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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Whaaaaaaaaat?
You don't say....
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He quietly had 7 broken tackles on just 22 receptions last year.
Which is pretty damn close to the rate he had when he broke 26 tackles on 95 catches his last year of college.
With that said, as I said back then when I pointed to that stat, the main thing about his broken tackles #s was that it made me feel good about his toughness and ability to play through contact as a smaller guy.
As for the game, I'm obviously disappointed in his perfomance. I expected better, but I also don't think the book is closed on him after one game in his sophomore season. I think all of the young guys will be better with Kelce in th mix, and all Thursday did was prove they definitely aren't ready to be depended on quite to that level.
I'm not ready to eat crow just yet, but he needs to show some signs of growth the next couple of weeks, or I wouldn't be opposed to lowering his snap count.