DropKickFlutie
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[Week8 Update: 45 catches for 427 yards. Seems his route depth has accomodated for others as he was a consistent 12-13 yards per catch guy, now getting 9. Still no receiving TDs but has three 2-pt conversions which is like scoring a TD]
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Meyers was a 1000 yard receiver in 2020 if he played enough games. This kid's tape is solid. All he does is run great routes, get open, and have great hands (albeit not great YAC). Give him enough snaps and targets and this kid is the next great Patriot WR.
"...But generally, as the slot goes, so goes the Patriots fortunes...And even post-Brady, we saw last season how vital the slot remains. Because following in the choppy footsteps of Brown, Welker, and Edelman, it came clear by the end of the year that Jakobi Meyers is the Patriots next slot up.
After seeing just one target in the first five games (Meyers was buried behind Edelman, Damiere Byrd and N’Keal Harry on the depth chart) Meyers amassed 59 catches for 729 yards over the final 11 games. That’s an average of 5.3 catches and 65.6 yards per game. Over a 16-game season it’s 90 catches for 1,049.6 yards.
It’s a pretty remarkable accomplishment and it’s a huge reason why – even though the team went on a buying spree for pass catchers in free agency – Meyers would still be a reasonable bet to lead the team in targets, catches and yards."
nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/jakobi-meyers-fitting-nicely-patriots-slot-receiver-succession-plan?b
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Meyers was a 1000 yard receiver in 2020 if he played enough games. This kid's tape is solid. All he does is run great routes, get open, and have great hands (albeit not great YAC). Give him enough snaps and targets and this kid is the next great Patriot WR.
"...But generally, as the slot goes, so goes the Patriots fortunes...And even post-Brady, we saw last season how vital the slot remains. Because following in the choppy footsteps of Brown, Welker, and Edelman, it came clear by the end of the year that Jakobi Meyers is the Patriots next slot up.
After seeing just one target in the first five games (Meyers was buried behind Edelman, Damiere Byrd and N’Keal Harry on the depth chart) Meyers amassed 59 catches for 729 yards over the final 11 games. That’s an average of 5.3 catches and 65.6 yards per game. Over a 16-game season it’s 90 catches for 1,049.6 yards.
It’s a pretty remarkable accomplishment and it’s a huge reason why – even though the team went on a buying spree for pass catchers in free agency – Meyers would still be a reasonable bet to lead the team in targets, catches and yards."
nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/jakobi-meyers-fitting-nicely-patriots-slot-receiver-succession-plan?b
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