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Eagles snap counts: Quez Watkins barely plays vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Sometimes actions speak louder than words.
And after Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni professed his confidence in Quez Watkins last week, Watkins played exactly one offensive snap against the Giants in Week 16.
Watkins, 25, had a really promising season in 2021, when he ended up being the Eagles’ No. 2 receiver. But he followed that up with a disappointing season in 2022 and has struggled even more in 2023. He has managed to play in just eight games this season and has just 7 catches for 49 yards.
Against the Seahawks, Jalen Hurts tried to hit Watkins with a deep ball but it was picked off as Watkins failed to come back to the football.
Here’s what Sirianni said last week when asked if he was going to cut Watkins’ playing time:
“We’ll see. Again, we’re confident in him as a player, as a teammate. Julio (Jones) has done a good job. [Olamide Zaccheaus] has done a good job. We have three guys that rotate in between being the No. 3 receiver. We’ll see where the reps continue to go. Each game plan is a little bit different of what you’re asking the players to do and the roles, so we’ll see.”
Against the Giants, Watkins played just one snap. After coming back from IR, Watkins has played 16, 46, 26, 36 and now 1 snap in the last five games, respectively.
Here’s how the snap counts broke down at receiver in the Eagles’ 33-25 win over the Giants:
A.J. Brown: 73 snaps (97%) — 11 targets, 6 catches, 80 yards
DeVonta Smith: 70 snaps (93%) — 5 targets, 4 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD
Julio Jones: 20 snaps (27%) — 4 targets, 1 catch, 5 yards
Olamide Zaccheaus: 18 snaps (24%) — 1 target
Britain Covey: 1 snap (1%) — 1 target, 1 catch, 7 yards
Quez Watkins: 1 snap (1%) — 0 targets
Other offensive notes
• Jalen Hurts and his entire offensive line played all 75 offensive snaps. Sua Opeta filled in for Landon Dickerson at left guard; Dickerson was out after having thumb…
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Publish date : 2023-12-27 12:00:00
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