The Los Angeles Rams signed Davante Adams in March to replace the aging Cooper Kupp’s workload and to pull coverage off Puka Nacua. Through two weeks, it’s looking like that plan is working.
Against Tennessee, Nacua stacked 8 catches for 136 yards and a touchdown on 9 targets, plus a 45-yard jet run.
Adams drew the boundary matchups, still finished with 6 for 106 and a touchdown on 13 targets, and forced the Titans to make uncomfortable choices snap after snap.
This is a true 1A and 1B setup, not a star and sidecar. Nacua owns the in-breakers, crossers, motions, and timing throws that keep Matthew Stafford on schedule. Adams gives Stafford the isolation answer outside when safeties lean to Puka.
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Defenses cannot spin both directions, which is why third downs have felt less predictable and why the explosives have returned without forcing volume to one player. The passing attack hasn’t felt this versatile and explosive since Kupp was at full strength a few years ago.
Davante Adams Gives Los Angeles Rams More Versatility
Having both guys on either side that can attack defenses opens up the offense more than Puka just taking all the volume himself.
The signing also protects the Los Angeles Rams’ most valuable receiver. Kupp’s late-career decline showed what happens when one player carries an unsustainable share. Kupp had tremendous amounts of volume in his time with the Rams, and unfortunately, the volume caught up to him.
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Adams absorbs CB1 attention and red-zone gravity, which lets Nacua see cleaner windows, fewer contested hits, and better efficiency late in games. When brackets follow Puka, Stafford can work backside to Adams and still feels like he is throwing to a WR1, even this late in both of their careers.
Sean McVay has leaned into more two-tight-end looks while keeping the passing tree centered on Nacua and Adams. The effect is balance without losing star impact; the offense can come out in different, varied formations and deploy personnel groupings that allow the talent to flash.
Nacua can continue being a motion menace and yards-after-catch problem, Adams can bully single coverage and finish drives, and the offense avoids riding one receiver into December fatigue. That is how you extend Stafford’s window and keep the chains moving when games tighten in the fourth quarter.