Yahoo Sports NFL on Makai Lemon
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Between his preseason debut and Week 1, Lemon has been targeted nine times … for negative two yards. That's insane.
STACKED’s take
Lemon went 9 targets for -2 yards; source says Eagles should stop forcing ineffective designed touches.
Between preseason and Week 1, Lemon has been targeted nine times for negative two yards, producing -0.97 EPA/target. The source argues the Eagles' designed touches for him near the line of scrimmage 'just aren't working' and were ineffective in practice, preseason, and Week 1. The source criticizes the Eagles for forcing the issue and not rotating in alternatives like Darius Cooper, Hollywood Brown, or Elijah Moore at WR3, suggesting the situation 'isn't about merit and is instead about trying to justify the team trading up to select Lemon with a first-round pick.' The source notes Lemon missed significant time in training camp and doesn't always look like he knows what he's supposed to be doing, and urges the Eagles to balance his development with actually maximizing their chances of winning.
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