“Just playing quarterback in general, I feel like when you start you want to get the ball out of your hands so you need guys to get open quicker because your clock might be a little faster than when you settle down,” said Meyers, bringing his quarterback experience to his understanding of the receiver position. “I just know when I have a new quarterback or a guy that’s not used to me I try to get open faster when I first start the game. As the game goes along I try to take my time and do what I do best.”
With 20 catches for 261 yards, Meyers is still on track to match his career highs from last season despite having missed two games. Last year with Mac Jones in his rookie season, Meyers posted 83 catches for 866 yards and continued improvement should put him in the range of 100 catches and 1,000 yards this year. He also comes in ninth in the NFL in Pro Football Focus’ receiving grades so far for 2022, while he’s 27th overall for receivers in Football Outsiders’ DYAR metric.
Whether it’s simply tough contested catches in big spots or drilling down into the advanced analytics, Meyers has developed into a receiver that teams should be taking note of.
“He’s developed route running concepts and techniques at multiple positions, inside, outside, play-action, drop-back, quicker throws, knowing when he has more time to operate, knowing when he has to get open quicker, things like that, based either on the timing of the play or the situation” continued Belichick. “So, he’s a very smart, savvy football player on a lot of levels. Not just in the passing game, but in the running game and in other formations and things like that. It’s been a great time of growth for him. It’s really fun to see guys develop like that. Come in and not be very far along but then progressively just keep stacking, and stacking, and stacking and stacking.”
“I feel like my standard for myself is pretty high,” said Meyers. “People told me what I was going to be or how good I could be and I just want to…
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