-ac0d-f0c9eaa0a62c

You telling me we can't do that with Tavon?

no i dont think so.

 

[jrry32]

no i dont think so.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8YWwTU6aFk

(Not sure if it'll work, last time I tried this...it was blocked by the NFL)

 

[thirteen28]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8YWwTU6aFk

(Not sure if it'll work, last time I tried this...it was blocked by the NFL)

Almost the same play he ran against Indy, with the same result, sans penalty.

 

[12intheBox]

Its not all on the coordinator - but some of it is. Tavon isn't playing very well on his own. Look at his punt returns - he is dancing and prancing back there - and when was the last time we saw him break a tackle?

People complain about him running up the middle - but I kind of like that look - he is getting 5-8 per clip running up there - I'll take that.

 

[jrry32]

Its not all on the coordinator - but some of it is. Tavon isn't playing very well on his own. Look at his punt returns - he is dancing and prancing back there - and when was the last time we saw him break a tackle?

People complain about him running up the middle - but I kind of like that look - he is getting 5-8 per clip running up there - I'll take that.

Tavon has his issues on the punt returns but we've also not blocked them well this year.

 

[thirteen28]

Its not all on the coordinator - but some of it is. Tavon isn't playing very well on his own. Look at his punt returns - he is dancing and prancing back there - and when was the last time we saw him break a tackle?

People complain about him running up the middle - but I kind of like that look - he is getting 5-8 per clip running up there - I'll take that.

Punt returns are a completely different animal.

Tavon can run a 9 route, and he's got the kind of speed that teams have to respect lest he take the top off their defense. And he's got the short area quickness that makes him difficult to press.

 

[lockdnram21]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8YWwTU6aFk

(Not sure if it'll work, last time I tried this...it was blocked by the NFL)

that was last year. He hasnt been able to get separation this year