Tavon Austin .... Wow!

[dieterbrock]

Disappointment for sure but a bust? Come on now.
And not for nothing but the dude laid some serious wood when blocking.
Would have been interesting had he and Bradford been able to play together under McVay. Methinks both careers would have been much different

 

[NJRamsFan]

It just depends on how you define bust.

The guys saying he’s a bust are looking at expectations of a top 10 draft pick compared to what we got and in that sense he was a bust.

People saying he’s not a bust are looking at the fact hes had a long somewhat productive career. In that sense he was not a bust

 

[Merlin]

I don't care what he's done in his career tbh. I care what he did for the Rams. From that metric he was a busted pick, especially as high as we took him.

Rooted hard for him. He got paid by the Rams thanks to Fish. So that little MFer has zero room to complain. But the guy never developed as a receiver really, he's still rounding off his routes and dropping balls and getting tackled by guys who are a second slower in their 40 time. So he collects a check. Whoopedeedoo.

What really pisses me off is that McVay might have drafted another guy similar to him. I am horrified by that tbh which is why I'm just gonna wait and see with Tutu and hope he comes around.

Going forward I think they need to focus on big wideouts who can run good routes. Stafford seems to like the big targets and his inaccuracy thus far makes me think maybe that's the way to go. So from both sides the Tutu drafting feels bad.

 

[fanotodd]

Put it this way...
In a draft LOADED. With WRs, we traded up for him.
I actually wanted Robert Woods because I thought he’d be there when we were supposed to pick. We also missed on the guy we face Monday night—Hopkins. He’s got the best feet in the business.

When you look back at the fisher years, this is the moment that really did him in, Imo. The robinson pick was a whiff, but it was a consensus pick. There were so many possibilities for the Rams instead of trading up and actually spending TWO picks on tavon.

Again, he has the ability to play in this league, but my god, just think what could have been had the Rams stayed put, drafted a different WR and STILL had a 2nd round pick.

I just shake my head.

 

[OldSchool]

I see a lot of people mentioning better players taken after him. That alone doesn't make him a bust. That makes him yet another idiotic Fisher draft pick.

 

[BriansRams]

I've read every comment. Thanks for your input. You've made me want to clarify my bust comment.
I agree with many of you who said "Tavon is a bust at pick #10 in the draft, and the draft capital we gave up for him ... but not a bust in the sense that he can be a good WR4 and break one now and then as a gadget player.

But that 2nd high paying contract at the time it was given? What????

 

[Liberator]

Bad pick but it was a gamble. If he came out in 2019 I wonder how different his career would be with how the rules have changed etc..

 

[badnews]

He could not run hardly any of the routes in the route tree, ESPECIALLY after a couple of years ON THAT Rams team.

FIFY!

For real though. From Holts last season until the Rams drafted Kupp, the only recievers who could run a route worth a damn were past their prime vets signed as FA's and we never got to enjoy them for long. Clayton and Lloyd come to mind... that was about it. Stedman Bailey could run routes ok when he arrived, but on those Jeff Fisher teams, no WR could actually develop. If he hadn't tragically been a victim of that drive by, I think he would have flourished under McVay.

I don't hate Fisher. He did a lot to set us up for success after his departure.... but damn if his coaches on offense weren't absolutely useless...

 

[So Ram]

FIFY!

For real though. From Holts last season until the Rams drafted Kupp, the only recievers who could run a route worth a damn were past their prime vets signed as FA's and we never got to enjoy them for long. Clayton and Lloyd come to mind... that was about it. Stedman Bailey could run routes ok when he arrived, but on those Jeff Fisher teams, no WR could actually develop. If he hadn't tragically been a victim of that drive by, I think he would have flourished under McVay.

I don't hate Fisher. He did a lot to set us up for success after his departure.... but damn if his coaches on offense weren't absolutely useless...

Well that’s all fine,but if any Rams Fan liked Tavon Austin, they should like the Tutu Atwell as well.

We’ll see what happens,but his injury is sort of like a blessing to all.I mean Sean Mcvay has a method to his MADNESS!! I can go into if anyone wants.

I really like this Rams team & upset I erased these last couple games to go back to.Mainly Green Bay,but so passed that. There sidelines & Joe Barry I wanted to check out.

 

[So Ram]

Bad pick but it was a gamble. If he came out in 2019 I wonder how different his career would be with how the rules have changed etc..

Such as on the rule changes? For better or worse?

 

[So Ram]

I've read every comment. Thanks for your input. You've made me want to clarify my bust comment.
I agree with many of you who said "Tavon is a bust at pick #10 in the draft, and the draft capital we gave up for him ... but not a bust in the sense that he can be a good WR4 and break one now and then as a gadget player.

But that 2nd high paying contract at the time it was given? What????

I wonder ? The Rams gave Dallas a good deal & ate money ?? I don’t know,so I’m asking & believe they did but got a draft pick.
The Rams(Demoff) has been horrible for the salary cap as a son of a players agent.He is excellent though if that even makes sense, but just look at the team & magic The Rams work.

 

[badnews]

Well that’s all fine,but if any Rams Fan liked Tavon Austin, they should like the Tutu Atwell as well.

We’ll see what happens,but his injury is sort of like a blessing to all.I mean Sean Mcvay has a method to his MADNESS!! I can go into if anyone wants.

I really like this Rams team & upset I erased these last couple games to go back to.Mainly Green Bay,but so passed that. There sidelines & Joe Barry I wanted to check out.

I support Tutu. I'm not one who hates on him.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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He was nowhere near a draft bust. He was the only spark the Rams had on offense. The Rams liked him enough to give him a second contract.

That's when it all turned to shit. He was a bonafide extension bust. Didn't put any effort to make himself better and it showed on the field. By the time Mcvay arrived all he trusted tavon to do were the jet sweeps and a few runs a game. Never trusted him as a receiver.

And worst of all, when he actually did get the ball on the jet sweeps there were multiple opportunities for him to cut it upfield for big chunks of yards but he always headed out of bounds. Used to drive me batty. Mcvay had seen enough and traded him away for a bag of chips.

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[TexasRam]

The Board patiently waits for Jrry - the resident draft guru and Tavon's Agent - to tell us if in fact Tavon was a bust.

Live footage of Jrry

 

[TexasRam]

Good Lord I remember when the Rams hired Tony Softli from the Panthers, he was supposed to be this Draft Guru with all the analytics at the time plus software & quantifiable data and the when he got to St. Louis all he had was a ruler & pencil. I could not believe they hired the guy, they thought they were getting Dirty Harry and the Rams hired Barney Fife.

Yea I remember that nonsense. Him an Linehan were a joke.

 

[snackdaddy]

If Austin was a 3rd or 4th round pick I'd say no, he wasn't a bust. He had a couple years that weren't terrible. But trading up to get him at 8? Yeah, I'd call that a bust.

 

[Jacobarch]

The dude had like 20 TDs called back for holding on punt returns. I wouldn't say he was a bust. A little unlucky and bad timing. Maybe on the right team to start his career, maybe things turn out better for him.

 

[rdlkgliders]

We used to call them journeymen
8 years and four teams and has played in probably every game he dressed. Disappointing yes Bust not quite
busts don't last 8 seasons and I bet he makes 10

 

[MadGoat]

No, what made the pick not really worth it is that we passed on DeAndre Hopkins who was just sitting there for the taking.

~ArkyRamsFan~

For about a decade, it seemed like the Rams couldn't find a decent WR. They passed on both Alshon and Hopkins, and both were obvious choices. Instead, they tried to be the smartest team in the room, and failed.

 

[Jorgeh0605]

Tavon was a good PR. Sure would be nice to have one of those. Really weird how much Fisher valued special teams ability, that's probably why we picked TA over Hopkins.