4 video games in, Tetairoa McMillan on stable tempo, nonetheless hungry for extra

But the No. 8 general decide is wanting much less on the future proper now and extra on the fast missed alternatives. He and Bryce Young have related for 18 receptions this season, on 35 targets. He’s averaging 15.4 yards per catch, however a 51.43 completion proportion along with his QB.

“I’m definitely not happy about a few missed opportunities that I’ve had in the past couple of games,” admitted McMillan, who averaged seven receptions a recreation his ultimate yr at Arizona. “And I really feel like that is simply me, simply attempting to do an excessive amount of, simply overthinking. At the tip of the day, I simply obtained to play my recreation, one thing that I do know finest, and I’ve full confidence in my palms, and I obtained to proceed to remain assured.

“I think the biggest thing for me is after those missed opportunities is just trying to go make the next play, you know, just, the opportunity that comes after that it’s my job to go make it.”

Some of the passes McMillan is labeling missed alternatives had been admittedly simply plain drops. Some had been on account of miscommunication between him and Young. Some weren’t catchable for almost all of receivers, however the 6-5 McMillan, who has proven a propensity for one-handed grabs, believes they’re inside his catch radius.