If you look at Sammy Watkins’ stats this season, you’d wonder why the Los Angeles Rams bothered to give up a second-round pick and E.J. Gaines to acquire him. Not because he’s a bad player, but simply due to the fact that they’re not using him much on offense.

He has just 21 catches for 372 yards and four touchdowns in nine games, by far the worst output of his career despite having a quarterback who’s slowly pushing himself into the MVP discussion. So what gives?

Jared Goff simply isn’t looking Watkins’ way much, targeting him only 34 times this season. that trend continued on Sunday with just three passes going his way, but Watkins had no complaints after the Rams’ 33-7 win.

“I’ve never been 7-2.” Watkins said, via the Daily Breeze. “It’s great, winning. My job is easy. I can come out and have fun and have an easy mind while I compete, knowing that I have Rob (Woods) and Cooper Kupp. Everything is not on me. I’ve got the line. I’m surrounded by so many guys on this team that can make plays.”

In Buffalo, Watkins was the go-to guy despite playing alongside Woods then, as well. He was consistently seeing seven to 10 targets a game. He averaged seven targets during his time with the Bills compared to just four per game with the Rams.

He’s fully healthy and knows the offense in L.A., but Goff still isn’t looking his way. Believe it or not, but that’s a great thing for the Rams. They’re not reliant on one receiver to carry the load the way some teams are.

Woods has seemingly emerged as the No. 1 target in Los Angeles after yet another two-target performance, catching 12 passes for 241 yards and four scores in his last two games. Watkins loves seeing his former and current teammate dominate the way he has, and it drives him to be even better, himself.

“For me, it’s Robert Woods who’s leading this group,” Watkins told Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. “The way he practices, the way he plays the game, the way he does everything moves this wide receiver group. He’s a pro. I had to push my game up the way he was competing. That’s what all of us are doing.”

The Rams are fortunate that Watkins is in such good spirits and not complaining about his role on offense considering the fact that he ranks 123rd in the NFL in targets with just 34. Perhaps Tiger Woods’ “Winning takes care of everything” phrase is true.