12-21-2021, 11:31 PM
(12-21-2021, 11:20 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Ofc we want him to be more than just a decoy. But other than the Denver game (and even in that one he had a 42 yard catch wiped out because of a borderline holding penalty on Spain), it’s mostly been self inflicted issues. For example if he catches that 2nd TD against the Jets, or takes that deep ball to the house against LA I doubt we’re sitting arguing about a slump. Burrow also overthrew him a hair on a deep ball against Cleveland where Chase had a step on Greg Newsome.
The Broncos are really the only team that have been able to completely shut him down (and they also did it to Tee to their credit). A lot of the other games Chase has gotten open, he’s just left plays on the field because of the drops. Which should be much easier to clean up than just simply not being able to beat certain coverages.
All of this may be true, but all we have are a lot of if's, and's or butt's over the last 7 weeks. The coverage is a factor, drops are a factor, some bad luck as well. I just want to see that explosiveness again.
Imagine the true potential of this team if you add even half the amount of explosive plays we saw in weeks 1-7. I think when you remove that to the extent we've seen in this half of the season, it takes us from being a Super Bowl caliber squad, to a fringe playoff team.
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