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Bootleg Football on Emeka Egbuka

PodcastHell hath no fury like a Buccaneer scorned.
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You're making Emeka play out of position. You know, he was super productive early on when he could be like the Z, you know, move him around offline scrimmage, absolutely roast people in space. Now you're making him play X because your X got hurt and nobody else could do it. And he's really not meant to be that role. He's not like a JSN where it's like, yeah, everything. Whatever you want. JSN's good at everything. Emeka like really thrives. Honestly, he's the new Godwin. Like, he really thrives being off the line of scrimmage and just playing with space.
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Egbuka forced into X role due to injuries; thrives as Z receiver in space like Godwin.

Egbuka thrives as a Z receiver playing off the line of scrimmage with space, similar to how Godwin operates. However, due to injuries, he was forced to play X receiver for most of the season, a role he's 'not really meant to be' in. The source notes: 'Emeka like really thrives. Honestly, he's the new Godwin. Like, he really thrives being off the line of scrimmage and just playing with space. So when he's like your only healthy receiver for the season... you have nine offensive linemen that have to play significant snaps... you're making him play X because your X got hurt and nobody else could do it. And he's really not meant to be that role.'

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