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Maclin and his owners were suffering with a big fat goose egg after one half of play on Monday Night Football. Then he exploded in the second half, finishing with 11 targets, 8 receptions, 141 yards and a touchdown.
Now, it's not promising at all in my eyes that it took a huge hole for Alex Smith and Andy Reid to dial up some plays and looks to Maclin, but you'll take it. I'm not going to sit here and say sell him off of this week, but I also won't say that Maclin owners should feel validated, and this is the norm moving forward.
It is clear that Andy Reid wants the offense to run through Jamaal Charles and picking their opponents apart. Expecting anything different feels irrational. Travis Kelce owners don't like it either, trust me. Maclin is going to be reliant on either heavy volume or breaking off huge gains after the catch to return substantial value. That said, he showed he can do it despite Alex Smith's limitations, and we've seen in his first two weeks that he has a fairly consistent floor (52 and 57 yards in the first two weeks, respectively).
His stock is on the rise as he flashes the skill set, and even if it just makes Andy Reid pause for one second to realize he can turn to Maclin sooner than halftime in a shootout, that's a win for Maclin and his owners.
