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Originally Posted by KCJake
Sending him on reverses, jet sweeps, taking direct snaps is NOT the way to limit wear and tear. Quite the opposite. There trying to use him for something other than dropping passes.
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Exactly - he's catching balls in traffic and getting hit by 2-3 guys on each touch. I would think if the intent is to limit chance of injury you would want him to catch the ball 10-15 yards down field and maybe 1-2 guys are hitting him, most likely safeties or corners. As it is now he's right in the path of DL and LBs. Surely that's not the reason. They tried having him involved in week 1 when he was just coming back from injury and it didn't work out, but that was probably from rust. Maybe Watson being injured opens up more opportunities for guys like Toney and Ross.