After the first game of the season, Pat Shurmur was asked if throwing 15 passes in the direction of Odell Beckham Jr. was too many.
“I think we might be here someday when he doesn’t get that many and you’re saying, ‘Why don’t you throw it to him 15 times?’ ” Shurmur chuckled last Monday.
That day came pretty quickly.
Beckham had nine passes come his way against the Cowboys and caught just four in the 20-13 loss on Sunday night. For most of the game he was a complete non-factor. During a span of over 32 minutes of play from midway through the second quarter to 4:26 remaining in the game he had one opportunity to catch a pass.