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The problem is that's kind of what Wicks is doing in this offense. So they almost are kind of, this sounds really harsh to say, and I don't mean it was, they're almost like trying to justify his presence on the field by like, Oh, let's get him these easy button touches. But I don't really know that he's going to do anything with those consistently.
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Lemon getting easy touches to justify roster spot, not deployed in USC strength role.

Lemon is being used for easy-button touches to justify his presence on the field rather than being deployed in the role where he excelled at USC (out routes); Matt Harmon notes he hasn't been a needle mover for the Eagles yet and they're desperate for another playmaker beyond DeVante Smith. Harmon would prefer the Eagles run more out routes—Lemon's college strength and Jalen Hurts' accuracy—rather than the current approach.

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