[Elvis]

Davante is the key. From everything I've read, he's excited, dare I say rejuvenated, and looking forward to playing with Puka, Stafford and Co.

I could really see anywhere from Adams becoming Stafford's favorite target to the point where we get articles wondering what's wrong with Puka, to the Adams signing being compared to Allen Robinson.

Of course i think it's gonna be somewhere in between those extremes and probably very good...

[Elvis]

[rams74]

I could really see anywhere from Adams becoming Stafford's favorite target to the point where we get articles wondering what's wrong with Puka, to the Adams signing being compared to Allen Robinson.

Of course i think it's gonna be somewhere in between those extremes and probably very good...

Yes, there are definitely questions about Adams that he needs to answer. So this has the potential to go either way.

But obviously, Sean McVay believes in him, so until we can see him in real games, that's good enough for me. It's going to be exciting to watch this develop.

From a fantasy draft perspective, between Adams and Nacua, I think I'm more inclined to go with Puka (the more recent sure thing). But if Puka's gone, I won't hesitate to pull the trigger for Davante. Certainly I expect targets to be more evenly shared between the two, but who really knows.

[BobCarl]

You can't make a legit comparison simply because:

1. We don't know how this year's group will be played. Case

innocent until proven guilty is the restriction placed on Govt.

The court of public opinion can argued for one side or the other before this year's "group" is played.

will the Rams go to more of a 12 personnel base set?

Definitely a way that more and more teams are leaning. How do you defeat the Nickel Defense? Grow your TE's Bigger, Faster, Stronger.

Aren't the TE's just a subset of the receiving corp? Aren't receivers like Kupp and Puka a subset of players that chip-block at the line and lay blocks at the 2nd level?

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2024

Puka
Kupp
Atwell
DRob
Johnson
Whittington
Parkinson
Long
Allen

**Higbee only played 3 games

or....

2025

Puka
Adams
Tutu
Whittington
Mumfield
Higbee
Ferguson
Allen
Parkinson

I'd say 2024 with a caveat. With Higbee for 17 games and IF Ferguson is a stud, then I'd have to say 2025 might end up better. Whittington will have a bigger role. Mumfield needs to be like Whittington last year. Who is going to be #6? Xavier Smith or Britain Covey? Surely one or two of the UDFA's will make the PS.

I think 2025 is already lining up to be better, and if Ferguson comes through, much better.

Nacua is a tight end in a receiver's body. But Adams is a receiver in a professional dancer's body. It just opens up more things to have that combo on the field.

Kupp is one of my heroes in my all-time Rams pantheon, and his game is great, but Adams just adds an element the Rams didn't have. Whether or not they needed that element before is not relevant--they do have it now and can take advantage of it. Plus of course last year Kupp was not 100%. Robinson had several great plays in 2024 but he's not the same caliber of receiver Adams is.

I expect Higbee and Whittington to come through, and for Atwell to add something, like he always does.

It's just that if you throw Adams in that mix with Nacua it's like they added a completely new dimension. Adams gives you the kinds of things they used to get from Bruce and Ellard before that, though he's also a bit bigger and more physically solid than they are without sacrificing the "dancer's body" thing I mentioned.