Damian Willis

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(08-05-2019, 07:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Ross's success in the red zone had nothing to do with skill.  It was all about getting favorable coverage matchups against red zone defenses.

If his 7tds catches were based in any way on any skill then he would have been able to use it anywhere else on the field.  IN fact he would have been able to use it EVEN BETTER between the 20's where defenses have more space to cover and receivers have more room to get open.

Not necessarily. 
He could have been sent on deeper, longer developing routes between the 20's (supported evidence by having the highest average target distance on the team last year of 14.6) and without enough time for his route to develop, the ball was thrown to another receiver on a shorter route.

It could just be that Ross was forced to be put on quicker, shorter routes in the red zone because that's all that's able to be done and he was able to succeed in those very well. We'll see this year how well he does if the team starts actually trying to use him in the short and intermediate routes a lot more.