Dr LBC Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On an aside, I do wonder how much fantasy football has affected the perception of how people view "Top __" at a position. There are a number of players, receiving position players in particular, who consistently end seasons with star-status bulk stats but are very much streaky from week-to-week. Some of that is not necessarily their fault for a number of reasons (some of these players play in tougher divisions than others, some play for coaches who are far more cerebral in their game plans, etc.). Even Julio Jones has been a victim of this kind of streakiness (one could actually make a case that, injuries aside, someone like AJ Green has been more consistent in a week-to-week production basis). We really haven't seen the kind of prototypical (he's going to "get his" every week) Moss-type receiver since Megatron retired, the closest thing being Antonio Brown and Jordy Nelson for a span of about 2-3 years in particular, and after that it's probably Nuk Hopkins. If Josh Gordon could have kept his nose/urine clean, I thought he could have been that guy, but sadly, thus far, for naught. There are a lot of guys, like Cooks, like Doug Baldwin, like Keenan Allen, like Tyreek Hill (albeit a smaller sample size than the previous three) who give you extremely good production on the season but who week-to-week can be very much boom-or-bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 3:39 PM, Thomas5737 said: Well are you saying that Cooks may be more productive this year because the Rams don't have as good of a passing attack as the Patriots? He's saying the Rams and Patriots run very different schemes. The Patriots open up their running game with their passing attack. The Rams open up their play-action passing attack (especially deep) with their running game. Basically, Gurley's effectiveness forces other teams to defend the run, which opens up the top of the defense. On the other hand, Brady's effectiveness forces teams to defend the pass, which opens up running lanes. The Rams had a very effective and efficient passing attack last year, but their philosophy is quite different from NE's. And yes, Cooks could be more productive in a less effective passing attack if it's more geared to take advantage of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nex_Gen Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 7:05 AM, jrry32 said: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/01/10/nfl-los-angeles-rams-jared-goff-stats-deep-passes-ranking/https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/03/30/nfl-los-angeles-rams-jared-goff-stats-deep-passes-rating-quarterbacks/ The first connection to Watkins against the 49ers was nice. You'd expect to hit those every once in a while. Woods and Watkins were completely open at the top of the defenses on the other two throws. That was all scheme and a cake throw for any NFL QB. Now if only I could pull up all the GIFs or clips of Goff missing Watkins (the schemed deep threat) down field last season. It was the reason why Watkins struggled so much. Of course, those aren't gonna be exemplified on the internet. But if you want to post up narrative articles for the sake of your argument: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2017/10/16/nfl-los-angeles-rams-jared-goff-sammy-watkins-highlights-video/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From %1%24s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Nex_Gen said: The first connection to Watkins against the 49ers was nice. You'd expect to hit those every once in a while. Woods and Watkins were completely open at the top of the defenses on the other two throws. That was all scheme and a cake throw for any NFL QB. Now if only I could pull up all the GIFs or clips of Goff missing Watkins (the schemed deep threat) down field last season. It was the reason why Watkins struggled so much. Of course, those aren't gonna be exemplified on the internet. But if you want to post up narrative articles for the sake of your argument: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2017/10/16/nfl-los-angeles-rams-jared-goff-sammy-watkins-highlights-video/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From %1%24s My "narrative articles" are full of stats exposing how full of crap you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nex_Gen Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, jrry32 said: My "narrative articles" are full of stats exposing how full of crap you are. Narrative article = narrative stats You've always been a stats guy. I didn't expect any less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 9 hours ago, Nex_Gen said: The first connection to Watkins against the 49ers was nice. You'd expect to hit those every once in a while. Woods and Watkins were completely open at the top of the defenses on the other two throws. That was all scheme and a cake throw for any NFL QB. Now if only I could pull up all the GIFs or clips of Goff missing Watkins (the schemed deep threat) down field last season. It was the reason why Watkins struggled so much. Of course, those aren't gonna be exemplified on the internet. But if you want to post up narrative articles for the sake of your argument: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2017/10/16/nfl-los-angeles-rams-jared-goff-sammy-watkins-highlights-video/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From %1%24s Wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 9 hours ago, Nex_Gen said: Narrative article = narrative stats You've always been a stats guy. I didn't expect any less... Bahahaha. Just digging the hole deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I'm expecting big things from the Rams this year. I never got to see the Rams vs. Eagles championship that I had expected last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raves Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I bet this deal is probably the final straw for Julio and why he is holding out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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