"Really, we talked about it a little bit last year — Gerald was doing an outstanding job in the offseason program and in training camp. And then he had a shoulder injury that set him back and he missed some time," McVay said "But he was doing a lot of those things that I think we saw as the season progressed. But his opportunities when he's making plays like that — he provides a skillset that's hard because he can do some different things specific to lining up all over the formation."

"But then I thought you saw him really compete well in the run game — whether it be at the point of attack or when he's cutting somebody off on the backside," McVay continued. :He just matured as a player. But his skill set, you see why we drafted him as high as we did because of some of the things he can do when you see the plays he's making against Kansas City, or even his rookie year he did some stuff when you cut up some of his best plays, you say, 'This guy's got some special ability.'"