Watson's role shifted to reliable short routes; out routes jumped to 35% of his targets.
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Watson's usage has shifted dramatically under Jordan Love; he moved from high-variance deep passes in his rookie season to more reliable short/intermediate targets. Out routes increased from 7.7% of his routes in his first three years to 35% last season, making him the go-to option on second-and-medium and third-and-short situations. This stabilization of targets—away from 20+ yard passes and toward gimmies—reduces variance and increases floor.
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Like we're not living on these 20 plus yard passes over and over again for Christian Watson anymore. Instead, he's the go-to player for them on second medium go-to player for them on, on third and short... out routes that jumped in the first, what three years of his career at 7.7% of the routes that he ran and his targets that he got up to 35% this past season.
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- Watson's usage has shifted dramatically under Jordan Love; he moved from high-variance deep passes in his rookie season to more reliable short/intermediate targets. Out routes increased from 7.7% of his routes in his first three years to 35% last season, making him the go-to option on second-and-medium and third-and-short situations. This stabilization of targets—away from 20+ yard passes and toward gimmies—reduces variance and increases floor.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Christian Watson (WR). Watson's role shifted to reliable short routes; out routes jumped to 35% of his targets.
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