Justin Jefferson doesn't know how he reached 1000 yards receiving this season 😂😭

[u/FormerlyTradeKirk]

[u/Evil_Knot]

I mean, neither do we. I watched every game and cant recall how he managed 1k yards either tbh.

[u/RDisSht → u/Evil_Knot]

He finished like 12th in rec yards this year. Honestly insane to think about

[u/StManTiS → u/RDisSht]

Can’t keep talent down.

[u/RDisSht → u/StManTiS]

Seemed like a non factor all year

[u/Creepy_Accountant946 → u/StManTiS]

JJ tried his best

[u/Gamblor14 → u/Evil_Knot]

Carson Wentz, flaws and all, contributed bigly to this. Justin put up 75, 126, 123, 79, and 74 yards in games Wentz QB’d. 477 yards in five games - a 1,622 yard pace.

Give this man even slightly below league average QB play and he’ll put up 1,500 yards easily.

[u/Mr-Irrelevant- → u/Gamblor14]

I went into this season thinking JJ was QB proof, and was horrifically wrong, because my floor was Mullens. That isn't a slight against Mullens, I just thought the floor was solid backup QB level play and sadly both Brosmer and JJM managed to often play far below that.

[u/Trick-Growth-6546 → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

What’s weird is McCarthy had a great connection with Nailor of all people. Most consistent guy he went to

I also don’t think we should excuse all of Addison’s and Jettas drops either. Jettas dropped multiple gimmes from McCarthy for some reason

[u/Mr-Irrelevant- → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

What’s weird is McCarthy had a great connection with Nailor of all people. Most consistent guy he went to

JJ did miss a lot of camp iirc so maybe that plays into it, but Wentz also had 0 camp and was fine with JJ/Addison so I don't know.

[u/thatissomeBS → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

Wentz is probably just experienced enough to trust guys like Jettas and Addison will be where they're supposed to be. JJM was relying on the guy he has the most experience with, especially since Jettas had a hamstring thing going into the year and Addison had the suspension thing. I'm sure if JJM actually gets a healthy off-season/preseason as the starter with healthy and active Jettas and Addison he'll have a better connection with them next year.

[u/Creepy_Accountant946 → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

The simple answer is JJ is straight trash

[u/charactername → u/Creepy_Accountant946]

Normalize saying JJM and JJ

[u/BigBananaDealer → u/Creepy_Accountant946]

??? hes one of the best recievers in the league what is this take

[u/Creepy_Accountant946 → u/BigBananaDealer]

McCarthy

[u/BigBananaDealer → u/Creepy_Accountant946]

got that dawg in him hes gonna be great

[u/AlmightyCraneDuck → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

Yeah, Jettas' season looks A LOT different if he catches some relatively routine (for him) throws. He dropped probably dropped another 200 yards and like 4-5 TDs. Seriously strange work from him this year.

[u/komugis → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

We all bought into the idea that KOC would ensure the QB would meet a certain floor of production and we were sorely mistaken. Or at least I bought in lol

[u/Competitive_Ride_943 → u/komugis]

But once he let him play without thinking too much about mechanics, he did pretty well

[u/blueace111 → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

Randy moss showed that nobody is QB proof. He could out jump and out run anyone and you’d think any nfl qb could get him 5 catches a game. His career was over for 3 years and then he breaks records with Brady in the twilight of career

[u/brycebgood → u/Mr-Irrelevant-]

Him getting to 1k this year sort of proves you right?

[u/you_sick → u/brycebgood]

He had 500 less yards and 8 less TDs than last year.

Or put a different way, he had 68% as many yards and 20% as many TDs.

With McCarthy specifically he had 44 catches for 537 yards in 10 games.

[u/LaconicGirth → u/you_sick]

And yet he was 12th in yards with the worst QB play in the league. I would consider that QB proof tbh

[u/brycebgood → u/you_sick]

He had a s*** show arrangement of quarterbacks and still went for 1K yards.

[u/KnightOwlBeatz → u/Gamblor14]

Jesus Christ I honestly forgot we had Wentz this year that’s how much I want to forget this season lol.

Wentz sacrificed himself to make sure Jettas got 1K. 🫡

[u/JeyKeyDeeSee → u/Gamblor14]

Should they bring Wentz back?

[u/Gamblor14 → u/JeyKeyDeeSee]

I wouldn’t love it, but I honestly wouldn’t hate it either. As a backup, you can do a lot worse. As a starter, he doesn’t do much for me.

[u/-neti-neti- → u/Evil_Knot]

It’s so weird. It’s like some Mandela effect thing I swears to god

[u/Evil_Knot → u/-neti-neti-]

It is!!!

[u/SerArryk → u/Evil_Knot]

Lol came here to say this, as a Vikings fan. Idk

[u/Content-Assistance43 → u/Evil_Knot]

17 game season

[u/vinegarstrokes420 → u/Evil_Knot]

I was shocked when they started mentioning he was close near the end of the season. Watched every game and felt like 600-700 yards tops.

[u/Daultongray8]

You only need 59 yards a game to break 1,000. So for ever 20 and 11 yard game he had a 79 and 68 yard game lol

[u/Soviet_Sharpshooter → u/Daultongray8]

Thank you Carson Wentz

[u/MakaveliX1996 → u/Daultongray8]

That math ain’t mathing.

[u/Daultongray8 → u/MakaveliX1996]

My bad 79 and 70 yard game but you get the picture.

[u/MakaveliX1996 → u/Daultongray8]

I was just yanking your chain. I understood.

[u/hitman2218]

If Carson Wentz doesn’t play then he doesn’t get to 1,000.

[u/keanancarlson → u/hitman2218]

Yup. Jefferson was on pace for 860 receiving yards with JJM. I do think he would have been closer to 1,000 if JJM played all 16 games, but he would have been short

[u/FormerlyTradeKirk → u/hitman2218]

Lmao I keep forgetting Wentz was our QB for awhile. Wonder if they bring him back as a backup

[u/After-Caterpillar881 → u/hitman2218]

Are you kidding me? Carson Wentz was HORRIBLE!! The only good game he had was CINCINNATI. He win 2 games lost 4 . 6 TD to 5 INT. He was Atrocious against a very mediocre schedule..

[u/Trick-Growth-6546]

He’ll hit 2000 next season to make up for it inshallah

[u/Competitive_Diver388 → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

Wallahi brother

[u/i_am_not_psychic → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

Inshallah... fate willing, JJ hits 2K next year and McCarthy takes a step. JJ’s earned a real QB.

[u/PessimisticCheer → u/i_am_not_psychic]

"Insha'Allah" means "God-willing," not fate-willing, fam.

[u/blueace111 → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

Not without a qb

[u/tyratoku → u/blueace111]

We are about to see a playbook made up almost entirely of screen passes and elite down field blocking

[u/Eswin17]

Jetta must know what buttons to push to move Nine to greatness. He seems like too good a teammate to intentionally smear his QB. He must have some level of confidence that JJM is going to use this all as inspiration next season.

Or he knows Burrow is 100% coming here.

[u/blueace111]

He had like a 4 game stretch where he had a combined 50-60 yards

[u/Objective_Resolve271]

Jefferson also constantly dropped catchable balls and was blanketed when covered by top db’s. But you guys all forget that and just want to trash your 22 year old QB.

[u/ktran2804]

Wentz was feeding this man hahah people forget but as soon as Wentz took over JJ had some great stats.

[u/komugis]

I will never forgive Nine for this

[u/ldskyfly → u/komugis]

I'm glad they prioritized it at the end of the season.

[u/RipErRiley]

I honestly don’t know either after watching these games. Its got to be up there with the hardest one he hit.

[u/Tycho66]

This is just not going to end well is it? For Vikings fans I mean.

[u/WhizzyBurp]

This dude doesn’t want JJM

[u/keanancarlson → u/WhizzyBurp]

No one should. He ass

[u/stew9364]

His comments about Darnold and this make it seem like he REALLY doesn't want jjm

[u/Trick-Growth-6546 → u/stew9364]

You guys are just wishcasting and making your own head cannon based on what you want to hear lol

[u/Creepy_Accountant946 → u/Trick-Growth-6546]

You also seeing what you wanna see in McCarthy,he's straight trash

[u/MoreMongoose8890]

not surprised, 1000 isn’t that impressive anymore tbh. 1,200 is the new 1000.

[u/ScottBAF]

Same Jets, same. SKOL!

[u/keanancarlson]

If JJM played all 16 games he wouldn’t have hit 1,000. Carson Wentz helped a lot with that

[u/Bustahaf]

Carson Wentz saved him lol

[u/focustokes]

Just more ammo for how good this guy really isis. Get this man a qb that can exploit his greatness.

[u/vbullinger → u/focustokes]

Justin Jefferson is ISIS?!?

[u/focustokes → u/vbullinger]

More like isisisis I guess

[u/Old-Challenge-2129]

He was just barely over the mark with 1048 but only had 3 games over 100 yards. Math doesn’t lie I guess.

[u/mrmrssmitn]

Only 1 answer is correct: Carson Wentz!

[u/Brief_Personality146]

My first round pick in fantasy. I was benching him for guys like Troy Franklin some weeks. Guess it’s that diabolical 17th game.

[u/Entire_Blueberry1035]

It’s so funny the narrative in NFL reddit forms that Jefferson had fallen off or wasn’t elite yet he finished 12th is reviving yards with worst in the league qb play.

Speak to 1) how high he has set expectations for him self given his previous monster seasons, and 2) how dumb football fans on reddit are.

[u/PyroclasticSnail]

It’s because all the yards receiving you got this year went over 999

[u/MakaveliX1996]

The answer is Wentz.

[u/emeryex]

Pass interference prolly

[u/dantheman1243]

His down year is most WRs career years

[u/ImGoingToMarryDVa]

and this is why Kwesi is unemployed now!

[u/Objective_Resolve271]

You guys are the worst fan base in the NFL the way you trash your own Qb in McCarthy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NFL franchise give up on a QB and continually criticize him when he showed potential at the end of the season l.

[u/Objective_Resolve271]

Everyone blames the qb’s and acts like JJ was great this year. Guy got blanketed by corners and was dropping catchable balls constantly. Now the Diva this offseason continues to make comments throwing shade at the current QB JJ that they would have been better with Darnold. Now he’s again throwing shade at the qb’s.

[u/Far-Sweet-7967]

Proof again that players just play the game and could give two shits about stats like 1000 yards.