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Originally Posted by Razaele
He caught ~20 balls last year, and he has more fumbles lost than touchdowns.
I hope the guy works out, but I think we can pump the brakes on all that.
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He caught 20 balls largely because he was a rookie in Andy Reid's system behind veteran receivers, with a highly productive veteran playing the position he was best suited for (Smith-Schuster).
There's no need to "pump" the brakes on anything I said.
Multiple draft folks/scouts talked about his route-running and ability to separate quickly. (You can find this if you try)
His average separation/"open" numbers have been posted before (and have now been posted in this very thread)
And his tape from the Chargers game Smith-Schuster missed is available. You can watch it and see him beating Derwin James in key third-down spots when matched up 1x1 in man coverage.
Your take that he wasn't regarded as a good route runner and didn't "seem" to create separation was wildly off-target, and easily shown as such.