How Rams WRs are making up for Rams' lack of deep passes

[Riverumbbq]

By: Cameron DaSilva | 6 hours ago

One of Jared Goff’s strengths last season was throwing deep passes. He completed 46% of his throws 20-plus yards downfield in 2018, which was fourth-best among qualified quarterbacks, according to Inside Edge. His passer rating of 109.7 on such passes was also fourth-best in the league.
This season has been a completely different story.

He’s completed just 4 of 21 passes 20 yards downfield (19%), which is the second-lowest mark in the league. Only two quarterbacks (Josh Allen and Ryan Fitzpatrick) have a worse passer rating on deep passes this season than Goff’s 38.2.
The deep passes that were so common last season have been almost non-existent this year, but fortunately, Goff’s receivers are making up for it in other ways. According to Pro Football Focus, Cooper Kupp leads all wide receivers with 289 yards after the catch, and Robert Woods ranks fourth at the position with 212 yards after the catch.

Considering Kupp has 572 yards and Woods has 435 yards this season, their numbers after the catch are impressive. It also says a lot about where Goff is throwing the football. He’s not connecting on long throws, which has led to more underneath passes which get the ball into his receivers’ hands more quickly.

This play is an example of Kupp making something out of very little. He turned a simple slant route into a 66-yard gain, which was surprisingly not ruled a touchdown after review.

Woods doesn’t gain as many yards after the catch on this play as Kupp did in the one above, but he did pick up an additional 10 after making the grab and breaking two tackles.

As a team, the Rams rank third in the NFL in yards after the catch with 873, trailing only the Chargers (879) and Chiefs (1,097). If Goff continues to struggle with the deep ball, he has to hope his receivers pick up big yardage after the catch like they have been.

How Rams WRs are making up for Rams' lack of deep passes

The Rams aren’t having any success deep, but Kupp and Woods are picking up big yardage after the catch.

theramswire.usatoday.com

 

[Riverumbbq]

I imagine as the new-look OL finally comes together, Goff's success at the long ball will also return.

 

[yrba1]

Goff has been lethal on deep passes last season when the running game is working effectively to set up the play action. Once the O-line improves as well as our run-game, I expect Cooks and Woods to kill it deep.

 

[Jacobarch]

well I wouldn't say its so much bad decision making but he's flat out missed wide open WR's for TD's. Missed Cooks last game, missed Everette 2 or 3 times deep, missed cooks and Everette in the SF deep for TD's and I think he missed Cooks in Seattle as well. If he at least hits one or two of those in the games we lost we might be 5 - 2 at this point. But it is what it is. His timing is obviously off because of the inconsistencies at Oline but if they start to Gel like they did last game he'll get better.