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There is a pretty decent history of not always being thrilled with his situation in the NFL. It's hard to blame him, considering he spent most of his career with the in the height of their dysfunction, but the latest concern is with the and it's not great news.Watkins, who in Week 3 , has been largely silent the past two weeks. Against the and , Watkins has a total of six targets for one reception and 17 receiving yards.It's hardly the sort of statistical output you'd expect from a No. 1 wideout and it's led to ."As a player, of course you're going Darryl Strawberry Jersey to be frustrated," Watkins said. "I don't know a player, a wide receiver, that's not frustrated throughout the game if you're not getting the ball. Each week, it could change. They had certain coverage that kind of took me out of the game, and that's part of the game." We saw a little more frustration from Watkins after the lo s to Seattle in Week 5, with former Rams wideout Torry Holt pointing out the low numbers for Watkins on Twitter. Sammy Watkins 0 catches on four targets, Watkins now has 1 catch for 17 yards over his past two games Torry Holt (@BigGame81) Watkins responded in Nolan Ryan Jersey vague, "I'm not saying anything" fashion. Something gotta be going on King Me (@sammywatkins) Watkins after , e sentially saying they wouldn't be re-signing him. The upgrade in system, with Sean McVay coaching , felt like a net positive for Watkins as he prepped for a potentially big payday.The wideout has never really barked too much about his actual production, although he's heard guff from Rex Ryan about his availability. Watkins, for his part, previously. And it's worth noting that Watkins isn't lashing out here. He's staying calm about Mookie Wilson Jersey the situation. It's po sible he comes through with a bigger game against the Cowboys if he's not dealing with the concu sion 10 days prior. He had a play against Seattle where he got WIDE open deep but Goff just didn't find him (or have time to find him). Sammy Watkins, when healthy, is an elite WR. Just a matter of time Jeurys Familia Jersey until he starts putting up big numbers. Josh Cohen (@jco3215) Goff said too, that the Rams want to get Watkins "more involved," but aren't going to forcefeed him the ball just because his numbers aren't huge.Watkins isn't making this about money, either, with a potentially lucrative contract coming if he has a big season and hits free agency. "No, I think I've got enough money," Watkins said, smiling, per the . "I just want to have fun and ball. I want to be a part of this team. It's a great team. I know where they're about to be at in terms of succe s . I just want to be a part of it and make plays and score touchdowns."The money comes with the plays and the touchdowns anyway. One could even argue that it doesn't nece sarily hurt the Rams for Watkins numbers to be suppre sed, with a potential contract negotiation on the horizon.This week might not be the week for Watkins to get going, though, with matching up against him as the Rams travel to Matt Harvey Jersey play the in Jacksonville, against what might be the most dangerous defensive backfield in the league. But at some point, it would be a disappointing surprise if this higher-octane offense couldn't start to get Watkins going