PHILADELPHIA — Jahan Dotson had the opportunity he was waiting for with the Philadelphia Eagles. Needless to say, he didn’t take advantage of it.
With A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Britain Covey out, Dotson played a team-high 49 snaps among the wide receivers in Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He finished with two catches for 11 yards on four targets.
Even though Dotson got the snaps as the No. 1 wide receiver, why the low volume?
“It’s hard to force-feed someone the football,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday. “As an offensive coach, you always wanna be on the attack. There’s being on the attack and there’s taking what the defense gives you. The ball went to him when it was supposed to go to him.”
Dotson has five catches for 25 yards through four games with the Eagles, having just nine targets in that span. This was after Dotson had just seven catches for 83 yards and zero touchdowns in his final five games with the Washington Commanders last season.
The verdict? Twelve catches for 108 yards and zero touchdowns in Dotson’s last nine…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-09-30 20:58:19
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