From the episode
michael wilson guess what you get to fill in the sacrificial lamb role that marvin harrison was doing kind of what the jaguars continue to do with brian thomas...his a dot has jumped from 9.3 to 13.7 because he's falling into that brian thomas concern from the jaguars from last year
STACKED’s take
Wilson's role as coverage decoy mirrors Brian Thomas concern; aDOT spike signals downfield-only usage.
Michael Wilson is filling a sacrificial lamb role similar to what the Jaguars do with Brian Thomas, running downfield to draw coverage rather than being a primary target. In the two games without Marvin Harrison, Wilson's separation score, win rate, and targets per route run all declined; his average depth of target jumped from 9.3 to 13.7, mirroring Brian Thomas's concerning pattern from last year when Barker Washington emerged. The source is not in full panic mode but concerned enough to rank Wilson behind consensus and doubly concerned given the Broncos matchup this week; the source does not expect Wilson to be a wide receiver one this season due to this role constraint.
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