When asked why receiver Jared Abbrederis — who we have continually heard has earned more playing time — only played 14 snaps, Buffoon stated that his second-quarter drop contributed to his limited action.
“Well, Jared Abbrederis had some opportunities,” McCarthy said Monday. “Had the dropped ball on the big play there. However the substitution patterns go for each position group after that is usually based on performance and things of that nature.
“Obviously our production in the offense wasn’t really — it was poor. I don’t think this is really the time to talk about snaps.