Big play Chase?

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(01-14-2024, 03:46 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: It is a combination of things in why the big plays haven't been quite as often. Chase broke into the NFL and surprised everyone as a rookie.

Now teams specifically try to take him away with his big play abilities. He hasn't lost them and he can still take a 7 yard screen the distance 
just the same as he used to if a Defender misses a tackle. Burrow being injured, Browning not being a big arm even if he did hit Ja'Marr for 
that big play against the Jags, poor OL play etc.

We just need to target him 10 times a game. We win when we do this.

That's the case for every great WR, Nate. Jefferson was also amazing as a rookie, but didn't suddenly become a short pass WR only after his rookie year. Wasn't like people weren't trying to take him away. We need an OC/Playcaller who can give him favorable situations regardless of that. Chase finished 71st among qualified WRs in yards before the catch per reception, and 97th in average depth of target. He was 20th and 26th, respectively, in 2021.

Find ways to get him the ball with forward momentum, and then feed him. Less passes where he's standing stationary behind or at the LoS waiting for the ball to get to him, and more where he's catching the ball while already moving in a generally upfield manner. Alternatively some other teams seem to use presnap motion in their offense to put a defender in a disadvantageous position as he's running to catch up with the WR on the other side of the field before the snap. We seem to just use it to check for man or zone and give them a second for the defense to catch up with the motion before we snap. 

But yes, feed Chase. Lol