Buccaneers: What’s going on with these invisible players?
By Rob Leeds
After the news that was coming from training camp, Justin Watson appeared locked in a race with Scotty Miller for the third spot on the depth chart. Watson showed incredible speed and a knack for making big plays, yet that has failed to translate to the regular season.
Even though his upside looked incredibly high before the start of the season, Waston has even been outperformed by Tyler Johnson, who put together one of the weaker camp performances.
While his role wasn’t expected to be massive with the other talent on the roster, Watson was still slightly more effective than he has been so far in his career.
Watson currently has seven receptions on 11 targets for 94 yards and no touchdowns. This line would show improvement during an average year, but the expectations were higher for this young receiver in the high-powered offense.
Perhaps, as the season progresses, Watson will develop a better rapport with Brady. Tampa Bay needs receivers to step up with the injuries that continue to plague their room. Watson will still have some chances to show out this year, but he will need to show up in a more significant way if the Buccaneers want to continue this win streak.