Originally posted by jcs:" Watkins did a lot of damage in the red zone on slant routes, showing off his strong hands and willingness to go over the middle. Unfortunately, he struggled to get open on out-breaking routes, partly because Goff wasn't all that sharp throwing to his left, which is where Watkins primarily lines up."
http://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/20/nfl-los-angeles-rams-sammy-watkins-routes-stats-pff-2017/
-Thing is there were allot of weird things going on with that rams offense last season. It was widely reported that Goff rarely made any adjustments on his own and the reason why they lined up so fast all season long was to give McVay the time to read the coverages for him and tell him how to pass the ball before the headphones clicked off.
Pryor can't run a route...Watkins can. He is also versatile and can play both inside and out. He's 24 and still developing and he has superior physical talent to any receiver on this team, he was a top 5 pick a few years ago because of that physical talent. It's a risk I get that but who isn't in the WR market? At least he won't cost the $14 million or so that Robinson will coming off an ACL injury.
I was joking with Pryor I don't want him here but he has a 1,000 yard seaon regardless of not being very good...so because Goff is Zoolander and cant throw left that's the new excuse for Watkins? I also call BS on Goff not being able to throw to the left, I mean go look at his highlights of this past yr...a lot of his success was passing on the left.
If he was such a monster why does it look like the Rams are gonna move on from him? If he's the physically gifted WR with all those untapped potential why wouldn't McVay get him involved? Isn't he suppose to be a offensive guru who puts talent in places to succeed?
If he comes here I'm hoping it not for a multi yr deal and I hope it's not for $10+ million.
I'd much rather draft a WR kyle likes in the mid rds, I also think we're fine there with Garçon coming back.
