Ferguson
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Plenty of conversation about Ferg in here:
Rams Wire
One of the more puzzling storylines surrounding the Los Angeles Rams in the early part of this season has been Terrance Ferguson’s absence on offense. He’s played just four offensive snaps in four games, all of them coming in Week 2, and has been a...
Rams GM Les Snead gives his take on Terrance Ferguson's slow start: 'Not there yet'
Rams GM Les Snead says Terrance Ferguson is "not there yet" and understands the frustration surrounding his absence, but "it's definitely coming."
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Rams GM Les Snead gives his take on Terrance Ferguson's slow start: 'Not there yet'
Snead says Ferguson is 'not there yet' but his time is 'definitely coming'
Cameron DaSilvaRams Wire
One of the more puzzling storylines surrounding the Los Angeles Rams in the early part of this season has been Terrance Ferguson’s absence on offense. He’s played just four offensive snaps in four games, all of them coming in Week 2, and has been a...
I hope he gets worked in more. I see many other rookie TEs making impact plays this year and would like to see that from Ferg. He's got talent.
He'll open up vertical stuff from the TE space.. and I want to see him get the ball with a chance for YAC. He could truly add a new dimension to this already good offense.
He'll open up vertical stuff from the TE space.. and I want to see him get the ball with a chance for YAC. He could truly add a new dimension to this already good offense.
WestCoastRam
Legend
Threw up a vid of him in the Jags game on the other thread, his talent is tantalizing but def has work to do as a blocker, especially near the line of scrimmage, I think if he was in another offense he'd already be taking off if we weren't asking him to block. We just need to be a bit patient with him. There's a good chance that after the bye he gets even more time and will be curious once Puka is back if we still don't seem some 13 personnel sprinkled in down the stretch.
Even if it's just a lot more twelve with him in there and Puka.. Although I think defenses might feel good about compressing the field with no true burner in that group.
McVay is conservative with playing the kids in his offense much moreso than on defense. This tells me he has very high standards with knowing the scheme and understanding how your contribution fits. And that's fine.
But there is a point where you look at the "safe" pieces he's been using ahead of Ferg and say ok enough already. These other guys are experienced, they've been around, but Ferg has skills they don't have. The dude has that classic pass game TE ability to glide by DBs. I think that is a combination of raw speed, agility, and instinct. It's not just a matter of the raw speed, it's also knowing when to apply it to gain separation or get to the ball.
If I had to grade his game last weekend I'd say that on the black side of the ledger he put himself in position to score two TDs, and was open in addition to that for a nice gainer. That is already more than we typically get from these other TEs and it just so happened that Parkinson had a good game. But the difference in them and the kid is already visible.
On the red side of that ledger I'd say I didn't like how he waited the TD pass in to his body. It was very close to being tipped by the defender, so in that moment an elite TE would go up and get that ball to secure it and ensure it converts to points. And also he couldn't haul in the second TD but he should have caught it.
So I agree with the staff that he's not quite there yet. But the combination of him being close to being ready, and the underwhelming nature of our safe and stable TE group outside of him means that this bye times nicely to bump up his involvement for the next stretch of games. And I expect that's going to happen because McVay usually uses the bye week for tactical reset of roles and approach and comes out of it with a tuned up group. Hopefully what that means is Ferg sees more snaps and early reads in this pass game. And with the WR group I expect Mump gets the same treatment, and the both of them will receive their opportunity to seize higher roles for the playoff stretch.
But there is a point where you look at the "safe" pieces he's been using ahead of Ferg and say ok enough already. These other guys are experienced, they've been around, but Ferg has skills they don't have. The dude has that classic pass game TE ability to glide by DBs. I think that is a combination of raw speed, agility, and instinct. It's not just a matter of the raw speed, it's also knowing when to apply it to gain separation or get to the ball.
If I had to grade his game last weekend I'd say that on the black side of the ledger he put himself in position to score two TDs, and was open in addition to that for a nice gainer. That is already more than we typically get from these other TEs and it just so happened that Parkinson had a good game. But the difference in them and the kid is already visible.
On the red side of that ledger I'd say I didn't like how he waited the TD pass in to his body. It was very close to being tipped by the defender, so in that moment an elite TE would go up and get that ball to secure it and ensure it converts to points. And also he couldn't haul in the second TD but he should have caught it.
So I agree with the staff that he's not quite there yet. But the combination of him being close to being ready, and the underwhelming nature of our safe and stable TE group outside of him means that this bye times nicely to bump up his involvement for the next stretch of games. And I expect that's going to happen because McVay usually uses the bye week for tactical reset of roles and approach and comes out of it with a tuned up group. Hopefully what that means is Ferg sees more snaps and early reads in this pass game. And with the WR group I expect Mump gets the same treatment, and the both of them will receive their opportunity to seize higher roles for the playoff stretch.
WestCoastRam
Legend
If all we did was align him wide, he'd be starting already. But his run blocking is uneven right now and his pass blocking is... rough. But improvable if he wants to put in the work.
duanevalle22
UDFA
If Higbee gets injured (again) then I think he can get in for a few plays here and there that don't require a blocking scheme.