Rams O no longer makes opposing D’s defend every blade of grass...

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CGI_Ram said:
I‘ve half wondered what the existing offense would look like if we had a insanely fast guy that simply went long most every play... with a goal of winning one of those via busted coverage every once in while. Good luck defending the short stuff there too.
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You mean like when we had Watkins? Outside of goal-line slants, that’s all I remember Watkins doing. And it worked...even though we all wondered when he’s start getting the ball...
 
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KayJay said:
On the contrary, I just think your point was rather irrelevant. McVay once was cited saying "Goff isn't in a system, he is the system"; and the same could be said for our wide-outs. One can deduce that the system in place is to take full advantage of the ability Kupp and Woods have by getting them the ball in open space. So how is that not by design? McVay isn't doing everything for them, but he is giving them opportunities to make a play. And you know what? They make those plays, so we are lucky to have them.

I'm not denying that they are capable of explosive plays; just about any receiver is if given the chance. But there's a reason why this offense hasn't been considered "Dynamic" or "Explosive" since the Gurley era. Because while there is respect for Woods and Kupp, defenses do not fear them. Fear results in double teams. Fear results in biting on double moves. Fear of an impending touchdown threat results in a lapse in judgment, which results in other wideouts getting clean looks in the endzone. We don't have that here at the moment. This is an irrefutable truth.
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For all that, Kupp is still and always has been our most dangerous and explosive offensive player.

And we have no clue what defenses fear.

There is a much more simplistic answer to why were no longer making defenses defend every blade of grass and it has nothing to do with our WRs or RBs
 
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