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JamesJM
the full 'playbook' is far from in place... but it was interesting to me to see Watkins on so many under routes in his debut. Agreed that at this moment Kupp is the safety valve... but by game #1 I'm not sure he will be alone.
Also interesting to me are the routes and 'type' of TE's we "appear" to have. I'm wondering if we see our TE's in the 'deep' routes as much.. (and good Lord "more"?), than the wideouts. - JamesJM
Here's the targets/receptions distribution for Washington last year. It's not a "final word" on the topic for a million reasons, including the fact that some Washington players missed time. Either way it's a glimpse.
Counting only 50 or more targets
WR Garcon, 114 targets, 79 catches, 19.2% of total targets
WR Jackson, 100 targets, 57 catches, 16.9% of total targets
WR Jamison Crowder 99 targets, 67 catches, 16.7% of total targets
TE Jordan Reed 89 targets, 66 catches, 15% of total targets
RB Chris Thompson 62 targets, 49 catches, 10.4% of total targets
TE Vernon Davis 59 targets, 44 catches, 9.9% of total targets
Leading WRs combined: 52.8% of total targets
Leading TE/RBs combined: 21.5% of total targets
The way I read this, there's no way for one WR to dominate targets in McVay's system to the point of getting 100 catches
Though the combination of Watkins, Woods, and Kupp ought to get the majority of the targets.
I see it as going this way. There will be Watkins, Woods, and Kupp. Then a combo of all the TEs (Everett, Higbee, Williams). Plus Tavon. Plus Gurley. Then a certain percentage left over for whoever else there is (Cooper? Reynolds?)
No one gets 100 receptions.
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