The Los Angeles Rams opened training camp this week at Loyola Marymount, and there appears to be something unique forming between Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams. It didn’t take long for Sean McVay to weigh in.
The Rams head coach called it “really cool” to watch when he fielded media questions on Tuesday. McVay said the mutual respect between Stafford and Adams is real and obvious, (h/t Brock Vierra of SI).
“That. I think it’s two veteran guys and what I think is really cool to be able to witness is the respect that you can feel they have for one another and wanting to make sure that, hey, how can we accelerate this while also understanding what a unique thing it is to develop a rapport, especially on some of the different types of routes that he’ll have the ability to run in our offense. (QB) Matthew (Stafford) has got such a great way of being able to connect and communicate and it’s the same thing with Davante. Those guys have such a high level of understanding of what they want and I think the best thing that we can seek out as coaches is player ownership, so sometimes it’s fun to just be able to kind of be a fly on the wall and hear their dialogue as they’re going over a previous set of plays or some different things that inevitably come up day in and day out, so it’s been cool to watch.”
These are two veterans who know exactly what they’re doing. Stafford still has one of the best arms in football. Adams is still one of the smartest and most consistent route-runners in the league. There’s no feeling-out process. It already looks like they’ve played together for years.
Rams Learning From Adams At Training Camp
McVay also praised Adams in a way he usually reserves for quarterbacks or coordinators. He noted how Adams sees the game through a quarterback’s eyes. He doesn’t just look at a play from a wide receiver’s perspective.
“The way he sees the game is pretty impressive. He sees the game through a quarterback lens and he’s got so many experiences and really understands it from an all-22 perspective. A lot of it is asking questions about things that maybe I’ve seen over the course of his career or how do we apply it? Or how is it similar to maybe things I’ve seen him do? But he loves football. There’s a consistent passion. There’s a real understanding of how it all kind of fits together, the spacing, timing, rhythm. We talk about other stuff outside of football, but the way that his mind works, I’ve really enjoyed being able to learn from him as well.”
And McVay’s not exaggerating when he says he’s learning from Adams already. That’s not something he says often.
Stafford And Adams Hold Keys To McVay’s Offense
The Rams already had a solid core returning with Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and Tutu Atwell. Security blanket tight ends Tyler Higbee and Terrance Ferguson will also bolster the rhythm for Stafford and Adams in the air attack.
With proven veterans stepping into the spotlight, the Rams’ lofty expectations for 2025 are starting to feel justified.
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