Just read an older article about Edelman and his opinion about Meyers. Meyers will always need to prove the doubters wrong because he doesn't have pedigree .
His touchdowns might be scarce but has been a terrific move the chains guy. Expect him to get even better when he is no longer the wr 1. 800-900 yards with 5 touchdowns on regular basis .
Could he become our Edelman . Possibly.
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Julian Edelman explains why he’s pulling extra hard for Jakobi Meyers
Henry McKenna
January 14, 2021, 2:14 pm
When Julian Edelman’s season ended early due to a knee injury, the
New England Patriots were in desperate need of a dynamic option at receiver. Though
Jakobi Meyers was buried on a depth chart of unproductive options, Edelman’s injury led to a breakout season for Meyers, who managed 58 receptions for 722 yards with no touchdowns in the final 11 games of the season.
It was enough for him
to draw consideration from Pro Football Focus, a digital scouting service, as a top-25 receiver in 2020.
With Meyers replacing Edelman, the veteran receiver found himself pulling for Meyers.
“He was playing well. Jakobi was working his tail off and he was taking advantage of the opportunities he was given and he’s listened,” Edelman said last week in a promotional call for the marketing company, Superdigital.
“It’s crazy to see a lot of these guys that come into the locker room these days with a sense of entitlement, a sense of, ‘I was a big-school guy, I was a big-name guy.’ This and that. Jakobi wasn’t. … I think that has a lot to do with him doing as well as he is, because if he falls, he hits rocks. He doesn’t hit pillows like someone who was drafted in a higher class. He’s not given as many opportunities and he takes advantage of every opportunity.
“That’s why I’m pulling for him. That’s why I give him so much information. I’m closer to the end than I am to the beginning, and for me to live on through the game, it’s the knowledge you pass that you’ve learned.”
That’s the way it was for Edelman, too. He entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick — just barely a better spot to be than Meyers dealt with as an undrafted free agent.
