Brian Mitchell could maintain the NFL report for kickoff return yards, but it surely doesn’t sound like the previous Eagle holds the workforce’s new receiver in excessive regard.
On Thursday, Philadelphia traded a third-round choose and two seventh-round picks to the Commanders for Jahan Dotson and a fifth-round choose. Dotson disillusioned because the Sixteenth-overall choose within the 2022 NFL draft with 1,041 yards over two seasons, however as a No. 3 receiver behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, the Eagles consider Dotson may do properly in 2024.
Not so quick, in response to Mitchell, who spent 10 years in Washington and hosts the “BMitch & Finlay Present” on 106.7 The Fan in D.C. As a latest visitor on the “Ike, Spike and Fritz Present” on Philadelphia’s WIP FM, the previous working again provided a scathing assessment of Dotson’s time with the Commanders.
“Nicely, he’s a younger man who confirmed in his rookie season that he can truly play some soccer,” Mitchell stated. “However final 12 months, he didn’t have a very good 12 months, after which this 12 months, I believe he misplaced a few of his confidence. He stated it to a number of reporters that, you already know, ‘I bought to get my confidence again.'”
Dotson noticed 22 extra targets final 12 months than in 2021 however completed with solely 5 extra yards and three fewer touchdowns whereas averaging 4.3 much less yards per catch, a middling effort Mitchell appears to really feel Dotson carried into coaching camp.
“On this camp, I didn’t see him competing like I ought to see him competing,” Mitchell stated. “I noticed him moping a bit bit. I made a remark final week or so and I stated, ‘You’ve bought folks on the market appearing like they presupposed to be given a job and their physique language is off.’ He was one of many guys I used to be (speaking about).”
Happily for Dotson, the bar for the Eagles’ No. 3 receiver is fairly low. Tight finish Dallas Goedert held the respect with 1,294 yards from 2022-2023. In reality, Philadelphia hasn’t had an precise large receiver end because the workforce’s No. 3 receiver since Quez Watkins had 647 yards in 2021.
If Dotson wanted motivation, being traded to a division rival ought to do it. Now the workforce must get him up to the mark for its Week 1 matchup towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
