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“I’m very happy with how they handled the offseason,” Young told Rich Eisen this week. “They had a clear plan. It was a plan that was retooling. It wasn’t a complete restructure, but it was retooling. And every move was tactical and smart and fast, and then signing everybody, and getting everybody on board. I just thought they handled the offseason perfectly.”
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“That said, Watkins stood out in the spring the way Pearsall did a year ago. He was a regular part of the receiver rotation and took a number of snaps with the first-team group.
Watkins’ strengths are speed and fluidity. He doesn’t break stride when catching the ball, which makes him an asset on the crossing routes that are such a big part of Shanahan’s offense.
He also seemed bigger in person than he appeared on tape — thick legs, big lower body — which signals the potential for breaking tackles and gaining yards after the catch.”