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Lost in all of the discussion about Todd Gurley and whatnot is that the Rams offense has been pretty pedestrian for quite some time now, and a lot of people don't seem to have adjusted to that new reality when ranking Rams' fantasy players.
The Rams' offense the first 11 games of last year and the 10 games since (counting playoffs) almost could not be more different. Some have noticed but assumed it was Cooper Kupp's absence causing problems (with is an issue of its own, if one of these WRs getting hurt can tank an entire offense), but things don't appear to be much better so far this year. You have to wonder if the NFL hasn't figured out Sean McVay to some extent. This has not been an elite offense in a while now but people are still treating it as an elite unit that can support 3 strong fantasy WRs and multiple fantasy RBs.
Here are some of the numbers comparing the first 11 games of last year with the 10 games since.
First 11:
35ppg
Scored over 30 points in 8 out of 11 games
Multiple TD passes in 9 out of 11 games
9.3 yards per attempt passing
Last 10:
26ppg
Scored over 30 points in 1 out of 10 games
Multiple TD passes in 1 out of 10 games
6.5 yards per attempt passing
And how has that affected the fantasy numbers?
Jared Goff last 10 games
2322 yards, 9 TD, 9 INT
16 game pace: 3751 yards, 14 TD, 14 INT
Brandin Cooks last 10 games
45-645-3
16 game pace: 72-1032-5
Robert Woods last 10 games
54-590-2
16 game pace: 86-944-3
Value-wise Goff has taken a hit, but remains an elite piece in Superflex leagues even though he's been worse than a poor man's Joe Flacco for quite a while now.
Cooks and Woods retain value far exceeding the numbers they've put up the last 10 games even as the general consensus among forum posters is that both are underrated, if anything.
It's still a good offense we are talking about here. But the difference between being on the Chiefs' level versus being on the Chargers/Seahawks/Falcons level is being able to support a bunch of strong fantasy assets versus being able to support one or two. And without a true alpha among those multiple guys on the Rams, that one that gets supported could be oft changing and quite the headache from week to week.
Point being, This used to be an offense where all of these guys could go out and get theirs alongside each other. It no longer is, yet none of these guys have really lost value even as their numbers have declined along with the offense. Is it time to sell these guys before people start to notice? They play on national TV tonight so if they struggle again, people might start downgrading them all.
The Rams' offense the first 11 games of last year and the 10 games since (counting playoffs) almost could not be more different. Some have noticed but assumed it was Cooper Kupp's absence causing problems (with is an issue of its own, if one of these WRs getting hurt can tank an entire offense), but things don't appear to be much better so far this year. You have to wonder if the NFL hasn't figured out Sean McVay to some extent. This has not been an elite offense in a while now but people are still treating it as an elite unit that can support 3 strong fantasy WRs and multiple fantasy RBs.
Here are some of the numbers comparing the first 11 games of last year with the 10 games since.
First 11:
35ppg
Scored over 30 points in 8 out of 11 games
Multiple TD passes in 9 out of 11 games
9.3 yards per attempt passing
Last 10:
26ppg
Scored over 30 points in 1 out of 10 games
Multiple TD passes in 1 out of 10 games
6.5 yards per attempt passing
And how has that affected the fantasy numbers?
Jared Goff last 10 games
2322 yards, 9 TD, 9 INT
16 game pace: 3751 yards, 14 TD, 14 INT
Brandin Cooks last 10 games
45-645-3
16 game pace: 72-1032-5
Robert Woods last 10 games
54-590-2
16 game pace: 86-944-3
Value-wise Goff has taken a hit, but remains an elite piece in Superflex leagues even though he's been worse than a poor man's Joe Flacco for quite a while now.
Cooks and Woods retain value far exceeding the numbers they've put up the last 10 games even as the general consensus among forum posters is that both are underrated, if anything.
It's still a good offense we are talking about here. But the difference between being on the Chiefs' level versus being on the Chargers/Seahawks/Falcons level is being able to support a bunch of strong fantasy assets versus being able to support one or two. And without a true alpha among those multiple guys on the Rams, that one that gets supported could be oft changing and quite the headache from week to week.
Point being, This used to be an offense where all of these guys could go out and get theirs alongside each other. It no longer is, yet none of these guys have really lost value even as their numbers have declined along with the offense. Is it time to sell these guys before people start to notice? They play on national TV tonight so if they struggle again, people might start downgrading them all.
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