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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
But again, he's not our #2 target; Kelce is.
If you figure that you want Maclin getting 10 targets a game and Kelce another 8 then your backs get 6ish you're at 24. In a typical game we'll probably throw the ball 30 times or so. So you're looking at 6 targets for Wilson, the #3 WR and the #2 TE combined.
The #2 WR in this offense just isn't a terribly critical position. I see Milkman's point regarding effort - yeah, Wilson has failed to lay out a time or two this season - but using raw numbers just doesn't make a lot of sense for the X in this system.
Wilson is averaging 3.3 targets/gm and I don't think it's because he's failing to get open. We saw last season that he was getting about 6 targets/gm down the stretch when he was our de facto #1 option and he was making things happen with those targets. His lack of numbers is a function of the system and not Wilson himself.
As to the effort, I just think he needs to have a better understanding of what he can and cannot do. Or perhaps we need that understanding and he already has it. The long catch he made 2 weeks ago when he went up into traffic and brought the ball in knowing he was going to get hit makes me think that he's not exactly a scared player. Moreover, he's an UDFA that made himself into a starting WR - guys that jake plays don't manage that.
I just think we have far more pressing concerns than Albert Wilson.
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As much as people get maligned for saying it, we really need to get the offensive line beefed up. As much grief as Alex smith gets here, when he's comfortable in the pocket, he plays well.
I think RT and LG are pretty big holes at this point