How McVay will apply 2015 lessons learned to the 2021 LA Rams

Lesson learned

How the LA Rams head coach Sean McVay applies that experience to the Rams offense in 2021 is already beginning to take shape. We already see that the team has added the dangerous wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, to blow the lid off defenses and open up the short and intermediate route stuff.

There is tight end Tyler Higbee, a player who has already proven to be dangerous in McVay’s offense, and who has steadily built upon his ability to score each season. He is poised to take on the role of 2021’s Jordan-Reed-role and score over 10 touchdowns from Matthew Stafford.  We know that the offense will expand the role of running back Cam Akers, redirect the speedy threat of Darrell Henderson to augment the passing game, and introduce the fresh legs of running backs Xavier Jones and Raymond Calais.

We know that the NFL has not seen enough of wide receiver Van Jefferson to be able to effectively defend his coming out party this year. We also know that both Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, both held to less than 1000 yards in 2020, are eager to rebound this year.  And we know that TE Brycen Hopkins and WRs Trishton Jackson and J.J. Koski are gnawing at the bit to make their mark on the NFL, starting in 2021.

They are all on the roster today.

Washington did not add any sticks of dynamite to their 2015 offense. They simply focused upon making use of their quarterback’s talents, cut down drastically on turnovers, and became an offense that attacked the defense. They converted an offense that scored just 301 points in 2014 into an offense that put up 388 points one year later in 2015.  That is an 87 point improvement, or

If the 2020 LA Rams offense can make a similar improvement, the team will add 108 points to their 372 point output, propelling the offense to 480 points, and an average of 30 points per game. That should certainly be enough to win the NFC West.  And that should be enough to place them into contention to compete in Super Bowl LVI.