But working with receivers of this size is something any quarterback appreciates, especially when you can mix in a slot receiver like Jalen Coker (who returned last week), and take advantage of some secondaries that aren’t blessed with the kind of size the Panthers have in Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson.
“We’re all big targets; We’re all confident, players,” McMillan said. “So we’re always confident to make a play if the ball goes to the other side, I know that anybody in our room will come down with it.
He then motioned toward the locker next to him and the 6-5 Brycen Tremayne, who has made some plays of his own in spot duty on offense this year.
“We got another big target in Brycen, so I mean, yeah, Andy has a lot of options,” McMillan said.
Injured veteran wideout David Moore — a mere 6-0, 220 — has been in such rooms in the past, playing with DK Metcalf in Seattle and Mike Evans in Tampa, so he recognizes the advantage. (The Bills starting cornerbacks, Tre’Davious White and Christian Benford, are 5-11, and 6-1, respectively, and their nickel is 5-11 Taron Johnson.)
“It can help the QB out in a lot of ways; it’ll give him a lot more radius to throw the ball,” Moore said. “So when you get the bigs, man, you know it just kind of make its a little easier, a little more trustworthy to throw it. . . .
“When you start getting like that slot position at 6 feet and above, and it’s like now you’re really cooking with some guys here.”