I’ll be honest, I don’t see why this is an issue. Howell is still on pace for something like 4500 yards, he just spreads it around far more than most QB. Hell, look at Mahomes and how consistently his WR let him down, but he’s still putting up numbers.
I think it’s a combination of the scheme (both inherent and forced due to pass blocking) and Howell not often having enough time for longer developing routes. I’ll admit it isn’t always as pretty and I hope they find a way to open things up more, but I don’t think it’s a big an issue as some believe.
I can’t believe he only had 102 after 50- something on the first drive.