{"id":666,"date":"2024-10-30T14:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:47:47","slug":"breaking-patriots-not-pleased-with-rookie-wideouts-latest-role-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=666","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Patriots Not Pleased With Rookie Wideout&#8217;s Latest Role Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1955754\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Lamar-Jackson-Tyquan-Thornton.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Patriots Not Pleased With Rookie Wideout's Latest Role Change\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots haven\u2019t quite found a way to involve rookie wide receiver Javon Baker, but it isn\u2019t for a lack of trying.<\/p>\n<p>Baker has largely been a healthy scratch this season, appearing in just three total games and failing to register a single target. New England tried to incorporate him in a new role in Sunday\u2019s win over the New York Jets, however, as he was called upon to take over kick return duties from running back Antonio Gibson.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say the results weren\u2019t what the club was looking for\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Baker\u2019s lone return attempt went for only 17 yards, with both teams ultimately deciding they didn\u2019t really want to cover kicks. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo didn\u2019t hold back in his assessment of the return, but did admit there was a desire to put the ball in the 22-year-old\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had one opportunity to run back a kick,\u201d Mayo said on Monday, per team-provided video. \u201cIt was disappointing, but it wasn\u2019t just him; it was also the blocking up front. This guy is very explosive with the ball in his hands, and we have to, as coaches, run a solution-based business and find ways to get him the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to question the coaching staff\u2019s overall approach, as the wide receiver room as a whole could use an explosive playmaker. Baker hasn\u2019t proven to be that on the offensive side of the football, though.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The Patriots routinely tried to get him involved throughout training camp and the preseason, but a lack of physicality in his routes made it rather easy for opposing defensive backs to have their way. Baker made six total receptions in the preseason, but it became clear during that stretch that he needed some refinement to play at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>New England might not have a choice but to incorporate him more moving forward, however, with fellow receivers K.J. 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