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Football 101: Why do teams use motion?

The only team using pre-snap motion more often that the Rams this season is the Miami Dolphins and Mike McDaniel is basically only known for motion:

  • The Rams have run motion 499 times in 10 games (50 times per game), behind only the Dolphins at 52 times per game
  • The Rams pass out of motion 59% of the time, the 7th-highest rate
  • The Rams gain 209 passing yards per game out of motion, the most in the NFL

Still, Sean McVay has work to do, as the Rams average 5.