02-10-2019, 03:35 PM
(02-10-2019, 03:23 PM)impactplaya Wrote: one of the most debated team positions in 2018 was the WRs.
Guys like Tyler Boyd stepped up and did alot of things to impact the offense.
Green when healthy showed times of dominance and even won a game (Falcons)
then others like John Ross had people divided on opinions on him.
then others like Josh Malone really did nothing when healthy.
looking at the Rams usage of WR in 2018 Im trying to figure out whos a good fit going ahead.
the Rams had 4 WRs that hauled in 5 TDs or more....Kupp Reynolds Woods Cooks.
2 -1,000 yd WRs Cooks and Woods.
In 2018 Rams WRs ran the ball 39 times on jet sweeps etc thats a average of 2 attempts per game.
not to be overlooked the Rams WRs were really good downfield run blockers.
one of the negatives I saw out of the Bengals WRs in 2018 was their lack of 40 yd and over pass plays.
I think Boyd had the only gain over 40 plus yds.
I think even after the catch Bengals WRs struggled to seperate to get YAC.
I noticed in Lazors offense WRs ran alot of curl and hook routes.with back turned to the defense.
Lazor also did a porous job in implementing the levels concept.
McVay seemed to be in favor of that mindset with the Rams WRs.
the Rams WRs were able to catch the ball in space and get alot of YAC.
as far as the Bengals WRs go I think Green Boyd and Ross are locks.
I think guys like Tate Erickson and Malone are open for debate.
however I will say Tate of those 3 gives Taylor a bigger WR with radius he didnt have in L.A.
Erickson and Malone can be replaced. its not hard to replace 1 TDs in 2 years between those 2.
would not be surprised to see the Bengals draft a real burner in the mid rds.
It's not a position that's a huge need like OG, OT, LB, or TE. I still wouldn't be surprised to see one picked in any round after the first. They still need some capable youth at the position, and a new, offensive-minded coach will want to stockpile weapons.
IMO the pecking order will be Green-Boyd-Erickson-everyone else until someone like Ross or Malone proves that they can be depended on as regular contributors.
I like what I saw from Erickson as a WR when there was nobody else left. I think the new staff will work him in more. He's not a 1 or 2, but I think he's fully capable of being a productive 3.
