Los Angeles Rams: 3 Reasons team needs to sign Eric Decker
By Derek Snyder
1. Decker would open up the Rams rushing attack
If you watched the Rams at all in 2016, you quickly realized that Los Angeles couldn’t run the football to save their lives. The passing offense was so bad that defenses would just load the box and focus on Todd Gurley. That being said, Eric Decker would take a ton of defensive focus off of Gurley and would give the Rams a little more room to run their desired offense.
Los Angeles is at their best whenever they can both run and pass the football effectively. You may be thinking, “Well duh, who isn’t?”. However, the Rams are still a much different case-study than most NFL teams at this point.
Unless everything is clicking for LA on offense, they won’t win a game. Heck, even average football teams can overcome their weaknesses every now and then, but this roster isn’t at that point yet. Wade Phillips will ultimately fix that awful defense, but Eric Decker would provide immediate relief for the franchise.
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If defensive coordinators feel that the Rams passing attack is worthy of being respected, Gurley will have a really good 2017 season. It would simply mean that defenses would have to keep safeties concerned with Decker, Austin, and Woods over the top of the coverage. Signing Eric Decker would make the world of difference for this rebuilding franchise.