Will Witherspoon cover AJ?

[DoubleDeluxe]

He’s a competitor indeed. All-Pro player. However, he’s still only 185 lbs. AJ is 226+ lbs….difference of 40lbs of muscle. If Brown wants it, there’s not much DW can do..

I agree.
He could cover AJ man to man on limited snaps, but would definitely get overpowered if they tried that more than a few times.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

At the same time, I'm concerned for the fan reaction if AJ doesn't come out like Moss vs Jets in 07 and light it up.
I don't want this offense to become suddenly AJ-driven. We all know what happens when QB's get stuck on 1 WR or pass catcher and a team figures out how to shut them down. Drake needs to start the season with a well-rounded approach. He can't lean on AJ like he did with Diggs - and then Diggs was essentially shut down in the playoffs and Maye struggled a lot.

I'm not worried about fan reaction.
I'm worried about winning, any way we can.
Now if AJ doesn't isn't heavily targeted throughout the year and he voices his frustrations, well then that would be something to worry about. I don't think that will happen, but it could.

I don't think Maye leaned too heavily on Diggs, he played one of, if not the lowest % of snaps for any #1 WR in the league.
Diggs played 56% of snaps. As a comparison JSN played 78% of snaps.
Diggs ranked 31st in target share % last year at 21%, JSN was 36%.

Diggs was not that effective in playoffs, but there's way more to it.
Weather
Defenses played
Injured/incompetent Oline play (this is the biggest factor by far)

I do agree 100% that a multi-faceted O is much better and is my preference.
However, if AJ were to have a target share of 30% (what he has last year), and our Oline is doing its part, I think the production and impact on winning would be a good thing.

 

[Football2007]

At the same time, I'm concerned for the fan reaction if AJ doesn't come out like Moss vs Jets in 07 and light it up.
I don't want this offense to become suddenly AJ-driven. We all know what happens when QB's get stuck on 1 WR or pass catcher and a team figures out how to shut them down. Drake needs to start the season with a well-rounded approach. He can't lean on AJ like he did with Diggs - and then Diggs was essentially shut down in the playoffs and Maye struggled a lot.

The worst loss in franchise history is what happens.

My fear is AJ will complain of he doesn't get the ball enough. Which in turn means Maye forces the ball to him. That's a recipe tor a disaster. The best option should be the open guy.