Can someone name a better receiving core?

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(04-27-2021, 10:47 AM)bengaloo Wrote: Before the Skins game when Burrow got hurt Higgins was averaging 67 ypg and Boyd was averaging 69 ypg. Both of them were on pace to get close to or beyond 1100 total yards, and Higgins was getting better every game until Burrow went down. After Burrow got hurt starting with the Skins game, Higgins averaged 43 ypg and Boyd averaged 30 ypg. Big difference.

Bottom line, we have 2 pro bowl level WR's on the team who were both on pace to get over 1000 before Burrow got hurt and one was a rookie. Add to that how many sacks Burrow had while he was playing and those are exceptional numbers. I personally think Auden Tate can be at least as productive if not more than AJ Green was last year if given the chance. He is no Green in Green's prime, but he can be a very solid WR and red zone threat.

Chase would put the WR core in position to be one of the best in the NFL within the next year or 2 no doubt but do we really need that is the biggest question in my mind. If we can get Mixon to being a 1200+ yard RB it would be more helpful than having the best 3 WR tandem in the NFL in my opinion.

I agree and this was really the question I was trying to ask. I don't think its exaggerating to say Boyd has developed into a top 5 slot WR and Higgins showed alot of potential. It's hard to say right now how good Higgins can be because it was his first year and he didn't have Burrow all year. So could he be a top 10 WR or a top 20 WR I don't know. If we draft Chase at 5 I think the hope is he's a top 10 WR in the league. Which would give us one of the top WR cores in the NFL. But that's alot of guys that want the ball in there hands at one position group and all feel they are on an even playing field with each other. 

Or do you draft a guy a little later who knows his role is to compliment the other guys and focus on building a front that can run consistently which can be just as good for the passing game. Plus take a little pressure off Joe Burrow. No matter what happens I believe we'll add to the oline but as I've heard mentioned in the past no matter how good your line is the more you drop back to pass or become 1 dimensional the more you put your quarterback at risk.