New York Jets: Three players who must earn their 2019 jobs

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Robby Anderson

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This could be said about more than just one of the wide receivers, but Robby Anderson is a prime example.

After 941 yards and seven touchdowns in 2017, there were high expectations for Anderson. The 1,000 yard mark was what fans had dreams of.

As the guy who could take the top off of the defense, why wouldn’t he get there, right?

Well, not so much. Through ten games he has recorded 21 receptions for 346 yards and three touchdowns.

Granted he has missed two games due to injury. But he has not been nearly as productive when active as he has been in the past.

The average per catch is still high at 16.5 yards per catch. The rest of the stats, however, are lacking severely.

Anderson’s numbers are not going to take much pressure off of any number one wide receiver.

The biggest problem is that he isn’t a great route runner, which is illustrated by the numbers at Pro Football Focus.

When looking at Anderson’s receiving chart, you see he has been targeted 24 out of 38 times on passes ten yards or longer. That leaves only 14 targets of under ten yards.

Anderson is targeted 11 out of 38 times on passes 20 yards or longer, deep and to the left.

This leads us to see that Anderson is a one-trick pony. He only has caught three of those deep passes, only giving us more evidence that he is not getting open all that often.

When 43% of Anderson’s production has come strictly from deep left passes, it becomes abundantly clear that there is a problem. Anderson needs to get it going over the final six weeks.

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