There’s no query the Philadelphia Eagles offense is struggling within the absence of star receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
However the workforce supposedly braced for instances like these with the commerce of former first-round wideout Jahan Dotson from the Washington Commanders earlier than the season.
Besides, Dotson has been a minimal a part of the offense. He had simply two catches on 4 targets for 11 yards in Philly’s 33-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, leaving head coach Nick Sirianni to reply the query why hasn’t Dotson been extra concerned within the offensive sport plan?
“It is onerous to force-feed somebody the soccer,” Sirianni told reporters. “As an offensive coach, you at all times need to be on the assault. There’s being on the assault and there is taking what the protection provides you. The ball went to him when it was imagined to go to him.”
Positive, not force-feeding a participant makes good sense; apart from when a workforce is down its high two cross catchers and its quarterback is struggling to push the ball down the sphere and received’t throw to that workforce’s No. 3 choice.
By way of 4 video games, Dotson has been focused solely 9 instances, logging 4 catches for 25 yards. Tight finish Dallas Goedert however, the Eagles’ subsequent main receiver with Brown and Smith out of the equation is operating again Saquon Barkley.
After Barkley, Philly’s backup tight finish and two extra receivers have extra yards than Dotson does — and all have fewer targets too.
“There have been some instances when the ball may have went to [Dotson], the place one thing might need occurred that took that away,” Sirianni added. “Generally you are the product of how the protection has performed as a large receiver. It is just a little totally different at extensive receiver of how the ball will get itself to you. The ball did not discover him as a lot (Sunday) and it hasn’t these first couple weeks.”
