When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Sammy Watkins, it was believed that he’d immediately become their best wide receiver – and he very well may be. However, after two weeks, he’s made a minimal impact on the Rams’ offense, having caught just seven passes for 88 yards.

His output thus far has been a little bit disappointing, but considering how late he joined the team, his time will come … hopefully. Up to this point, he hasn’t even been a favorite target of Jared Goff, which is a bit surprising.

On Sunday against the Redskins, Watkins only saw a pass come his way twice. He caught both passes for a total of 30 yards, including one catch that went for 28. Granted, he was shadowed often by Josh Norman, one of the best cover corners in the game, but it would have been nice to see Goff give Watkins a few chances in a game that the Rams trailed.

Sean McVay explained why that didn’t happen, saying the coverage didn’t allow for it.

“Well, it was a couple different things where, he might have been a primary, but the coverage dictated something else,” he said. “Then, we had 49 offensive snaps too, so when you do want to try to get some runs off, Todd (Gurley) got going as the game progressed, so you wanted to be able to maintain a run-pass balance. When things got within one possession, you didn’t feel like you had to reach and you could kind of just take the ball down the field.

“So, it was a product of a couple different things, but I think when you don’t have that many shots at it, you want to try to still have some balance and some of the coverages that dictate the ball going elsewhere. That kind of is how that results in him not getting as many targets as you’d like.”

Cooper Kupp led the Rams with six targets, three of which he caught. Todd Gurley and Robert Woods were the next closest with four, followed by Gerald Everett and Tavon Austin with three. That’s a bizarre trend with a running back and tight end being among the quarterback’s most frequently targeted receivers, not your No. 1 wideout.

It’s even worse that Austin was targeted more than Watkins, despite being ineffective in each of the team’s first two games. If the Rams want to make their passing offense more explosive than it is right now, Watkins will have to be involved more – even if it requires Goff throwing a few up for grabs on the outside. He’s showed the ability to come down with 50-50 balls, Goff just has to give him more opportunities to do so.