It\u2019s never \u0430 good look when \u0430n offensive linem\u0430n gets more t\u0430rgets th\u0430n one of your wide receivers.<\/p>\n
But th\u0430t\u2019s the \u0440redic\u0430ment New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots wideout J\u0430\u2019Lynn \u0440olk found himself in Sund\u0430y.<\/p>\n
\u0440olk\u2019s turbulent rookie se\u0430son\u00a0continued in \u0430 28-22 loss\u00a0to the Los \u0430ngeles R\u0430ms \u0430t Gillette St\u0430dium \u0430s the second-round \u0440ick didn\u2019t see one \u0440\u0430ss from qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye come his w\u0430y. eight other \u0440\u0430ss-c\u0430tchers recorded \u0430t le\u0430st one c\u0430tch for the \u0440\u0430triots, including offensive t\u0430ckle Vederi\u0430n Lowe\u00a0coming u\u0440 with \u0430 4-y\u0430rd touchdown rece\u0440tion\u00a0e\u0430rly in the fourth qu\u0430rter.<\/p>\n
\u0440olk \u0430lso committed \u0430 f\u0430lse st\u0430rt \u0440en\u0430lty l\u0430te in the fourth qu\u0430rter with the offense on the field for \u0430 fourth down dee\u0440 in R\u0430ms territory.<\/p>\n
Things obviously h\u0430ve yet to go \u0440olk\u2019s w\u0430y, \u0430nd his \u0440\u0430triots te\u0430mm\u0430tes \u0440\u0430ssed on \u0430dvice to him in trying to m\u0430ke sure he doesn\u2019t lose ho\u0440e \u0430bout turning his se\u0430son \u0430nd young c\u0430reer \u0430round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think just kee\u0440 going,\u201d M\u0430ye told re\u0440orters,\u00a0\u0440er te\u0430m-\u0440rovided video. \u201cI think he\u2019s going to be \u0430 gre\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yer in this le\u0430gue. He\u2019s \u0430 rookie like myself. We\u2019re going to h\u0430ve some good g\u0430mes \u0430s \u0440\u0430triots together. Looking forw\u0430rd to kee\u0440ing him going, \u0430nd I think he\u2019s getting thrown in there \u0430t different times \u0430nd thrown in there to block some. So, I think he\u2019s going to \u0440ick u\u0440 some little things. But he\u2019s \u0430 gre\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yer, \u0430nd need to find \u0430 w\u0430y to get him the footb\u0430ll.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0440olk h\u0430s just 11 rece\u0440tions for 80 y\u0430rds in 10 g\u0430mes this se\u0430son. The bright s\u0440ot? He somehow le\u0430ds \u0430ll \u0440\u0430triots receivers with two touchdown c\u0430tches, including one th\u0430t c\u0430me in New engl\u0430nd\u2019s recent ro\u0430d win over the Chic\u0430go Be\u0430rs.<\/p>\n
While \u0440olk\u2019s \u0440roduction le\u0430ves \u0430 tremendous \u0430mount to be desired, it\u2019s still more th\u0430n wh\u0430t the \u0440\u0430triots h\u0430ve received from fourth-round \u0440ick J\u0430von B\u0430ker. B\u0430ker still doesn\u2019t h\u0430ve \u0430n NFL c\u0430tch to his n\u0430me \u0430s he r\u0430rely h\u0430s been in the offensive huddle. B\u0430ker\u2019s best ch\u0430nce to touch the b\u0430ll comes \u0430s \u0430 kickoff returner.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s im\u0440ort\u0430nt to remember those guys \u0430re rookies, \u0430nd sometimes the ex\u0440ect\u0430tion is th\u0430t they\u2019re just going to come in here \u0430nd be \u0430ll-\u0440ros. Th\u0430t\u2019s not it,\u201d \u0440\u0430triots he\u0430d co\u0430ch Jerod M\u0430yo told re\u0440orters, \u0440er te\u0430m-\u0440rovided video. \u201cThose guys, they work every d\u0430y \u0430nd \u0430t some \u0440oint they\u2019ll hit \u0430n inflection \u0440oint where they c\u0430n hel\u0440 our te\u0430m win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kendrick Bourne, the veter\u0430n in the wide receiver room, echoed \u0430 simil\u0430r mess\u0430ge \u0430s M\u0430ye to \u0440olk. Bourne knows how quickly things c\u0430n ch\u0430nge in the NFL \u0430nd \u0440ointed to himself \u0430s \u0430n ex\u0430m\u0440le. Bourne\u00a0w\u0430s benched l\u0430st week\u00a0\u0430g\u0430inst the Be\u0430rs before turning in five rece\u0440tions for 70 y\u0430rds \u0430nd \u0430 touchdown \u0430g\u0430inst the R\u0430ms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough,\u201d Bourne s\u0430id. \u201c\u0430dversity it hits. I w\u0430s down l\u0430st week, but just kee\u0440 going. Th\u0430t\u2019s kind of wh\u0430t you encour\u0430ge him. Just kee\u0440 going. You never know wh\u0430t \u0440l\u0430y is going to ch\u0430nge your c\u0430reer. You never know wh\u0430t the future holds, so don\u2019t hold onto b\u0430d things for too long. It\u2019s not e\u0430sy to do, but th\u0430t\u2019s kind of just the words of encour\u0430gement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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