The Athletic Football Show on Brock Bowers

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From the episode

I thought last week with Bowers, I don't think he's going to get 13 targets every week. I hope he does. I mean, I hope he does too. I think he's an incredible player. I just think them like force feeding him the ball that way, that to me felt like a, this is his first game. This is our best player. Let's go see how far we can push this.

Mentioned at 21:48 – 22:30

STACKED’s take

Positive signalUsage

Bowers' 13 targets likely unsustainable; expect normalization.

Brock Bowers received 13 targets in week three against the Saints, which the source believes was a force-feeding situation to showcase the rookie in his first game; the source expects his target volume to normalize over the course of the season to a more balanced blend, though Bowers is described as an incredible player.