Quez Watkins returned to the Philadelphia Eagles this pace nearest lacking two video games, of which Olamide Zaccheaus crammed the exempt from WR3. Zaccheaus treated the activity smartly in Watkins’ absence, coming into the dialog of incomes extra enjoying day because of this. 

That didn’t occur in Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Rams. Watkins performed 52 of the 79 offensive snaps hour Zaccheaus most effective performed 9.

“That was our plan,” Eagles head tutor Nick Sirianni mentioned Monday. “OZ has done a nice job, he really has, and he does some things really well. And one thing with Quez is sometimes Quez’s abilities aren’t always shown. Like Quez has to share the ball with a lot of guys, right, and so you’re not going to see. Like what Quez did in 2021, you might not see as much because we have A.J. (Brown) and we have DeVonta (Smith) and we have Dallas (Goedert) and we have D’Andre (Swift) — all these different targets. 

“However what’s unknown about Quez, what can’t ever display up on a stat sheet with Quez, is his talent to stretch the ground. His pace is actual. And so, there’s a dozen of items that occur the place possibly it’s a slant that A.J. catches the place Quez clears the center to create it a cleaner throw. So Quez’s pace brings an actual issue.”

Watkins and Zaccheaus have each been totally wholesome for most effective two video games, however Watkins has obviously won the majority of enjoying day in each video games. Watkins performed 52 snaps and Zaccheaus performed seven in Era 1 (79% to 11%). Watkins has performed 104 of the 145 offensive snaps (71.7%) when he and Zaccheaus are each wholesome. Zaccheaus has performed 16 (11.0%). 

“We were comfortable with the way that looked, and I’m still comfortable with the way that looked of our snap counts,” Sirianni mentioned nearest the Rams recreation. “That’s a game-by-game decision. Again, very pleased with OZ and the things that he can do. 

“And clearly like I mentioned, Quez’s pace is one thing that the defenses need to account for, and I’m certain happy we have now him again enjoying soccer.”

Watkins has 4 catches for 21 yards within the two complete video games he’s performed (3 overall). Zaccheaus has 3 catches for 69 yards and a landing within the 5 video games he’s performed. 

Watkins had two catches for 4 yards Sunday, together with operating to the outdoor when he had two blockers in entrance of him on a third-and-2 that the Eagles did not convert. Sirianni used to be visibly pissed off over Watkins no longer selecting up the primary i’m sick, but Watkins’ function doesn’t seem to be in jeopardy.

The Eagles like Watkins’ pace, in order that offers him the threshold over Zaccheaus for now.