Sean McVay downplayed the absences of Davante Adams and Rob Havenstein from practice on Wednesday and expected them to be ready for Sunday’s game against the Colts, but is the Rams head coach still so sure after they missed another one on Thursday? Adams has not practiced this week due to a hamstring injury.
Adams has regularly been getting veteran rest days, but at age 32 and dealing with the notorious “hamstring” injury on the report, you can never be too certain.
Adams is second on the team with 29 targets, 13 catches, and 213 yards. He leads the Rams with two touchdowns. L.A. signed Adams to a two-year, $44 million contract in the offseason, opting to believe in Adams’ 12-year history as a premier receiver over the potential that like most receivers his body wouldn’t allow him to do as much in his 30s. So far the results are mixed, but that’s still better than most 32-year-old receivers.
Adams has a 44.8% catch rate. His yards per target has been in a steady decline since he turned 30, going from 9.2 Y/T in 2020-2021 and dropping to 8.4 then 6.5, then 7.5 last season. He’s at 7.3 yards per target this season.
Adams has been targeted eight times in the red zone, catching one pass for a 16-yard touchdown. He’s been targeted five times inside the 10, catching zero passes. Another interesting split is that Adams is averaging 15.4 yards per target when Matthew Stafford runs play action compared to 5.7 yards per target when he doesn’t.
Puka Nacua has been targeted one time in the red zone and he’s just as productive on play action as when it’s not play action.
Havenstein is listed with an ankle injury and has also not practiced this week. If the Rams get back Steve Avila against the Colts, they’ll still have more regular starters on the offensive line than not. There’s a chance they’d have their entire starting offensive line again. But how good is that unit?
So far nobody is sounding the alarm bells on Adams. At least, not for his hamstring.
