From the episode
the one thing for Loveland here that is an issue, the like 89% route participation in week one. Every other game since then, it's 71%, 74%, 72%, 77%. He's just not like a priority player in the offense.
STACKED’s take
Route participation collapsed from 89% to 71-77%; would redraft as TE 9-12, not fourth round.
Loveland is not a priority player in the Bears offense despite preseason hype. Route participation dropped from 89% in Week 1 (with Caleb Williams) to 71%, 74%, 72%, and 77% in subsequent games. Matt Harmon notes that while the offense has one full game with starting QB Caleb Williams (59 points scored), Loveland did not pop off and is not a priority enough to redraft in the top 100 picks if starting over today—likely a tight end 9-12 in the 9th-10th round, far from his fourth-round ADP going into the season (as early as third round with summer hype). Loveland had only two targets in Week 1 with Caleb and zero catches. His average depth of target is just 4.4, the lowest among Bears pass catchers, and he has a 50% contested catch rate.
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