Don't throw in the towel on Pierce yet. Healthy AR will give us a better read on him. The separation and ADOT stats make you hopeful that a true QB1 can get him the ball.
But, really... it won't be apples-to-apples. Defenses will obviously not gameplan us the same was as they did with Minshew. That could easily mean that Pierce doesn't get those same open looks downfield because AR can actually burn them.
But that would also mean a trickle-down effect for the rest of the field loosening up. Everybody benefits if AR can take advantage. Pierce included.
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