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everyone knew this was coming or atleast i did.. someone, either him or bateman is gonna be upset that they arent getting the ball as much. I hope this shit doesnt get lamar to force him the ball.. not saying we are, but could we be using odell wrong? Seems like i always see him get targeted on deep routes while in man cvg….. and the cb is always right there with him going step for step
 
everyone knew this was coming or atleast i did.. someone, either him or bateman is gonna be upset that they arent getting the ball as much. I hope this shit doesnt get lamar to force him the ball.. not saying we are, but could we be using odell wrong? Seems like i always see him get targeted on deep routes while in man cvg….. and the cb is always right there with him going step for step
Odell is much more of a chain mover and YAC weapon at this point. We definitely are using him wrong. He has suddenness still to separate but he doesn’t separate as much and doesn’t maintain separation for as long. His time with the rams showed this theory very well, frankly we should be using him on a lot more slants and in’s and outs and drags as a more physical kinda receiver, it’s a natural progression a lot of top receivers make as they age.
 
Odell is much more of a chain mover and YAC weapon at this point. We definitely are using him wrong. He has suddenness still to separate but he doesn’t separate as much and doesn’t maintain separation for as long. His time with the rams showed this theory very well, frankly we should be using him on a lot more slants and in’s and outs and drags as a more physical kinda receiver, it’s a natural progression a lot of top receivers make as they age.
Agree with all of this, but I'm not sure he's durable enough to be used consistently in that manner.
 
Odell is much more of a chain mover and YAC weapon at this point. We definitely are using him wrong. He has suddenness still to separate but he doesn’t separate as much and doesn’t maintain separation for as long. His time with the rams showed this theory very well, frankly we should be using him on a lot more slants and in’s and outs and drags as a more physical kinda receiver, it’s a natural progression a lot of top receivers make as they age.
Yep.. probably need to play him in slot more often too.
 
Odell just doesn’t have the ability to play on the outside anymore full time. He’s a slot guy now but unfortunately it’s tough when you have Andrews and Agholor who are pretty much slot guys as well. Bateman seems like the lone outside guy and Flowers seems to play every where whether is X, Z, or slot. I just think soon Odells role is going to contunue to reduce due to the fact that it’s just not feasible to have him on the outside.

Hate to say it like this but it’s not surprising. Dude has had 2 torn ACLs and with the Rams he was most effective in the slot, but averaged 40 yards per game. He wasn’t a game breaker by any means. He hasn’t been for a long time now, at this point i’m just hoping he makes a similar impact for us that he was able to make for L.A.
 
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