04-20-2021, 05:04 PM
(04-20-2021, 03:52 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: *sigh*
Yes, they absolutely did. I know you admittedly don’t watch all the games, but it was an issue all season. Even when Burrow had time. If you exclude all the plays in this set of clips where Burrow was being pressured (which was a bunch), you still have to see that our WR’s were not getting open on the rest of them.
Watch these and mark down each time the WR is blanketed and how many times the QB is pressured. https://t.co/EbL1CnIw7C
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) April 11, 2021
The exceptions don't prove the rule. Separation was such an issue that we dressed Ross for all of 3 games.
Not saying that speed and burst alone create separation, but there are plenty of questions that surround a guy like Chase's ability to do what he did in college at the next level. His ability to separate was a function of hands and physicality, almost to his own detriment. In effect, he often bullied his way to separation. There's no telling how that will translate to the pros against crafty veterans who are bigger, stronger and faster.
Either way, if anything, the idea that they didn't create enough separation for Burrow should cause us all to question what we're hearing through the media during this time of year. Take the Delorean back 12 months and see what they were saying then...
Tee Higgins, Bengals WR Corps Will Be Mismatch Nightmare
"All of these weapons combine to give Joe Burrow an incredible number of options upon entering the league. It begs the question, how in the world can an opposing defense field the proper personnel to defend them? Any given team may have one or even two physical corners capable of holding their own. But if the team deploys Green, Tate, and Higgins all at the same time, one of them is bound to get matched up against a smaller corner. Dial-up fades and watch Burrow go to work... Sure, other franchises may have speedsters at corner but how are they going to cover the 4.22 speed of Ross alongside Green, who runs in the 4.4’s himself, without being able to use double coverage on one of them? ...
"From size to speed to everything in between, the Bengals have the potential to field a high powered offense if they can get the offensive line puzzle figured out."
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It just sounds awfully familiar.
