LA Rams: Why is 12-personnel package more tempting than ever?

Stick with historic success

Okay, now back to the rest of the story. With Mundt drafted to the starting offensive lineup, the Rams had a dilemma. One more tight end meant one fewer wide receiver. Historically, the Rams allowed starters to rotate into the slot to create mismatches against defensive backs. Now, with just two wide receivers on the field, those mismatches did not line up.

So the Rams began to throw to 6-foot-6 255-pound tight end Tyler Higbee for the month of December 2019. The results were amazing. Higbee put up 522 yards in just one month, a performance that displayed just what his talent could unleash upon the NFL if given the chance. Higbee helped to carry the Rams to a 3-2 record in that month, a record that fell just shy of the NFL Playoffs.

With so much instant success, the belief was that the Rams would follow it up with a similarly structured offense in 2020. That sort of fell through. Well, more truthfully, it never happened whatsoever. It was another “Who shot J.R.” version of the NFL, where the LA Rams discovered that tight end Tyler Higbee has serious pass-catching chops, and then forget everything the following year.

The Rams need to get back to that. Especially now with the need to sort out the backfield. An extra blocker/receiver on the line of scrimmage, running either a 12-personnel or an 02-personnel package to help shoulder blocking over an extra man while continuing to threaten secondaries with an entire arsenal of receivers. Higbee can help carry the team on his back. Maybe the Rams should give him another chance of doing so?