Pick Two: Best Rams WR's

Loyal · Jan 11, 2022

Blaine Grisak of DTR posed this question on twitter and I think it's an interesting one. Which pair of former Rams receivers would you pick to be on a mythical Rams team with 1999 Kurt Warner at QB? Pick a Pair from:

Isaac Bruce
Torry Holt
Henry Ellard
Flipper Anderson
Cooper Kupp
Robert Woods
Az Hakim
Ricky Prohl
Jack Snow
Crazy Legs Hirsch
OBJ
Billy Waddy

I was going to make this a poll, but there would be too many combination choices, so hit me with your best shot! I got Rev Ike and Cooper Kupp!

HX76 · Jan 11, 2022

Atwell and Austin for me.

dang · Jan 11, 2022

Isaac Kupp.
Crazy Legs Holt.

Ellard80 · Jan 11, 2022

Ramlock said:
View: https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/1480567260259532800?s=20

the idea that we are talent laden on offense is a fallacy... most of our star power is on defense.

Allen2McVay · Jan 11, 2022

Ramlock said:
View: https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/1480567260259532800?s=20

I was surprised and confused when I saw this.

Now that I think about it and re-visited the box-score, I think (while accurate) it's a little miss-leading.

Stafford-to-Kupp was 7-for-7 (targets), with a TD and 17 yards-per-attempt. Those are the stats that drive the Passer Rating (completion %, yards-per-attempt and TDs-to-Ints). So a perfect Passer Rating of 158.3 results.

Stafford-to-Higbee was 6-of-8 (targets), with two TDs and 9 yards-per-attempt. That's probably very close to being a perfect Passer Rating when targeting TEs.

The stats when Targeting "all other WRs" (Beckham, Jefferson and Skowronek) was 4-of-10 but the key is that both of the interceptions came on attempts to Skowronek and Beckham. Those interceptions alone, without a TD; plus a low completion-%, results in a very low Passer Rating.

CGI_Ram · Jan 11, 2022

Bruce and Holt

I don’t think I change that. Those two were like a well choreographed dance in how they played together… perfect compliments.

That said… Kupp could play WITH them and holy sh!t imagine that 3 WR set!!

Loyal · Jan 11, 2022

CGI_Ram said:
Bruce and Holt

I don’t think I change that. Those two were like a well choreographed dance in how they played together… perfect compliments.

That said… Kupp could play WITH them and holy sh!t imagine that 3 WR set!!

YOUSONOFA ~ Az Hakim

Ramlock · Jan 11, 2022

Allen2McVay said:
I was surprised and confused when I saw this.

Now that I think about it and re-visited the box-score, I think (while accurate) it's a little miss-leading.

Stafford-to-Kupp was 7-for-7 (targets), with a TD and 17 yards-per-attempt. Those are the stats that drive the Passer Rating (completion %, yards-per-attempt and TDs-to-Ints). So a perfect Passer Rating of 158.3 results.

Stafford-to-Higbee was 6-of-8 (targets), with two TDs and 9 yards-per-attempt. That's probably very close to being a perfect Passer Rating when targeting TEs.

The stats when Targeting "all other WRs" (Beckham, Jefferson and Skowronek) was 4-of-10 but the key is that both of the interceptions came on attempts to Skowronek and Beckham. Those interceptions alone, without a TD; plus a low completion-%, results in a very low Passer Rating.

It is startling.

Seems there is a trust factor with Kupp and with Higbee.

Not as much, other than fades, to Beckham, Jefferson and Skowronek.

That's how I see it...trust. We know Beckham hasn't been in the right spots, sometimes.

blackbart · Jan 11, 2022

Not based on career numbers it’s nearly impossible to separate the greats that the Rams organization have had. Picking 2 to go with Kurt???? What offense are they running? Do they have ED or Marshall at RB?

Ike because he’s maybe the best outside???? Would Snow be better with Kurt?

If they are running Martz offense could Kupp produce from outside?

If they are running some other offense with Sony Michele at RB could Holt produce?

Crazy Legs not in the pair? He was dominant before anyone thought the passing game was real.

Man, I just don’t know how to choose.

Ram65 · Jan 11, 2022

Elard became too valuable as a WR so they stopped having him return punts. He was averaging around 13.5 for his first 3 seasons.

Loyal · Jan 11, 2022

blackbart said:
Not based on career numbers it’s nearly impossible to separate the greats that the Rams organization have had. Picking 2 to go with Kurt???? What offense are they running? Do they have ED or Marshall at RB?

Ike because he’s maybe the best outside???? Would Snow be better with Kurt?

If they are running Martz offense could Kupp produce from outside?

If they are running some other offense with Sony Michele at RB could Holt produce?

Crazy Legs not in the pair? He was dominant before anyone thought the passing game was real.

Man, I just don’t know how to choose.

blackbart, seconds ago.....

Ram65 · Jan 11, 2022

Some amazing stats!

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