From the episode
nothing has really changed about what his role in the offense is. It's still six targets, seven targets, seven targets, mediocre kind of yardage totals... Bo Nix is not good passing the ball down the field. So the fit with Waddle has not really been there... we have been reduced to celebrating a performance by Jalen Waddle in which he had three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown and a two point conversion.
STACKED’s take
Waddle's role unchanged at 6-7 targets; ceiling capped by Bo Nix's downfield limitations.
Brandon Ayuk notes that Jalen Waddle's role in the Denver offense has not changed—he's still getting 6-7 targets per game with mediocre yardage totals. Last week he got a touchdown and a two-point conversion, which is encouraging that Denver is using him in the red zone, but the ceiling has not grown. Bo Nix is not good passing the ball downfield, so the fit with Waddle has not been there. Waddle has a path to relevance in the good Carolina matchup, but he remains in wide receiver three territory. Fitzy adds that they have been reduced to celebrating a three-catch, 39-yard, one-TD, two-point conversion performance from Waddle, and they no longer have expectations of hundred-yard games for him. The Panthers are banged up at cornerback (possibly without JC Horn, Mike Jackson, and Caleb Evans), so Waddle could be playable in a pinch as a third receiver or flex, but expectations are low.
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