I'm wondering how many touches the Rams can get TA, legitimately and still keep him in a position to avoid injury and keep him fresh.
I realize injury can happen at any time, to any person. I also realize that Austin supposedly has never missed a game due to injury all through HS and College. But, you have to think that the Rams are going to have plays designed for him that get him in to space in order allow him to use his speed and stop the D from using the size and strength advantage.
From what I could find, the Rams ran 742 offensive plays last year, not including punts/FG. That's an average of just over 46 plays per game.
I'm thinking he gets 1-2 runs (quick pitches, reverses, etc) per game.
I'm thinking he'll catch 2-3 passes behind the line of scrimmage per game.
I'm thinking he'll be targeted 3-4 more times beyond the line of scrimmage in short to intermediate routes and then maybe they see if he can just outrun the D on a fly route a couple of times each game.
I guess touches will depend upon how many passes are completed to him, maybe targets would be a better word.
I'm seeing 7-11 touches/targets per game, at least early in the season. If it's going well, that may increase by a couple throughout the season.
Based upon last year's offensive play total, 7-11 touches/targets per game (112/176 over a 16 game season, would mean TA would be involved in 15% to 23.75% of the total plays from scrimmage. 23+% may be a little high for a rookie WR that's dependent upon speed and lacks the size and strength of some of the guys like Megatron.
But when you factor in that he's likely to be involved with a punt return or two each game, It's certainly possible that he could be involved in something like 18%-20% of offense plays.
What do you guys think.
I realize injury can happen at any time, to any person. I also realize that Austin supposedly has never missed a game due to injury all through HS and College. But, you have to think that the Rams are going to have plays designed for him that get him in to space in order allow him to use his speed and stop the D from using the size and strength advantage.
From what I could find, the Rams ran 742 offensive plays last year, not including punts/FG. That's an average of just over 46 plays per game.
I'm thinking he gets 1-2 runs (quick pitches, reverses, etc) per game.
I'm thinking he'll catch 2-3 passes behind the line of scrimmage per game.
I'm thinking he'll be targeted 3-4 more times beyond the line of scrimmage in short to intermediate routes and then maybe they see if he can just outrun the D on a fly route a couple of times each game.
I guess touches will depend upon how many passes are completed to him, maybe targets would be a better word.
I'm seeing 7-11 touches/targets per game, at least early in the season. If it's going well, that may increase by a couple throughout the season.
Based upon last year's offensive play total, 7-11 touches/targets per game (112/176 over a 16 game season, would mean TA would be involved in 15% to 23.75% of the total plays from scrimmage. 23+% may be a little high for a rookie WR that's dependent upon speed and lacks the size and strength of some of the guys like Megatron.
But when you factor in that he's likely to be involved with a punt return or two each game, It's certainly possible that he could be involved in something like 18%-20% of offense plays.
What do you guys think.
